Important Alaskan Facts:
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Capital: Juneau
Population: 626,932
Governor: Frank H. Murkowski (R, to December 2006)
Entered the Union: January 3, 1959
As the: 49th state
Motto: North to the Future
Nicknames: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun
Flower: Forget-me-not
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Song: "Alaska's Flag"
Origin of Name: From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or
"that which the sea breaks against"
Major Industries: Oil, Fisheries, Wood
Historical Sites: Sitka National Historical Park Totem Pole
Collection
Points of Interest: Denali National Park, Mendenhall Glacier in
North Tongass National Forest, and the active volcanoes in the
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the Katmai National Park
Bordering States: Alaska does not border any states. However,
it does border Canada and the Pacific Ocean!
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Important Hawaiian Facts:
Capital: Honolulu
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Population: 1,211,537
Governor: Linda Lingle (R, to December 2006)
Entered the Union: August 21, 1959
As the: 50th state
Motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land
is perpetuated in righteousness)
Nickname: Aloha State
Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
Bird: Nene
Song: Hawaii Ponoi (Hawaii's Own)
Origin of Name: The islands may have been named by Hawaii
Loa, their traditional discoverer. They may also have been
named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the
Polynesians.
Major Industries: Tourism, Sugarcane, Pineapples
Historical Sites: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park,
Polynesian Cultural Center, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl
Harbor, Iolani Palace, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Kealakekua
Bay, Royal Mausoleum
Points of Interest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala
National Park, Waikiki Beach, Akaka Falls, Aloha Tower, Barking
Sands, Sea Life Park, Waimea Canyon
Bordering States: Hawaii is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.
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Important Florida Facts:
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Capital: Tallahassee
Population: 15,982,378
Governor: Jeb Bush (R, to January 2007)
Entered the Union: March 3, 1845
As the: 27th state
Motto: In God we trust
Nickname: Sunshine State
Flower: Orange Blossom
Bird: Mockingbird
Song: The Suwanee River (Old Folks at Home)
Sports Teams: Miami Heat, Orlando Magic (Men's Basketball);
Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(Football); Florida Marlins (Baseball); Florida Panthers, Tampa
Bay Lightning (Hockey)
Origin of Name: From the Spanish, meaning "feast of flowers"
Major Industries: Oranges, Tourism, Electrical Equipment,
Phosphate Rock Mining
Historical Sites: St. Augustine, Fort Matanza National
Monument, DeSoto National Memorial, Fort Jefferson National
Monument
Points of Interest: Walt Disney World, EPCOT Center, NASA
Kennedy Space Center, Everglades National Park, Busch
Gardens, Key West, Sea World, Ormond-Daytona Beach,
Universal Studios Florida
Bordering States: Florida borders Georgia and Alabama.
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Important Missouri Facts:
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Capital: Jefferson City
Population: 5,595,211
Governor: Bob Holden, (D, to January 2005)
Entered the Union: August 10, 1821
As the: 24th state
Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the
people shall be the supreme law)
Nickname: Show-me State
Flower: Hawthorn
Bird: Bluebird
Song: Missouri Waltz
Sports Teams: St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs (Football);
St. Louis Blues (Hockey); St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals
(Baseball)
Origin of Name: Named after a tribe called Missouri Indians,
meaning "town of the large canoes"
Major Industries: Transportation Equipment (including
Automobile Manufacturing and Auto Parts), Beer and
Beverages, Defense and Aerospace Technology
Historical Sites: Mark Twain's Boyhood Home in Hannibal, the
Harry S. Truman Home and Library in Independence, and the
Pony Express and Jesse James Museum in St. Joseph
Points of Interest: Bagnell Dam, Branson Country Music Shows,
Bass Pro Shops National Headquarters in Springfield, the
Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion in St. Louis,
and the Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Bordering States: Missouri borders Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
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