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Interesting Facts : Dinosaur State Park is in
Connecticut
Interesting Facts : a . United States Coast Guard is in
Connecticut
Major Cities : Bridgeport
Connecticut
Major Cities : New Haven
Connecticut
Major Cities : Stamford
Connecticut
Nickname : Nutmeg State / Constitution State
Connecticut
State Capital : Hartford
Connecticut
Interesting Fact : Only state to have a rounded boundary
Delaware
Major Cities : Middletown
Delaware
Major Cities : Wilmington
Delaware
Nickname : Diamond State / First State
Delaware
State Capital : Dover
Delaware
Coca - Cola was created in
Georgia
Interesting Facts : Stone Mountain is a great vacation spot
Georgia
Major Cities : Augusta
Georgia
Major Cities : Columbus
Georgia
Major Cities : Savannah
Georgia
Nickname : The Peach State
Georgia
State Capital : Atlanta
Georgia
Interesting Facts : Camp David ( presidential retreat ) is in
Maryland
Interesting Facts : United States Naval Academy is in
Maryland
Major Cities : Baltimore
Maryland
Major Cities : Frederick
Maryland
Major Cities : Rockville
Maryland
Nickname : Old Line State / Free State
Maryland
State Capital : Annapolis
Maryland
Interesting Facts : Site of the Mayflower / Pilgrims landing
Massachusetts
Major Cities : Cambridge
Massachusetts
Major Cities : Springfield
Massachusetts
Major Cities : Worcester
Massachusetts
Nickname : Bay State / Colony State
Massachusetts
State Capital : Boston
Massachusetts
The first established college in America , HARVARD , is in
Massachusetts
Interesting Facts : a . Most mountainous state in the northeast
New Hampshire
Major Cities : Manchester
New Hampshire
Nashua Major Cities :
New Hampshire
Nassau Major Cities :
New Hampshire
Nickname : Granite State
New Hampshire
State Capital : Concord
New Hampshire
b . Shortest seacoast in the nation ( 18 miles )
New Hampshire
90 % of the population live in cities
New Jersey
Interesting Facts : a . Cohansey Aquifer is an underground tunnels of fresh water
New Jersey
Major Cities : Patterson
New Jersey
Major City : Jersey City
New Jersey
Nickname : The Garden State
New Jersey
State Capital : Trenton
New Jersey
Interesting Facts : Ellis Island ( the Statue of Liberty ) is in
New York
Major Cities : Buffalo
New York
Major Cities : Rochester
New York
Major Cities : Syracuse
New York
Nickname : Empire State
New York
State Capital : Albany
New York
is the only state to touch both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes
New York
Gold found near largest find until California
North Carolina
Kitty Hawk : first airplane flight
North Carolina
Major Cities : Asheville
North Carolina
Major Cities : Charlotte
North Carolina
Major Cities : Greensboro
North Carolina
Nickname : Tar Heel State
North Carolina
State Capital : Raleigh
North Carolina
The Lost Colony
North Carolina
Had the first highway turnpike in the United States
Pennsylvania
Interesting Facts : Philadelphia is the 5th largest city in the United States
Pennsylvania
Interesting Facts : a . The Amish are a great part of the population
Pennsylvania
Major Cities : Erie
Pennsylvania
Major Cities : Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Major Cities : Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Nickname : The Keystone State
Pennsylvania
State Capital : Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Interesting Facts : Highest proportion of Roman Catholics of any state
Rhode Island
Major Cities : Cranston
Rhode Island
Major Cities : Providence
Rhode Island
Major Cities : Warwick
Rhode Island
Nickname : Little Rhody
Rhode Island
Oldest Jewish synagogue in the United States is in
Rhode Island
State Capital : Providence
Rhode Island
Florence Major Cities :
South Carolina
Interesting Facts : a It was the first state to secede from the union .
South Carolina
Interesting Facts : from There is a culture of African Americans in Charleston who speak the " Gullah " language
South Carolina
Major Cities : Charleston
South Carolina
Major Cities : Orangeburg
South Carolina
Nickname : Palmetto State
South Carolina
State Capital : Columbia
South Carolina
Appomattox Court House ( the site of the Confederate surrender ) is in
Virginia
Interesting Facts a . The Pentagon is in
Virginia
Major Cities : Alexandria
Virginia
Major Cities : Norfolk
Virginia
Major Cities : Virginia Beach
Virginia
Nickname : Old Dominion State
Virginia
State Capital : Richmond
Virginia
Yorktown ( the site of the British surrender ) is in
Virginia
