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Indiana is a Midwestern crossroads of farms, factories, college towns, basketball, limestone, and auto racing. These 15 facts provide a useful introduction to the Hoosier State. Quick Facts Capital and largest city: IndianapolisStatehood: December 11, 1816 (19th state)Nickname: Hoosier State…
Delaware is small in area but big in American firsts, Atlantic history, business law, beaches, and river landscapes. This guide highlights the people, places, and surprising details behind the First State. Quick Facts Capital and largest city: DoverStatehood: December 7,…
Connecticut is a compact New England state with a long colonial history, a major river and coastline, influential schools and industries, and a distinctive mix of old towns and modern cities. Quick Facts Capital and largest city: HartfordStatehood: January 9,…
Wyoming is a high, open state of Yellowstone geysers, Grand Teton peaks, ranch country, and landmark women’s-rights history. These 15 facts introduce the Equality State and its outsized landscapes. Quick Facts Capital: CheyenneLargest city: CheyenneStatehood: July 10, 1890 (44th state)Nickname:…
Wisconsin is a Great Lakes state known for water, dairy farms, forests, progressive political history, and proudly local traditions. This 15-fact guide looks at the Badger State from Milwaukee to the Northwoods. Quick Facts Capital: MadisonLargest city: MilwaukeeStatehood: May 29,…
West Virginia was born during the Civil War and is defined by Appalachian ridges, river gorges, tight-knit communities, and a powerful industrial and labor history. Here are 15 essential facts about the Mountain State. Quick Facts Capital: CharlestonLargest city: CharlestonStatehood:…
Washington combines Pacific coastline, rain forests, glacier-capped volcanoes, major rivers, and an internationally connected urban economy. These 15 facts explain the state beyond the Seattle skyline. Quick Facts Capital: OlympiaLargest city: SeattleStatehood: November 11, 1889 (42nd state)Nickname: Evergreen State 15…
Virginia is central to the story of early English colonization, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and modern national government. Its coast, mountains, historic sites, and cities make it one of the country’s most layered states. Quick Facts Capital: RichmondLargest…
Vermont is a small New England state with an outsized identity: green mountains, maple syrup, town meetings, covered bridges, and a short period as an independent republic. Here are 15 facts that put the Green Mountain State in context. Quick…
Utah is known for red-rock country, snow-covered mountains, a large inland salt lake, and a history shaped by Native nations, the transcontinental railroad, and Latter-day Saint settlement. This guide gathers 15 essential facts about the Beehive State. Quick Facts Capital:…
