by Carol Patton | Dec 9, 2022 | All About States
The earliest settlers in the Kentucky area, Native American tribes that included the: Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Shawnee Indians, must have adored their pet dogs. They were often buried with them as was discovered at the Indian Knoll site in western Kentucky. Do you...
by Carol Patton | Dec 5, 2022 | All About States
Place your left hand flat on a table or desk: that’s the shape of lower Michigan. It looks like a mitten. The state is the only one in the country that’s bordered by four of the five Great Lakes. (The exception is Lake Ontario.) Here’s a trick to help you remember the...
by Carol Patton | Nov 28, 2022 | All About States
What do the airplane, the light bulb and chewing gum have in common? They are three of the many inventions developed by people in Ohio. There’s also the traffic light, cash register, vacuum cleaner and yes, even Teflon. Ohio was home to many inventors, including...
by Carol Patton | Nov 25, 2022 | All About States
California is the third largest state in the country, followed by Alaska and Texas. But more people live here than in any other US state. So do the most turkeys and the world’s largest tree (as of 2022). It’s 275 feet tall, lives in Sequoia National Park, and even has...
by Carol Patton | Nov 24, 2022 | All About States
New Mexico has a lot of charm and a mysterious history. Perhaps you’ve heard of the city of Roswell? Some people claimed that a UFO crashed there in 1947. Since then, everything and anything happening in the city seems to be related to aliens. The city built a UFO...
