National States & Capitals Day focuses on raising awareness and sharing education about all 50 states and their capitals on National States & Capitals Day.
Dick & Jane are the proud founders of National States & Capitals Day.
The National Day Calendar gets over 30,000 applications every year for new, national holidays, but they only choose 10 per year. In 2022, National States & Capitals Day was chosen and became an official, national holiday!
Let’s celebrate!
4 state capitals are named after U.S. Presidents –
Jackson, MS
Jefferson City, MO
Lincoln, NE &
Madison, WI.
Des Moines, IA was originally named “Fort Racoon.”
Montpelier, VT
U.S. capital by population.
17 state’s capital city is also the city in that state.
Juneau, Alaska is LARGEST U.S. capital by land area.
Honolulu, HI has highest average annual temperature of all U.S. capital cities.
Phoenix, AZ is the most populous U.S. state capital with over 1.6 million people.
letter not used to spell any state name?
Florida
Fun Facts:
Florida’s coastline, coming in at 1,350 miles, is the longest in the continental U.S.
Florida has the 3rd most lakes in the U.S., with more than 7,500.
27th State to join the Union on March 3, 1845.
Florida is a peninsula – meaning it is almost entirely surrounded by water.
The Sunshine State
Palmetto Mockingbird Horse Conch Orange Blossom
Tallahassee
State Tree State Bird
State Shell
State Flower
State Capital
FL
Tallahassee became the capital of FL in 1824.
Florida Tallahassee
Fun Facts:
Florida’s capitol building is the 3rd tallest capitol building in the U.S.
The name Tallahassee comes from a Muskogean word meaning “Old Fields” or “Old Towns.”
Tallahassee has a population of around 197,000.
Tallahassee’s nickname is “Tally.”
Leon County
Crossword Puzzle
Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:
