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?
Iowa
Fun Facts:
Iowa is the only state bordered by two parallel major river systems –The Mississippi and The Missouri.
Iowa hosts the Iowa State Fair which is one of largest fairs in the U.S.!
29th State to join the Union on December 28, 1846.
The first electronic digital computer was invented in Iowa.
The Hawkeye State
Des Moines
Bur Oak American Goldfinch
Geode Prairie Rose
Des Moines
State Tree State Bird State Rock
State Flower
State Capital
Des Moines
IA
Fun Facts:
Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa.
Iowa’s famous state fair is hosted in Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa’s capitol building is the only 5-domed capitol building in the U.S.
Des Moines became the capital of IA in 1857.
Polk County
Iowa
Crossword Puzzle
Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:
