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?
Kentucky
Fun Facts:
Kentucky is home to the world’s longest cave system - Mammoth Cave National Park.
October 19th is National Kentucky Day.
15th State to join the Union on June 1, 1792.
President Abraham Lincoln was born in Larue County, Kentucky.
The Bluegrass State
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Frankfort became the capital of KY in 1792.
Kentucky Frankfort
Fun Facts:
Kentucky’s current capitol building took 6 years to build from 1906 to 1910.
The Kentucky River flows through Frankfort, Kentucky.
Frankfort, KY has a population of around 28,000 people.
Franklin County
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Crossword Puzzle
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