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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?

Fun Facts:

26th State to join the Union on January 26, 1837.

The Great Lakes State Michigan

Michigan has more miles of freshwater shoreline than any other state in the nation.

The Mackinac Bridge that connects the lower and upper peninsula is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

The city of Detroit was the first ever city to use phone numbers.

Lansing

Eastern White Pine American Robin Petoskey Stone Apple Blossom Lansing
State Tree State Bird
State Stone State Flower
State Capital

Lansing

Fun Facts:

Before Lansing was the capital city of Michigan, it was Detroit.

Michigan’s capitol building is a designated National Historic Landmark.

Lansing became the capital of MI in 1847.

Lansing is the 6th largest city in Michigan with a population of around 112,000.

Ingham County

Crossword Puzzle

Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:

4. The only U.S. capital inaccessible by car.
7. The Magnolia State.
9. The 1 st state to join the Union.
11. The capital of Louisiana.
12. The capital of Colorado.
Down:
1. The state flower of Kansas.
2. The 50 th state the join the Union.
3. The Great Lakes State.
5. The state flower of New Mexico.
6. The state tree of Georgia.
8. The capital of California.
10. The state mammal of Oregon.

Matching Game

Match each state with their capital city.

State Capital Arkansas

Delaware Florida

Illinois Kentucky

Massachusetts

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Rhode

Tallahassee

Oklahoma City

Providence

Little Rock

Montpelier

Springfield

Austin

Frankfort

Olympia

Dover Lincoln

Boston

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