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.
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Fun Facts:
20th State to join the Union on December 10, 1817.
The Magnolia State Mississippi
Approximately 62% of Mississippi’s land is forest - about 19.2 million acres!
The Mississippi River runs along the entire western edge of the state.
Mississippi leads the nation in catfish production. Belzoni, MS is considered the catfish capital of the world.
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Fun Facts:
Jackson is the largest city in Mississippi.
Jackson was named after Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States.
Mississippi’s capitol building is a designated National Historic Landmark.
Jackson became the capital of MS in 1822.
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