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?
South Carolina
8th State to join the Union on May 23, 1788.
Fun Facts:
The word Carolina comes from the Latin word Carolus which translates to Charles.
South Carolina is home to one of the oldest trees in the U.S. – the Angel Oak Tree.
Morgan Island is an island in SC uninhabited by people but a home to over 4,000 monkeys.
The Palmetto State
Columbia
Sabal Palm Carolina Wren Yellow Jasmine Columbia
State Tree State Bird State Flower
State Capital
Columbia became the capital of SC in 1786.
South Carolina Columbia
Fun Facts:
South Carolina refers to their state’s seat of government as the “State House” instead of capitol.
The original SC State House was built in 1786…but the one currently standing was built in the 1850s.
Columbia is the second most populous city in South Carolina with over 136,000 people.
Richland County
Tiger Swallowtail White-Tailed Deer
Collard Greens Peach
Butterfly
Crossword Puzzle
Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:
