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?
Texas
Fun Facts:
Texas has more counties (254) than any other state in the U.S.!
Two U.S. Presidents were born in Texas – Dwight D. Eisenhower & Lyndon B. Johnson.
28th State to join the Union on December 29, 1845.
The state motto of Texas is ”friendship.”
The Lone Star State
Pecan Tree Northern Mockingbird Texas Longhorn Bluebonnet
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Austin became the capital of TX in 1846.
Fun Facts:
Texas’ state capitol building was made from local red granite and limestone.
Austin, TX is the 4th largest city in Texas with over 970,000 people.
Austin has the largest urban bat population – over 1.5 million bats live under the Congress Ave Bridge.
Travis County
Texas Austin
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Crossword Puzzle
Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:
