Mystery State of the
Week
03/01/10
Monday: This state is the nation's leader in lumber production.
Tuesday: John Jacob Astor built a fur trading post in this state in 1811. It became the first white settlement in the state.
Wednesday: The deepest lake in the United States is found in this state. It lies in the crater of an extinct volcano.
Thursday: The Cascade Mountains in this state contain some of the highest peaks in North America.
Friday: This state contains the end of the longest overland trail used by early settlers as they traveled west in the 1800's.
02/25/10
Monday: The Continental Divide winds through this state.
Tuesday: 3 of the 5 entrances to the oldest national park in the world are found in this state.
Wednesday: The Rocky Mountains cover the western two-fifths of this state.
Thursday: In 1916, Jeanette Rankins of this state became the first woman to serve in te U.S. Congress.
Friday: The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known as "Custer's Last Stand," took place in this state.
02/01/10
Monday: One of North America's most important waterways forms this state's northern border.
Tuesday: This state is one of the leading coal-mining states.
Wednesday: The 16th President of the United States was born in this state.
Thursday: Gold! Gold! Gold! Most of the gold owned by th U.S. government is kept in Fort Knox.
Friday: If you love to watch horse races come to Churchill Downs located in this state.
01/25/10
Monday: This is one fo the few states with more than one major league baseball team.
Tuesday: The largest known Indian mound in the U.S. can be found here.
Wednesday: This state is part of the great Corn Belt.
Thursday: This state is bordered by "Old Man River" and one of the Great Lakes.
Friday: This state is nicknamed the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln lived most of his life here.
01/04/10
Monday: The northwestern and northcentral parts of the state contain rugged hills, thick forests, swift streams, and deep valleys.
Tuesday: This state was part of a large piece of land that the United States bought from France in what was called the Louisiana Purchase.
Wednesday: Almost one third of this state is a low, level plain that lies along the Mississippi River.
Thursday: In 1932, a woman from this state, Hattie Caraway, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
Friday: Half of the city of Texarkana is located in Texas and the other half is in this state.
12/14
Monday: This state is part of the large piece of land that the United States bought from France.
Tuesday: The French explorer la Salle named this area after his king.
Wednesday: This state is known as the Bayou State because of its many bayous.
Thursday: The Mississippi Delta covers about one-fourth of this state.
Friday: If you love jazz, come to Preservation Hall in this state and listen to some of the best.
12/8
Monday: This state's largest island is a beautiful wilderness national park.
Tuesday: This state's shoreline is 3,288 miles long. Only Alaska's is longer.
Wednesday: If you like cherry pie, come to this state. It has the largest production of cherries in North America.
Thursday: The Motor City area in this state is the leading manufacturer of automobiles in the nation.
Friday: Four of the five Great Lakes touch its shores.
12/1
Monday: Oil is the most valuable mineral in this state.
Tuesday: This state has more volcanoes than any other state.
Wednesday: Secretary of State William H. Seward bought this state from Russia for only $7,200,000.
Thursday: The highest peak in the United States is found in this state.
11/6
Monday: In 1629 King Charles I of England gave the Puritans permission to settle in this state.
Tuesday: Four United States Presidents were born in this state.
Wednesday: This state contains many of the United State's most historic cities.
Thursday: The first Baseball World Series was played in this state in 1903.
Friday: The first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired in this state.
10/16
Monday: More wooden toothpicks are made here than in any other state.
Tuesday: This state's international boundary is formed by two Canadian provinces.
Wednesday: This state is the home of the only national park in New England.
Thursday: One of the oldest lighthouses in America is in this state.
Friday: This is the easternmost state in the United States.
10/9
Monday: This state shares its border with six other states.
Tuesday: All the anthracite (hard coal) produced in the United States is supplied by the eastern part of this state.
Wednesday: The capital of the United States was located in this state from 1790 to 1800.
Thursday: In this state, Hershey built the world's largest chocolate factory in a city named after him.
Friday: History was made in this state when the Declaration of Independence was signed here in 1776.
9/25
Monday: One-sixth of the nation's printing and publishing takes place in a city in this state.
Tuesday: It was in this state that George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States.
Wednesday: This state was the host of two Olympic Winter Games.
Thursday: The world's largest indoor theater, which is home to the high-kicking Rockettes, is here.
Friday: Come to this state to learn about baseball's history at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.
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