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1. This state is the Land of Abe Lincoln. If you want to know more about him come to Springfield, the state capital. Chicago is the largest city and has more railroad yards then freeways.
2. This state is or was a hotbed for the Civil Right Movement. All of the major events happened here from Selma to the Bus Boycott. Montgomery is the capital and where most of the civil rights were centered. Helen Keller lived here and her home is a national landmark. American Seafood which bought Bubba Gump is based in Bayou La Batre.
3. This state has lighthouses up and down the coast but for the most part it is in the woods with parts in Canada. It is also the most eastern state of the contiguous US. It is also home of the relay station for the Atlantic Cable. Bangor has an international airport where overseas flights are diverted in an emergency. Augusta is the capital.
4. This state entered the union as a slave state and was one of the first to secede. The capital is Jefferson City and St. Louis has the arch. Kansas City has the rail yards and Independence is where the Oregon and California trails begin.
5. This state is where the west meets the Ozarks. Little Rock the state capital is home of a high school famous in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. It happened when nine African Americans trying to attend a school for whites were attacked, and is also home of Clinton family. Bentonville is Walmart's headquarters. This state is also a sportsman's paradise.
6. This state comes in two pieces and until recently the only way to cross it was by boat. All of the Great Lakes (except Ontario) are in this state and half of its income comes from shipping traffic on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Inter-coastal Waterway from the Mississippi River, giving the state its nickname the Great Lakes State. Lansing, the capital, and its sister city Battle Creek are home to the nation's cereal processors. Detroit is home of the auto industry with all the manufacturers located here. Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids revival Minnesota in the production of iron and are home of the largest ore docks in the nation.
7. This state is largely a swamp and when the US bought it from Spain they almost gave it up. Saint Augustine is the oldest city in the United States and is 32 years older than Jamestown. Tallahassee is the capital and it sits close to its sister city and the largest city in the state Tampa. Orlando is home of the nation's theme parks all within a mile of each other. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Daytona have the longest coastline of any state in the contiguous United States. Cape Canaveral is home of Kennedy Space Center where space rockets are launched.
8. This state was its own country until the United States bought it from the Mexicans following the Mexican American War in 1845. Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie died here defending it when the shout "Remember the Alamo" was heard in San Antonio. The capital Austin is in the middle and Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are all within an a two day drive. This state has more longhorn bulls then people and the cattle drive started here. Oil was struck here in 1901 when Spindletop had its blowout. Johnson Space Center in Houston is the heart of our space program and is home of Mission Control.
9. This state is the heart of the Corn Belt and is the first to hold Primaries when the elections come up. Famed artist Grant Wood won the state's art competition. Des Moines is the capital and most prosperous city with the cities of Council Bluff and Fort Madison located on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
10. This state has more breweries in it than they can count and the big four names are based in Milwaukee. Madison, the state capital, is located in the Farm Belt and has more cheese plants and yogurt manufactures then the rest of the nation giving it the name The Dairy State. The snowmobile and the Harley Motorcycle were invented here.
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