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47 Interesting Facts About Arkansas
Facts about Arkansas 1. Did you know that Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to reach Arkansas in 1541?[2]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander57 Interesting Facts About North Carolina
Interesting facts about North Carolina 1. A state with multiple nicknames North Carolina has many nicknames, the most common being the ‘Tar Heel State.’ It is believed that the name has its origin in the state’s early history. North Carolina was and is a leading producer of tar, turpentine, rosin, and pitch. ‘Tar Heel’ was a term used for workers who went barefoot to collect sap used for the production of tar and pitch. It was a derogatory term associated with low-class workers. During the Civil War, soldiers began to call themselves ‘tar heels’ and completely annulled the shame and humiliation associated with this moniker. Today, North Carolina is known the world over as the ‘Tar Heel State.’[1]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander35 Interesting Facts About Maryland
Facts about Maryland 1. Paleo-Indians first inhabited what is now the state of Maryland. Archaeologists have found artifacts such as beads and arrowheads that date back to 13,000 years ago. They believe the Paleo-Indians came from other parts of North America to hunt bison and caribou. In later years, Native American tribes moved into the region, including the Lenape, Nanticoke, Susquehannock, Shawnee, and Powhatan tribes.
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander45 Interesting Facts About Utah
Utah facts 1. Utah gets its name from the Native American tribe, Ute. The tribe has lived here for centuries, much before the first Europeans arrived in America. While traditionally the Ute tribe hunted, fished and gathered food, they also traded with other Native American tribes and with the Spanish. In fact, after they bought horses from the Spanish, the manner in which the tribe functioned changed dramatically. The state now has three tribal reservations.[2]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander49 Interesting Facts About Alabama
Facts about Alabama 1. The state was named after the Alabama River. The origin of the word Alabama is considered to be from two words “Alba and Amo”. Alba refers to vegetables, herbs; and plants while Amo refers to gatherer or picker. The combination of these words “vegetation pickers” describes the Alabama Indians who were the early settlers in the region.[1]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander33 Interesting Facts About New Mexico
1. Home of Capulin Volcano: you can view portions of five different states (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Colorado) when you are at the top of this extinct volcano. The volcano was once used as a landscape marker for the Santa Fe Trail.
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander57 Interesting Illinois Facts That You Should Know
Interesting Illinois facts 1. In 1673, French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet arrived in the region. They were exploring the Mississippi River in search of a route to the Pacific Ocean.[14]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander54 Interesting Facts About Kentucky
Interesting Kentucky facts 1. The Kentucky Derby, held in Louisville, is the oldest horse race held continuously in the world. It is also the first and most famous leg of the Triple Crown.[1]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander68 Interesting Facts About Idaho
Interesting facts about Idaho 1. The state’s name derived from a Native American word that means “the land of many waters.” The pronunciation is similar to the state’s name.
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander45 Interesting Facts About Nebraska
1. The Reuben Sandwich Originated There Traditionally, the ingredients of a Reuben sandwich are Swiss cheese, corned beef, Russian dressing and sauerkraut. Reuben Kulakofsky, a grocer from Lithuania who lived in Omaha, reportedly invented the sandwich sometime between 1920 and 1935.
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander55 Interesting Facts About Texas That You Should Know
55 Interesting Facts about Texas 1. Before the settlement of the Europeans in Texas, the land was home to Indians of Texas (Native American Tribes).[12]
Sriram NadarajanPublished about a year ago in Wander41 Interesting Facts About Tennessee
Facts about Tennessee 1. The Montgomery Bell Tunnel in Kingston Springs, Tennessee was the United States’ first successful water diversion tunnel. It was built in the 19th century with the help of slave labor and black powder.[22]
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