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?
Wisconsin
Fun Facts:
Wisconsin is home to the first house ever to be lit by electricity in 1882the Hearthstone Historic House.
Wisconsin has more dairy cattle per square mile than any other state.
30th State to join the Union on May 29, 1848.
Wisconsin is home to the Fox River which is one of the few rivers in the U.S. that runs north.
The Badger State
Sugar Maple American Robin Badger Common Blue Violet Madison
State Tree
State Bird
State Mammal State Flower
State Capital
Madison
Fun Facts:
Wisconsin’s capitol building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
Madison became the capital of WI in 1836.
Madison is 1 of 2 U.S. cities built on an isthmus – a narrow strip of land with water on either side.
University of Wisconsin-Madison was the first college to offer a major in dairy sciences.
Dane County
Corn Honeybee Cranberry
Crossword Puzzle
Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:
