Did You Know? Boise has the highest percent of Basques of any place outside the Pyrenees Mountains. Boise was first in the nation to harness hot springs for heating (1892); the system is still in use. Idaho City, a mining town, was once the largest town in the Pacific Northwest.
Did You Know? Birmingham hosted the country’s first Veterans Day celebration (1947). Birmingham is the only place where all ingredients for making iron — coal, iron ore and limestone — are within 10 miles. Rickwood Field is the nation’s oldest baseball park (1910). Birmingham is home to the world’s largest
Did You Know? The 1980 eruption of Washington State’s Mount St. Helens left an inch of ash on the ground in Billings. During a Billings residency (1922), Charles Lindbergh demonstrated parachute jumps and worked as a mechanic. Some $150 million in livestock is sold annually at the Billings Public Auction
Did You Know? In 1905, Kalamazoo had 17 auto manufacturers, more than Detroit. Seventh-Day Adventists formally organized their church in Battle Creek in 1863. The Kellogg brothers created their first toasted flakes by accident. The Checker Cab company made the famous taxis in Kalamazoo from 1923 to 1982. In the
Did You Know? Baton Rouge, meaning red stick in French, was named for blood-red sticks spotted by French explorers. The 53,000-square-foot Nottoway Plantation House is the South’s largest antebellum mansion. The Louisiana State Capitol, at 34 stories and 450 feet, is America’s tallest state capitol building. Baton Rouge was the
Did You Know? The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was the first public carrier railway in the U.S. (1828). “The Star-Spangled Banner” was originally entitled “Defense of Fort M’Henry.” Besides taking a poem’s name, the Baltimore Ravens call their three mascots Edgar, Allan and Poe. Samuel F.B. Morse sent the
Did You Know? Austin’s airport has three live-music venues. Austin’s capitol building claims the largest gross square footage of all U.S. state capitols. In summer, Austin hosts North America’s largest urban bat population, about 1.5 million critters. When founded in 1839, the city was called Waterloo. The name Texas is
Did You Know? Auburn is the only U.S. city with a line item in its budget for removing toilet tissue from trees. Auburn University’s football team has participated in 39 bowl games. When founded in 1856, Auburn University was the East Alabama Male College. War Eagle VII, a resident of
Did You Know ... ? The Atlantic City Boardwalk (1870) was created to keep sand out of beachfront hotels and railroad cars. The Miss America Pageant got its start (1921) as a publicity stunt to extend the resort season. Streets on the Monopoly board are named for Atlantic City’s streets.
Upcoming Events in Atlanta Did You Know...? Atlanta’s Georgia Grown Farmer’s Market is the world’s largest, covering 150 acres. About half of all Georgians live in Atlanta’s metropolitan area. The Confederate Memorial Carving at Stone Mountain Park is the world’s largest relief sculpture. On average, 13,000 of Coca-Cola’s
