Did You Know...? From Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain, you can see seven states. Tennessee has five official state songs, including “Tennessee Waltz.” The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg is the oldest registered distillery in the nation (1866). Oak Ridge was created as a “secret city” in 1942 as part of the
Did You Know...? South Carolina produces more peaches than Georgia. More than 240 Revolutionary War fights occurred here, more than in any other state. The South Carolina Golf Club was America’s first golf club (1786). The opening shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter (1861). South Carolina
Did You Know...? Rhode Island declared its independence from England on May 4, 1776. The state’s official name is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The White Horse Tavern in Newport is the oldest operating tavern in America (1673). Rhode Island hosted America’s first open golf tournament (1895) and
Did You Know...? The name Pennsylvania means Penn’s woods. The nation’s first commercially successful oil well was drilled near Titusville (1859). The only surviving Benjamin Franklin residence is in London, not Philadelphia. The Hershey plant is the world’s largest chocolate and confectionery factory. D.G. Yuengling and Son in Pottsville is
Did You Know...? Mount Hood, a popular ski destination, is a volcano — and potentially active. Oregon boasts 53 covered bridges. Portland has 30 breweries, more than any municipality in the western world. Crater Lake in the Cascades is America’s deepest, at 1,932 feet. Oregon grows 99% of the U.S.
Did You Know...? Oklahoma has the world’s only capitol building with an oil well drilled beneath it. Thirty-nine federally recognized Indian tribes are based in the state. Will Rogers and Mickey Mantle hailed from Oklahoma. The parking meter and rolling supermarket cart were invented in Oklahoma. Indian tribes sought statehood
Did You Know...? The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the world’s first all-pro baseball team (1869). Astronauts John Glenn (first to orbit Earth) and Neil Armstrong (first on the moon) were Ohio born. Eight U.S. presidents were born or reared in Ohio; four died in office. Orville and Wilbur Wright were
Did You Know...? A redwood called Hyperion, measuring 379.1 feet high, is the world’s tallest tree. The U.S. tried to buy California from Mexico before winning it in war. The state counts more than 4,000 wineries. California manufactures more electronic equipment than any other state. Gold Mountain’s ski area is
Did You Know...? The geographic center of North America is near Rugby, N.D. Periodically, North Dakota’s legislature considers renaming the state Dakota. The State Capitol in Bismarck is the state’s tallest building (241 feet). The Dakotas were admitted to the Union the same day (1889), but no one knows which
Did You Know...? The Wright brothers made the first manned flight at Kitty Hawk on Dec. 17, 1903. Blackbeard the pirate was killed in North Carolina in 1718. The state had its own Declaration of Independence, the 1775 Mecklenburg Declaration. America’s largest home, Biltmore House in Asheville, has 250 rooms
