Did You Know? The fiddle is the Arkansas state instrument and the square dance, the state dance. J. William Fulbright, the senator who created Fulbright Fellowships, grew up in Fayetteville. Sam Walton opened his first Walmart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Mammoth Spring has a maximum flow of 9
Did You Know? The site of the Wright Brothers’ first flight (1903) is Kill Devil Hills (no longer part of Kitty Hawk). The pirate Blackbeard’s ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, rests under water three miles from Beaufort. The winner of the first Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament (1957) received a red
Did You Know? Seven of Oregon’s 13 ski areas sit on volcanoes. The Timberline ski area boasts North America’s only year-round ski area. The Pacific Crest Trail takes its hikers over 57 major mountain passes. Timberline Lodge was built as a Depression-era WPA project between 1936 and 1938. Hells Canyon
Did You Know? The “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” occurred in a vacant lot, not the O.K. Corral, and lasted about 30 seconds. The modern professional rodeo was born in Prescott (1888), but Payson has the oldest continuous rodeo (1884). In the 1880s, Tombstone mines produced $37 million worth of
Did You Know? The Ala Moana Center is the world’s largest outdoor mall with 290 shops and eateries. Traditional Hawaiian society dictated that men and women didn’t eat together or eat the same foods. Hawaii’s oldest wood frame structure was built in New England and shipped to Honolulu in 1820.
Did You Know? The 28 lakes of the Eagle River Chain O’Lakes comprise the world’s largest chain of inland lakes. Wisconsin sells around 1.3 million fishing licenses annually, and anglers catch about 61 million fish. Of Wisconsin’s 15,074 documented lakes (some very tiny), only about 40% have names. In Wisconsin,
Did You Know ... ? NASCAR traces its roots to North Carolina bootleggers who souped up their cars to avoid the law. Around 1900, North Carolina was the country’s leading wine-producing region. “The Last of the Mohicans” (1992), an upstate New York story, was shot in Asheville area mountains. Thomas
Did You Know? Fort Ontario was used as a Holocaust refugee center (1944-1946), the only one in the U.S. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led America's first Revolutionary War victory (1775), capturing Fort Ticonderoga. The French capture of Fort William Henry (1757) is the central historical event in “The Last
Did You Know? Zia Pueblo is the birthplace of the Zia sun symbol seen on the New Mexico state flag. In pueblos, when originally built, entry to homes was via the roof. During World War II, Navajo Code Talkers communicated secret strategy using the complex Navajo language. Approximately 80% of
Did You Know? Sandy Hook Lighthouse is America’s oldest standing lighthouse (1764). Congress Hall in Cape May is America’s oldest seaside resort (1816). The Wildwoods Boardwalk boasts more eateries (100-plus) than Mall of America (50-plus). There is no public drinking of alcohol anywhere on the island where Ocean City is
