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35 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.
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
45 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
49 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
33 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.
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
57 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
54 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
68 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.
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
45 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.
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
55 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
41 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]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
52 Interesting Facts About Ohio
Interesting facts about Ohio 1. The name of the state originated from the name of the river “Ohio”. The word “Ohio” in Seneca language means “the Great River.”[1]
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander
74 Interesting Florida Facts That You Should Know
Interesting facts about Florida 1. Florida is a peninsula, meaning it is almost completely surrounded by water. A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water. The one other side is connected to land. The east, west and south of Florida are surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Atlantic Ocean.
By Sriram Nadarajan3 years ago in Wander