The Nifty Fifty State Project Mrs. Smith’s 3 rd grade class 2012
Jessica 2012 Alabama
Alabama Capital Montgomery Southeastern Region
Alabama State Flower Camellia
Alabama State Bird Yellowhammer
State Nickname Heart of Dixie
Alabama Major Crops The major crops are cotton, peanuts, corn and soybeans.
Alabama Landforms Two of the landforms are the Highland Rim and the Cumberland.
Alabama Historical Fact One historical fact is the Allodium Indians named the state.
Historical Fact One other historical fact is that Alabama had a gold rush in 1835.
Special Information Did you know that Alabama has a space program for kids? It also has a name for the citizens. They are called the Alabamians. Also, the state quarter is the 22 nd quarter released out of 50 states.
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Reena 2012
Capital Western Region Juneau
State Flower Blue Forget Me Not
State Bird Willow Ptarmigan
State Nickname The Last Frontier
Major Crops The major crops in Alaska are oats and potatoes.
Landforms The major landforms in Alaska are glaciers, rivers, lakes, and mountains.
Historical Fact A historical fact about Alaska is the the name Alaska came from the Russian to refer only to the peninsula.
Historical Fact Did you know that they mined gold in Alaska long ago?
Special Information Sarah Palin is from Alaska and she became governor of Alaska.
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Arizona Fendi 2012
Arizona Capital Southwestern Phoenix
Arizona State Flower The flower of the saguaro cactus
Arizona State Bird Cactus Wren
State Nickname The Grand Canyon State
Major Crops The major crops of Arizona are cotton, fruit and beef.
Landforms The major landforms for Arizona are mountains, deserts, and the Grand Canyon.
Historical Fact In 1878 the southern Pacific Railroad crossed into Arizona from California.
Arizona Historical Fact The Colorado River helped carve out the Grand Canyon.
Special Information There was a famous person that lived his name is San Xavier Del Bac, he built seven missions in Arizona.
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ARKANSAS Madelyn 2012
Capital Southeastern Region LITTLE ROCK Little Rock is really the biggest city in Arkansas.
State Flower Apple Blossom
State Bird Mockingbird
Arkansas State Nickname Land of Opportunity
Major Crops Rice and corn are the major crops of Arkansas.
Landforms Arkansas major landforms are rugged hills and steep hills and valleys.
Historical Fact Arkansas history is earthquakes but not strong ones.
Historical Fact There were Civil War battles that occurred in Arkansas.
Special Information There is a national park in Arkansas known for as the birthplace of President Bill Clinton.
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California Brady 2012
California Capital Western Region Sacramento
California State Flower Golden Poppy
State Bird California Valley Quail
State Nickname The Golden State
Major Crops The major crops of California are nuts, grapes, vegetables and fruit.
Landforms The landforms of California are mountains and valleys.
Historical Fact In California a museum has a spike of gold, because it was the last one they used when they built the railroad from east to west.
California Historical Fact In 1963 San Francisco had a earthquake and then the city caught fire.
Special Information The attractions of California are several national parks, Sea World, Disney Land, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Colorado 2012 Karrie-lyn
Colorado Capital Denver Western Region
State Flower Rocky Mountain Columbine
State Bird Lark Bunting
Colorado State Nickname The Centennial State The Highest State
Major Crops The major crops of Colorado are wheat, corn and hay.
Landforms Colorado’s landforms are Rocky Mountains.
Historical Fact Colorado means red in Spanish. Colorado was given this name because it has a red color in it’s river.
Historical Fact There were dinosaurs in Colorado but they began to die out the same time that the Rocky Mountains were forming.
Special Information Colorado is famous for their snow and for skiing.
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Connecticut Emily 2012
Connecticut Capital Northeast Region Hartford
State Flower Mountain Laurel
State Bird American Robin
Connecticut State Nickname Constitution State, Nutmeg State, Provision State
Major Crops The major crops in Connecticut are forage, tobacco, apples, dairy cows, chickens, horses, beef, sheep, meat goats and hogs.
Landforms The major landforms in Connecticut are Appalachian Mountains, Bear Mountains, Canaan Mountains, Connecticut River, Twin Lakes, and Berkshires.
Historical Fact Indians in Connecticut grew crops that were corn, beans, tobacco. Plus they built bows and arrows for hunting. Built canoes to go fishing.
Connecticut Historical Fact There were dinosaur footprints and there were bones found they were made over 200 million years ago.
Special Information My state is Connecticut it is an awesome state because they found dinosaur footprints. Plus they were in Connecticut over 200 million years ago.
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Delaware Dev 2012
Delaware Capital Dover Northeast Region
Delaware State Flower Peach Blossom
Delaware State Bird
Delaware State Nickname The Small Wonder State
Major Crops The major of Delaware are soybeans and corn.
Landforms The landform of Delaware is flat land.
Historical Fact Delaware was the first state to join the United States.
Historical Fact The Blue Hen was the most famous bird in Delaware.
Special Information Delaware is 49 th smallest in the United States.
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