New England States
Connecticut
Delaware
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Name: Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
Population: 3,287,116
Square miles: 4,872
Interesting information: The major cities in Connecticut are: Bridgeport,141,686,Hartford,139,739,New Haven,130,474. New Haven is the home of Yale Univerisity founded in 1701 by Connecticut Clergymen.
Name: Delaware
Capital: Dover
Population: 666,168
Square miles: 1,932
Interesting information: In 1631, the Dutch first settled in Delaware near present day Lewes, but were wiped out by Indians.
Name: Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
Population: 3,685,296
Square miles: 39,669
Interesting information: In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland Gap and founded Fort Boones brough.
Name: Maine
Capital: Augusta
Population: 1,227,928
Square miles: 30,995
Interesting information: In 1691, Maine was once apart of Massachusetts. In 1775 the American Revolution, a regiment from Maine fought at Bunker Hill. In 1820,Maine was separated from Massachusetts, and became a state.
Name: Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
Population: 4,781,468
Square miles: 9,837
Interesting information: Francis Scott Key was a Marylander who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner," in 1814.
Name: New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
Population: 1,137,000
Square miles: 8,969
Interesting information: New Hampshire is a New England State. It is the most mountainous of the New England state. Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast,looms over the Presidential Range, part of the White Mountain that cut across northern New Hampshire.
Name: New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
Population: 7,904,000
Square miles: 7,419
Interesting information: New Jersey is the most valuable state in farming. The average selling is 3,140 in New Jersey. This state was known as the Garden State ever since the colonial days. Today, it's less important as it used to be in the past. In the past it used to be an important fact in the United States. Today, New Jersey, it still is one of the nation's leading producers of tomatoes, cranberries, spinach, blueberries , and peaches.
Name: New York
Capital: Albany
Population: 17,990,455
Square miles: 47,224
Interesting information: New York became a state on June,26,1788. The state motto is Excelsior which means,"Ever Upward." The state song is, "I Love New York,"it is by:Steve Larmen.
Name: Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
Population:11,881
Square miles:44,888
Interesting information: The first settlers who visited Pennsylvania was Swedish. Philadelphia was the capital during the America Revolution. In 1776, The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia ,also the constitution was signed in Philadelphia, also the Constitution was sign here, in 1787.
Name: Rhode Island
Capital:Providence
Population:1,003,464
Square miles:1,055
Interesting information: The John Brown House, built in 1786, is now a fascination museum maintained by the Rhode Island Historical Society.
Name: Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
Population: 562,758
Square miles: 9,249
Interesting information: Vermont became a state on March 4, 1791. Itis the 14th state. The motto is Freedom and Unity. The state bird is the Hermit Thrush. The state flower is the Red Clover. The tree is the Sugar Maple.
Name: Virginia
Capital: Richmond
Population: 6,187,358
Square miles: 39,598
Interesting information: Virginia become a state on June 25,1788. It was the tenth to ratify the constitution. Richmond was established in 1742. The state nick name is The Old Dominion. The state bird is the Cardinal. The state animal is the Foxhound.
Name: West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
Population: 1,793,477
Square miles: 24,282
Interesting information: Some Explorers, such as: George Washington and Daniel Boone, were in this state during the 1750s. West Virginia was once consered as Virginia.In 1861,when Virginia seceded,the Wheeling Conventions repudiate the act and created a new state, Kenawha, sub-sequently changed to West Virginia.In 1863,it was admitted to the Union.