North Dakota became the 39th state on November 2, 1889. It is known as “The Peace Garden State” to commemorate the International Peace Garden on North Dakota’s border with Manitoba, Canada. The geographic center of the North American continent lies just south of Rugby, ND. From this point is approximately…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Nebraska! Nebraska was named the 37th state on March 1, 1867. It is nicknamed “The Cornhusker State” in recognition of the University of Nebraska football team, the Cornhuskers. Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state. It also has more…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Missouri! I can’t believe that we’re over half way done with the Mid-West region! Missouri became the 24th state on August 10, 1821. It was nicknamed “The Show Me State”, possibly due to a speech made by U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver.…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Minnesota! Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858 as the 32nd state. It is known as the “Land of 10,000 lakes” because it has 11,842 lakes and 90,000 miles of shore line. The waters in Minnesota flow in three…
Hi and welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Michigan! I hope you are enjoying your journey thus far, we are having a great time learning all about the United States of America! Michigan was named the 26th state on January 26, 1837. It was nicknamed “The Great Lake…
Welcome to our week on Kansas courtesy my Road Trip USA curriculum! Here are some of the things we learned about this week: Located Kansas on our wall map Read our National Geographic Atlas and located Topeka, KS using the map coordinates. Worked on our 50 States and Capitals…
Welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Iowa. Iowa was named the 29th state on December 28, 1846. It is nicknamed “The Hawkeye State” supposedly after the scout, Hawkeye, in James Fenimore Cooper’s “The Last of the Mohicans” published in 1826. It is the only state in the United…
Hi and welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Indiana! Indiana was named the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is nicknamed “The Hoosier State” for several reasons, one is in reference to a boat named the “Indiana Hoosier”. Another possibly is that the state was named…
Hi and welcome to our Road Trip USA week on Illinois, and our first visit to the midwest region of the United States! Illinois was named the 21st state on December 3,1818. Illinois was nicknamed “The Prairie State” as most of the state was covered with prairie grasses. Today…
Hi and welcome to our Road Trip USA week on West Virginia! West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863. It was given statehood status with the “agreement” that the citizens would phase out slavery. It was named “The Mountain State” due to the rugged terrain of…
