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Florida Facts:
State Abbreviation - FL
State Capital -
Tallahassee
Largest City - Jacksonville
Area - 65,758 square miles [Florida
is the 22nd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 15,982,378 (as of 2000)
[Florida is the fourth most populous state in the USA, after California, New York
and Texas]
Major Industries - tourism, agriculture (oranges, grapefruit, tomatos),
electronics
Major
Rivers - St. Johns River, St. Marys River, Suwannee River
Major Lakes - Lake
Okeechobee, Lake George
Highest Point - A hill in Walton County - 345 feet
(105 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Georgia, Alabama
Bordering
Bodies of Water - Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Origin
of the Name Florida - Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer Ponce de
Leon on Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513 - he then named the "Pascua de Florida,"
meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain
State Nickname - The Sunshine
State
State Motto - "In God we trust."
State Song - "Swanee River"
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Alabama Facts:
State Abbreviation - AL
State Capital
- Montgomery
Largest City - Birmingham
Area - 52,423 square miles [Alabama
is the 30th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,747,500 (as of 2001)
[Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture
(cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry, and livestock), hydroelectric power,
mining (coal, limestone, iron ore), steel-making
Major Rivers - Tombigbee
River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River
Major Lakes -Guntersville
Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake
Highest
Point - Cheaha Mountain - 2407 feet, (734 m) above sea level
Bordering States
- Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf
of Mexico
State Nickname
- Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State"
State Motto - "Audemus jura nostra
defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights
State Song - Alabama
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Louisiana Facts:
State Abbreviation - LA
State Capital - Baton Rouge
Largest
City - New Orleans
Area - 51,843 square miles [Louisiana is the 31st biggest
state in the USA]
Population - 4,468,976 (as of 2000) [Louisiana is the 22nd
most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture (rice, cotton,
soybeans), salt production, oil and natural gas, fishing (especially shellfish)
Major
Rivers - Mississippi River, Red River, Ouachita River, Atchafalaya River, Sabine
River
Major Lakes - Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, Toledo Bend Reservoir,
Grand Lake, White Lake, Calcasieu Lake, Catahoula Lake
Highest Point - Driskill
Mountain - 535 feet (163 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - New Orleans - 8
feet (2.5 m) below sea level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico
Origin
of the Name Louisiana - Louisiana was named by the French explorer Sieur de La
Salle in 1682 to honor King Louis XIV (14) of France.
State Nickname - Sportsman's
Paradise (previously - Pelican State)
State Motto - "Union, Justice, and Confidence
"
State Song - "Give Me Louisiana" and "You Are My Sunshine"
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Mississippi Facts:
State Abbreviation - MS
State Capital -
Jackson
Largest City - Jackson
Area - 48,434 square miles [Mississippi
is the 32nd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 2,844,658 (as of 2000)
[Mississippi is the 31st most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries
- farming (cotton, corn, soybeans, rice), oil, textiles, electronic equipment,
transportation equipment, fishingMajor Rivers - Mississippi
River, Big Black River, Pearl River, Yazoo River
Major Lakes - Ross Barnett
Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake, Grenada Lake
Highest Point - Woodall
Mountain - 806 feet (245 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Alabama, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Tennessee
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico
Origin of the Name
Mississippi - Mississippi is perhaps from the Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian words "mici
zibi," which means "great river" or "gathering of waters"
State Nickname -
Magnolia State
State Motto - "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms
State
Song - Go Mis-sis-sip-pi
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Texas Facts:
State Abbreviation - TX
State Capital - Austin
Largest City
- Houston
Area - 268,601 square miles [Texas is the second biggest state in
the USA - only Alaska is bigger]
Population - 20,851,820 (as of 2000) [Texas
is the second most populous state in the USA, after California; New York is the
third most populous]
Major Industries - petroleum and natural gas, farming
(cotton, livestock), steel, banking, insurance, tourism
Main
Rivers - Rio Grande, Red River, Brazos River
Highest Point - Guadalupe Peak,
8,749 feet (2,667 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water
- Gulf of Mexico
Origin
of the Name Texas - The Caddo Indians of eastern Texas called their group of tribes
the "Tejas," meaning "those who are friends".
State Nickname - The Lone Star
State
State Motto - Friendship
State Song - "Texas, Our Texas"
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