Michael Riccardini – travelinmystate.com

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Much of Oklahoma’s land was acquired during the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, though the U.S. government did not open the…

Back during the Revolutionary War, George Washington referred to Maryland’s soldiers as “The Old Line”. It was meant as a…

Though it is perhaps best known as “The Heart of Dixie”, Alabama is actually the only state in the country…

Indiana covers nearly 37,000 square miles of land, making it the 38th largest state in the union. While that may…

Its plentiful deposits of precious minerals – which includes gold, silver, and copper – has helped Montana earn the nickname…

Named after the English county of Hampshire and one of the six states that are collectively known as New England,…

Maine

It has been said that Maine received its name due to the large number of islands that dot its coast,…

The magnolia serves as both the state tree and state flower of Mississippi, not to mention its mighty nickname. Continue…

Quick – what’s the difference between a state and a commonwealth? The answer is…basically nothing. A commonwealth is defined as…

Up until 1992, when it officially adopted the nickname of “The Mount Rushmore State”, South Dakota had long referred to…