North Carolina

State Bird: Cardinal

State Flower: Dogwood

Capital: Raleigh

Statehood: November 21, 1789 (12th)

Interesting Fact: Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first successful engine-powered airplane near Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903.

North Dakota

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose

Capital: Bismarck

Statehood: November 2, 1889 (39th)

Interesting Fact: The first clothes dryer was invented in 1903 in Devil's Lake by Ross Moore.

Ohio

State Bird: Cardinal

State Flower: Scarlet Carnation

Capital: Columbus

Statehood: March 1, 1803 (17th)

Interesting Fact: James Hoge invented the first electric traffic lights on August 5, 1914, in Cleveland.

Oklahoma

State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

State Flower: Mistletoe

Capital: Oklahoma City

Statehood: November 16, 1907 (46th)

Interesting Fact: The first automatic parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935.

Oregon

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

State Flower: Oregon Grape

Capital: Salem

Statehood: February 14, 1859 (33rd)

Interesting Fact: The world's smallest park is a 24-inch wide piece of land in Portland, OR. It was created for snails.

Pennsylvania

State Bird: Ruffed Grouse

State Flower: Mountain Laurel

Capital: Harrisburg

Statehood: December 12, 1787 (32nd)

Interesting Fact: Pennsylvania is actually a commonwealth, not a state. The word comes from an Old English word meaning "the common good."

Rhode Island

State Bird: Rhode Island Red

State Flower: Violet

Capital: Providence

Statehood: May 29, 1790 (13th)

Interesting Fact: Rhode Ilsand is the smallest state. About 547 Rhode Island states can fit inside Alaska.

South Carolina

State Bird: Carolina Wren

State Flower: Yellow Jessamine

Capital: Columbia

Statehood: May 23, 1788 (8th)

Interesting Fact: The Spotted Salamander is SC's official state amphibian.

South Dakota

State Bird: Ringed-neck Pheasant

State Flower: Pasqueflower

Capital: Pierre

Statehood: November 2, 1889 (40th)

Interesting Fact: The nose of each of the presidents carved in Mt. Rushmore is approximately 20 feet long.

Tennessee

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Flower: Iris

Capital: Nashville

Statehood: June 1, 1796 (16th)

Interesting Fact: Sweetwater is the largest underground lake in the U.S.

Texas

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Flower: Bluebonnet

Capital: Austin

Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th)

Interesting Fact: In July 1997 the Texas state legislature passed a law allowing astronauts to vote from space.

Utah

State Bird: Seagull

State Flower: Sego Lily

Capital: Salt Lake City

Statehood: January 4, 1896 (45th)

Interesting Fact: Utah's Rainbow Bridge National Park is the largest natural bridge in the world, measuring 290 feet tall.

Vermont

State Bird: Hermit Thrush

State Flower: Red Clover

Capital: Montpelier

Statehood: March 4, 1791 (14th)

Interesting Fact: Vermont granite was used to build the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Virginia

State Bird: Cardinal

State Flower: Dogwood

Capital: Richmond

Statehood: June 25, 1788 (10th)

Interesting Fact: Peanuts were first cultivated in the U.S. in VA. They made their way from Africa by slaves.

Washington

State Bird: Goldfinch

State Flower: Western Rhododendron

Capital: Olympia

Statehood: November 11, 1889 (42nd)

Interesting Fact: The record for greatest annual snowfall is in the U.S. at 95 feet that covered Mt. Baker Ski Area between July 1998 and June 1999.

West Virginia

State Bird: Cardinal

State Flower: Big Rhododendron

Capital: Charleston

Statehood: June 20, 1863 (35th)

Interesting Fact: Golden Delicious apples were first grown on a farm in Clay County, WV.

Wisconsin

State Bird: Robin

State Flower: Wood Violet

Capital: Madison

Statehood: May 29, 1848 (30th)

Interesting Fact: Watertown, WI is the site of the nation's first kindergarten, which was established in 1856.

Wyoming

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

State Flower: Indian Paintbrush

Capital: Cheyenne

Statehood: July 10, 1890 (44th)

Interesting Fact: Wyoming has approximately five people per one square mile. The smallest state, Rhode Island, has approximately 1,000 people per one square mile.

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