[caption id="attachment_1883" align="alignright" width="172" caption="Map of Louisiana"] [/caption] Early this morning, I asked, "Where is the United States’ tallest state Capitol building located?" The answer, Louisiana, at a height of 450 feet/34 floors. Congrats...

[caption id="attachment_1930" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Today's Prize: Names on the Land"] [/caption] It's that time again. Time for you to answer a trivia question and win a prize! You know the rules. Answer in the comments, and the winner is selected...

Nickname: The Sunshine State Date Ratified: March 3, 1845 (27th) Capital: Tallahassee [caption id="attachment_1924" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Florida"] [/caption] Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass...

Nickname: The North Star State Date Ratified: May 11, 1858 (32nd) Capital: St. Paul [caption id="attachment_1919" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Minnesota"] [/caption] Southdale Center, in Edina, was the first shopping mall in the United States. Today...

Nickname: Bay State Date Ratified: February 6, 1788 (6th) Capital: Boston [caption id="attachment_1912" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Massachusetts"] [/caption] Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer...

Nickname: Garden State Date Joined: December 18th, 1787 (3rd) Capital: Trenton [caption id="attachment_1904" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of New Jersey"] [/caption] In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. Christie Street...

Nickname: No Official Nickname! Date Ratified: December 14, 1819 (22nd) Capital: Montgomery [caption id="attachment_1899" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Alabama"] [/caption] Alabama workers built the first rocket that sent humans to the moon, and Huntsville...

Nickname: The Great Lakes State Date Ratified: January 26, 1837 (26th) Capital: Lansing [caption id="attachment_1894" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Michigan"] [/caption] Michigan was the first state, and the first English-speaking government in the...

Nickname: The Centennial State Date Ratified: August 1, 1876 (38th) Capital: Denver [caption id="attachment_1888" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Colorado"] [/caption] Colorado was the first U.S. state to grant universal suffrage by popular vote, when...