Yeah, N.C. does have a lot of hot air
( Said tongue in cheek - and I fully acknowledge the Wright Brothers went to North Caroline for better flying conditions)
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Yeah, N.C. does have a lot of hot air
( Said tongue in cheek - and I fully acknowledge the Wright Brothers went to North Caroline for better flying conditions)
We need more playful threads like this.
Like milk it does a body good.
Like milk it does a body good.
Virginia is the only state that has wild ponies in the mountains, Grayson Highlands and ponies on barrier islands, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
We've seen both and encourage you to visit. NC of course has horses, on the upper Outer Banks, north of Corolla and on Shackleford Banks, south of Beaufort.
We've seen both and encourage you to visit. NC of course has horses, on the upper Outer Banks, north of Corolla and on Shackleford Banks, south of Beaufort.
1. The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
2. Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
4. Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
5. Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
6. The Copper Basin is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts. The stark landscape was caused by 19th-century mining practices.
7. There were more National Guard soldiers deployed from the state for the Gulf War effort than any other state.
8. There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States.
9. The only person in American history to be both an Admiral in the Navy and a General in the Army was Samuel Powhatan Carter who was born in Elizabethton.
10. Greeneville has the only monument in the United States honoring both the Union and Confederate armies. It is located on the lawn of the Green County Courthouse.
11. The city of Murfreesboro lies in the exact geographical center of the state.
12. Grinders Switch, entertainer Minnie Pearl's fictitious hometown, is now an entertainment complex in her real hometown of Centerville.
13. Conifer forests similar to those in Canada are found in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
14. Hattie Caraway (1878-1950) born in Bakersville became the first woman United States Senator.
15. Davy Crockett was not born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, as the song says. He was born on the banks of Limestone Creek near Greeneville, where a replica of the Crockett's log cabin stands today.
16. The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
17. The largest earthquake in American history, the New Madrid Earthquake occurred in the winter of 1811-12 in northwestern Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake located in Obion and Lake Counties was formed during this earthquake.
18. Reputed "Turtle Capital of the World," Reelfoot Lake also features thousands of sliders, stinkpots, mud and map turtles.
19. Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925.
20. The legendary railroad engineer Casey Jones, who was killed when his train crashed on April 30, 1900, lived in Jackson.
21. Oak Ridge was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb. Today, because of constant energy research, it is known as the Energy Capital of the World.
22. Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves.
23. The Alex Haley boyhood home in Henning is the first state-owned historic site devoted to African Americans in Tennessee.
24. Bristol is known as the Birthplace of Country Music.
25. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. The park was named for the smoke-like bluish haze that often envelops these fabled mountains.
26. Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
27. Knoxville was home to the 1982 World's Fair. Attendance was recorded at 11,127,786 visitors.
28. Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War and the first state to be readmitted after the war.
29. The nation's oldest African-American architectural firm, McKissack and McKissack, is located in Nashville.
30. The nation's oldest African-American financial institution, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, is located in Nashville.
31. Robert R. Church, Sr. of Memphis is purported to be the South's first African-American millionaire.
32. The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain in 1968. The museum preserves the motel and tells the history of the American Civil Rights Movement.
33. A replica of The Parthenon, the famous ancient Greek building in Athens, Greece, stands in Nashville's Centennial Park.
34. The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater as the largest underground lake in the United States.
35. The Cherokee silversmith, Sequoyah, was the only known man in the history of the world to single-handedly develop an alphabet. His syllabus for the Cherokee Nation resulted in the first written language for a Native American people. The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore tells his story and is dedicated to the history and culture of Native Americans.
36. The Watauga Association at Sycamore Shoals near Elizabethton drafted the first constitution ever written by white men in America in 1772. It was patterned after the constitution of the Iroquois League of Nations, a federal system of government developed 200 years earlier for five eastern Native American tribes.
37. Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Tennessee war hero Alvin York in the 1941 hit movie, Sergeant York. World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York was born in Pall Mall.
38. The capitol building was designed by noted architect William Strickland, who died during its construction and is buried within its walls.
39. Tennessee ranks number one among other states in the total number of soldiers who fought in the War Between the States.
40. Tennesseeans are sometimes referred to as Butternuts, a tag which was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the Civil War because of the tan color of their uniforms.
41. The Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee is rated among the top white water recreational rivers in the nation and was the site for the Olympic white water canoe/kayak competition in the 1996 Olympics.
42. The name "Tennessee" originated from the old Yuchi Indian word, "Tana-see," meaning "The Meeting Place."
43. Jubilee Singers of Fisk University in Nashville introduced to the world the plaintive beauty and tradition of the Negro spiritual, which became the basis for other genres of African-American music. It was because of their successful tours to raise funds for the university during the 1870s that Nashville first became known for its music.
44. Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union. It is bordered by 8 states.
45. Dolly Parton is a native of Sevierville. A major highway, the Dolly Parton Parkway, takes visitors traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Yes it has a lot of curves
46. The world's largest artificial skiing surface is located at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort in Gatlinburg. There a 5-acre artificial ski surface permits skiing in any type of weather.
47. Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1899 at a plant on Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga after two local attorneys purchased the bottling rights to the drink for $l.00.
48. Memphian Jerry Lawler has held more recognized championships than any professional wrestler in history.
49. Cumberland University, located in Lebanon, lost a football game to Georgia Tech on October 7, 1916 by a score of 222 to 0. The Georgia Tech coach was George Heisman for whom the Heisman Trophy is named.
50. Cotton made Memphis a major port on the Mississippi River. The Memphis Cotton Exchange still handles approximately one-third of the entire American cotton crop each year.
51. There are more trees per square mile in Memphis than any other American city.
51. "Rocket 88" was first recorded in at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3 or 5, 1951 (accounts differ). The recording was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. The single reached number-one on the Billboard R&B chart. Many music historians credit it as Rock and Roll's first recording.
52. Elvis Presley's first commercial recording was made at Sun Studios on July 5, 1954 with "That's Alright Mama. "Blue Moon of Kentucky was it's "B" side.
53. Creator of the world famous Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s died after angrily kicking a safe and hurting his toe, leading to the blood infection that would be his demise.
54. A lot of places claim they invented Mountain Dew, but according to the company the neon syrupy goodness was first created in Knoxville in the ’30s as a new drink to mix with whiskey.
55. Next time you’re digging into a Snickers bar, thank the standard candy company of Nashville for popularizing the idea of a combination candy bar with their Goo-Goo clusters in 1912.
56. Kooky Canuck of Memphis has a 12 pound burger on the menu.
57. Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “good to the last drop” after tasting a cup of coffee at the Maxwell House Hotel.
58. Chattanooga was home to first patented miniature golf course, Tom Thumb Golf on lookout mountain. It was created in 1927 to attract traffic to the creator’s hotel.
59. Camden is home to North America’s only fresh water pearl farm.
60. Hungry while you’re road tripping through Tennessee? It’s completely legal to pick up some roadkill to feast on.
61. Headquartered in Memphis, Fedex accounts for around 50 percent of all ground shipping in the U.S.
62. Sugar lovers, thank Nashville, they gave you cotton candy. In 1897, William Morrison and John C. Wharton found a method of spinning heated sugar into what that originally called “fairy floss.”
63. What are three of the tastiest things in the world? Chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallow. Chattanooga bakery decided to combine all three, giving America the Moonpie in the early 1900s.
64. Tennessee has some weird speed limits. It’s 19 mph in some areas of Collierville and 31 mph in some areas of Trenton.
65. Columbia, Tenn. is the mule capital of the world, with thousands of mules present at the Mule Day Parade, including events like the Mule Day Queen contest and the mull pull.
66. In 1937, Knoxville became known as the “first dumpster city”, with the first dumpsters being created in 1935, quickly catching on and implemented city wide.
67. Before Piggly Wiggly started letting customers do the shopping for themselves in 1916 in Memphis, there was no such thing as a self service grocery store.
68. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T, don’t know what it means to me!” But what I do know is that Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis in 1942.
2. Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
4. Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
5. Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
6. The Copper Basin is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts. The stark landscape was caused by 19th-century mining practices.
7. There were more National Guard soldiers deployed from the state for the Gulf War effort than any other state.
8. There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States.
9. The only person in American history to be both an Admiral in the Navy and a General in the Army was Samuel Powhatan Carter who was born in Elizabethton.
10. Greeneville has the only monument in the United States honoring both the Union and Confederate armies. It is located on the lawn of the Green County Courthouse.
11. The city of Murfreesboro lies in the exact geographical center of the state.
12. Grinders Switch, entertainer Minnie Pearl's fictitious hometown, is now an entertainment complex in her real hometown of Centerville.
13. Conifer forests similar to those in Canada are found in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
14. Hattie Caraway (1878-1950) born in Bakersville became the first woman United States Senator.
15. Davy Crockett was not born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, as the song says. He was born on the banks of Limestone Creek near Greeneville, where a replica of the Crockett's log cabin stands today.
16. The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
17. The largest earthquake in American history, the New Madrid Earthquake occurred in the winter of 1811-12 in northwestern Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake located in Obion and Lake Counties was formed during this earthquake.
18. Reputed "Turtle Capital of the World," Reelfoot Lake also features thousands of sliders, stinkpots, mud and map turtles.
19. Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925.
20. The legendary railroad engineer Casey Jones, who was killed when his train crashed on April 30, 1900, lived in Jackson.
21. Oak Ridge was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb. Today, because of constant energy research, it is known as the Energy Capital of the World.
22. Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves.
23. The Alex Haley boyhood home in Henning is the first state-owned historic site devoted to African Americans in Tennessee.
24. Bristol is known as the Birthplace of Country Music.
25. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. The park was named for the smoke-like bluish haze that often envelops these fabled mountains.
26. Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
27. Knoxville was home to the 1982 World's Fair. Attendance was recorded at 11,127,786 visitors.
28. Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War and the first state to be readmitted after the war.
29. The nation's oldest African-American architectural firm, McKissack and McKissack, is located in Nashville.
30. The nation's oldest African-American financial institution, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, is located in Nashville.
31. Robert R. Church, Sr. of Memphis is purported to be the South's first African-American millionaire.
32. The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain in 1968. The museum preserves the motel and tells the history of the American Civil Rights Movement.
33. A replica of The Parthenon, the famous ancient Greek building in Athens, Greece, stands in Nashville's Centennial Park.
34. The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater as the largest underground lake in the United States.
35. The Cherokee silversmith, Sequoyah, was the only known man in the history of the world to single-handedly develop an alphabet. His syllabus for the Cherokee Nation resulted in the first written language for a Native American people. The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore tells his story and is dedicated to the history and culture of Native Americans.
36. The Watauga Association at Sycamore Shoals near Elizabethton drafted the first constitution ever written by white men in America in 1772. It was patterned after the constitution of the Iroquois League of Nations, a federal system of government developed 200 years earlier for five eastern Native American tribes.
37. Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Tennessee war hero Alvin York in the 1941 hit movie, Sergeant York. World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York was born in Pall Mall.
38. The capitol building was designed by noted architect William Strickland, who died during its construction and is buried within its walls.
39. Tennessee ranks number one among other states in the total number of soldiers who fought in the War Between the States.
40. Tennesseeans are sometimes referred to as Butternuts, a tag which was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the Civil War because of the tan color of their uniforms.
41. The Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee is rated among the top white water recreational rivers in the nation and was the site for the Olympic white water canoe/kayak competition in the 1996 Olympics.
42. The name "Tennessee" originated from the old Yuchi Indian word, "Tana-see," meaning "The Meeting Place."
43. Jubilee Singers of Fisk University in Nashville introduced to the world the plaintive beauty and tradition of the Negro spiritual, which became the basis for other genres of African-American music. It was because of their successful tours to raise funds for the university during the 1870s that Nashville first became known for its music.
44. Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union. It is bordered by 8 states.
45. Dolly Parton is a native of Sevierville. A major highway, the Dolly Parton Parkway, takes visitors traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Yes it has a lot of curves
46. The world's largest artificial skiing surface is located at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort in Gatlinburg. There a 5-acre artificial ski surface permits skiing in any type of weather.
47. Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1899 at a plant on Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga after two local attorneys purchased the bottling rights to the drink for $l.00.
48. Memphian Jerry Lawler has held more recognized championships than any professional wrestler in history.
49. Cumberland University, located in Lebanon, lost a football game to Georgia Tech on October 7, 1916 by a score of 222 to 0. The Georgia Tech coach was George Heisman for whom the Heisman Trophy is named.
50. Cotton made Memphis a major port on the Mississippi River. The Memphis Cotton Exchange still handles approximately one-third of the entire American cotton crop each year.
51. There are more trees per square mile in Memphis than any other American city.
51. "Rocket 88" was first recorded in at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3 or 5, 1951 (accounts differ). The recording was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. The single reached number-one on the Billboard R&B chart. Many music historians credit it as Rock and Roll's first recording.
52. Elvis Presley's first commercial recording was made at Sun Studios on July 5, 1954 with "That's Alright Mama. "Blue Moon of Kentucky was it's "B" side.
53. Creator of the world famous Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s died after angrily kicking a safe and hurting his toe, leading to the blood infection that would be his demise.
54. A lot of places claim they invented Mountain Dew, but according to the company the neon syrupy goodness was first created in Knoxville in the ’30s as a new drink to mix with whiskey.
55. Next time you’re digging into a Snickers bar, thank the standard candy company of Nashville for popularizing the idea of a combination candy bar with their Goo-Goo clusters in 1912.
56. Kooky Canuck of Memphis has a 12 pound burger on the menu.
57. Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “good to the last drop” after tasting a cup of coffee at the Maxwell House Hotel.
58. Chattanooga was home to first patented miniature golf course, Tom Thumb Golf on lookout mountain. It was created in 1927 to attract traffic to the creator’s hotel.
59. Camden is home to North America’s only fresh water pearl farm.
60. Hungry while you’re road tripping through Tennessee? It’s completely legal to pick up some roadkill to feast on.
61. Headquartered in Memphis, Fedex accounts for around 50 percent of all ground shipping in the U.S.
62. Sugar lovers, thank Nashville, they gave you cotton candy. In 1897, William Morrison and John C. Wharton found a method of spinning heated sugar into what that originally called “fairy floss.”
63. What are three of the tastiest things in the world? Chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallow. Chattanooga bakery decided to combine all three, giving America the Moonpie in the early 1900s.
64. Tennessee has some weird speed limits. It’s 19 mph in some areas of Collierville and 31 mph in some areas of Trenton.
65. Columbia, Tenn. is the mule capital of the world, with thousands of mules present at the Mule Day Parade, including events like the Mule Day Queen contest and the mull pull.
66. In 1937, Knoxville became known as the “first dumpster city”, with the first dumpsters being created in 1935, quickly catching on and implemented city wide.
67. Before Piggly Wiggly started letting customers do the shopping for themselves in 1916 in Memphis, there was no such thing as a self service grocery store.
68. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T, don’t know what it means to me!” But what I do know is that Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis in 1942.
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How does THAT work???
Has to do with the number of man made lakes
The very first ambulance service was launched in Cincinnati, Ohio in the year 1865. The service was so useful and quickly became popular and spread throughout the United States.
Established in 1853, the Cincinnati Fire Department is the oldest paid fully professional municipal fire department in the United States.
The first traffic light in the United States was erected in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 1914.
The cash register was invented by James R. Ritty from Dayton, Ohio. He invented the device in 1879 in order to make running his store more convenient
Ohio was the first city in the United States to make use of professional police cars was Akron.
And, most importantly, the first pro baseball team.
Established in 1853, the Cincinnati Fire Department is the oldest paid fully professional municipal fire department in the United States.
The first traffic light in the United States was erected in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 1914.
The cash register was invented by James R. Ritty from Dayton, Ohio. He invented the device in 1879 in order to make running his store more convenient
Ohio was the first city in the United States to make use of professional police cars was Akron.
And, most importantly, the first pro baseball team.
Watch out if you come to Nevada.
We have lots of one armed Bandits !!
We have lots of one armed Bandits !!
Weird laws in Kentucky;
Throwing eggs at a public speaker can result in up to a year in prison.
A person is considered “sober” until he “cannot hold onto the ground.” (I'm keeping that one in my back pocket, just in case)
In Lexington, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket. Why?
It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow. (but we keep records for the largest of each species taken with bow & arrow)
I actually hold the one for Channel Catfish 
(true story)
In Frankfort, it is a crime to shoot off a policeman’s tie. (what if you miss? Is it still illegal to try?)
It is illegal for a woman to wear a bathing suit on a highway unless she is escorted by two police officers or is armed with a club. (I should put all my retirement funds in a "Club Store", for bikini wearing customers only.)
Throwing eggs at a public speaker can result in up to a year in prison.
A person is considered “sober” until he “cannot hold onto the ground.” (I'm keeping that one in my back pocket, just in case)
In Lexington, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket. Why?
It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow. (but we keep records for the largest of each species taken with bow & arrow)
I actually hold the one for Channel Catfish (true story)In Frankfort, it is a crime to shoot off a policeman’s tie. (what if you miss? Is it still illegal to try?)
It is illegal for a woman to wear a bathing suit on a highway unless she is escorted by two police officers or is armed with a club. (I should put all my retirement funds in a "Club Store", for bikini wearing customers only.)
Just had to mention, TOADSUCK, AR
Frog Level, Virginia
Florida is the only state where no snow shovel has ever shoveled snow (in Florida). Joe
On May 06, 1851 Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola, Florida was granted patent #8080 for an “ice machine apparatus to provide comfort cooling”.
The people up North were so ecstatic they put a statue of him in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. and started moving down here.
The people up North were so ecstatic they put a statue of him in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. and started moving down here.
How does THAT work???
I think he is referring to lake Hefner.
But he forgot all about Alaska.
13. They lie a lot in Muskogee
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I think he is referring to lake Hefner.
But he forgot all about Alaska.
Nope, here's a link
TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site
"Oklahoma has more miles of shoreline than East and Gulf coasts combined"
This isn't saying more shoreline than any other state, just more shoreline than the East and Gulf Coast combined...that would the ocean coastline.
Illinois has had more Governors sent to prison than any other state.
I could keep going, but you get the idea.
we in illinois have the LOWEST credit rating in the nation...no death penalty...we like to preserve folks like richard speck....and all the weed you can toak up.....
aint we grrrr8.....
13. They lie a lot in Muskogee
Montana facts
The origin of the name “Montana” comes from the Spanish word for “mountainous.”
Montana is the fourth largest state in the U.S. with the 44th largest population.
Montana offers almost 28 million acres of public lands, almost 30 percent of the state’s total acreage. (28 acres per resident)
Montana is home to seven State Forests and 53 State Parks.
Montana is the only state in the U.S. with a Triple Divide, which allows waters to flow to Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.
Montana has more different species of mammals than any other state in the U.S. There are approximately 100 species of mammals, including elk, bighorn sheep, caribou, and bobcats.
The Yellowstone River is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the contiguous United States. The longest river in the U.S. by miles, the Missouri River, begins in Montana at the “Three Forks” - the intersection of the Gallatin, Madison and Jefferson Rivers.
Flathead Lake is the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi River.
Glacier National Park has 250 lakes in its boundaries.
The North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, located at Gardiner, is the original entrance to the world’s first National Park when it opened.
The famous ghost town Bannack was founded in 1862 during the largest western gold rush since the California Gold Rush in 1848. It was first capital of Montana Territory until the capital was moved to Virginia City.
The famous fly-fishing movie “A River Runs Through It” focuses on the Blackfoot River in Montana, but most of the fishing footage was shot on Montana’s Gallatin River.
The largest observed snowflake fell during a storm in 1887 in Montana. It was measured at 15 inches wide.
Yogo Sapphires, found only in Montana, are considered to be among the finest sapphires in the world. Their “cornflower blue” color gives them one of the most true-blue colors naturally (without treating).
Montana has more miles of road per person than any other state.
Montana is ranked #2 for car/deer collisions.
Record low temp record in lower48 -73 Rogers pass Montana
Montana record high 117 at Glendive, for a temperature range of 190 degrees. Most in the USA
“Tufts-Love Rex,” a giant Tyrannosaurus skeleton, was found in 2016 in Hell Creek, Montana. It is one of only 15 virtually intact T. Rex skeletons and one of the largest ever found.
Jeannette Rankin from Missoula was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916.
They smoke marijuana most everywhere.
You don't need any permit to drive around with loaded gun(s) in your car.
We have lots of honor students
We have lots of idiots in our legislature.
Luckily they only meet every 2 years.
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Johnny Carson was suggesting state mottos on the Tonight Show and said Ohio's should be: "You Only Live Once So Why Not Live Where It Seems The Longest?"
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