Tidbits of history presents information about each of our United States, including how each state was named, bits of history, significant events, unusual laws, and people born in each state.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Each state has designated a bird, flower, and tree as a symbol of that state. You can find this information on each state page or on the following summaries:
State Birds
State Flowers
State Trees
State Flags
Future plans include adding state quarters.
Information was gathered from a variety of sources on the internet and books I own. In most cases I’ve tried to give credit on each page as indicated. If you find something I have not credited appropriately, please let me know.
Here’s a partial list of resources:
State Symbols USA.org Each page has an image of the state bird, flower, and tree.
50 states.com
Ducksters.com
Only In Your State.com
Oh fact.com
History.com
Wikipedia