50 STATES

TAYLOR PARKS

CALIFORNIA
find yourself here.

only Alaska and Texas has more land then California.

in 2009 the population was 36,961,664. California is home to the most largest treeGeneral Sherman. More turkeys are raised in California. The Hollywood Bowl is the world's largest outdoor amphitheater.

SOUTH DAKOTA
Great faces Great places

milk is the state drink.

the black hills are a very popular destination for families. Tom Brokaw of NBC graduated from Yankton High School and the University of South Dakota. Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower in South Dakota.

South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation.

NEW YORK
I love New York

The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
New York City has 722 miles of subway track. The first Boy's Club was established in New York City in 1876 New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids. New York has over 70,000 miles of rivers and streams

HAWAII
The Islands Of Aloha

The word Hawaii is from the Proto-Polynesian hawaiki, meaning place of the gods or homeland. Only two types of mammals are native to Hawaii: the hoary bat and the monk seal The southernmost state in the United States is Hawaii Hawaii has its own time zone and does not observe Daylight Saving Time Oahu draws more visitors than any other island of Hawaii

NEW MEXICO
land of enchantment

The state of New Mexico is the most important hub of American Indian culture.
New Mexico has more cattle than human beings.

New Mexico also boasts of the fourth longest river in all of North America the Rio Grande.
The Rio Grande River also serves as a natural boundary between Texas and New Mexico. The total area of the State of New Mexico is around 121,665 square miles.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Smiling Faces Beautiful Places South Carolina is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River. Duncan Park Baseball Stadium in Spartanburg is the oldest minor league stadium in the nation. Johnston is known as the Peach Capital of the World. The Upper Whitewater Falls is the highest cascade in eastern America; it descends for nearly 411 feet The Lake City tobacco market was established in 1898, and has grown to become one of the two largest markets in South Carolina today.

MARYLAND
So Many Thing To Do So Close Together

The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis. The first dental school in the United States opened at the University of Maryland. The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use. Maryland was first to enact Workmen's compensation laws in 1902.

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey

New Jersey has the highest percent urban population in the U.S. with about 90% of the people living in an urban area. New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as metropolitan areas. New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the U.S. New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the U.S. located in Elizabeth. New Jersey has the tallest water tower in the world.

ALASKA
North! To Alaska

Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.

The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times. Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Alaska has been called America's Last Frontier. Alaska's geographic center is 60 miles northwest of Mount McKinley.

OHIO
Heart of it all

The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.

Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Ohio has an area of 116,103 sq miles. It ranks 34th in state size.

Ohio's state flag is a pennant design. It is the only state flag of that design in the United States. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State.