“Peculiarities in Delaware’s boundaries also beset the southern boundary, the so-called Transpeninsular Line. Early inaccuracies in maps and competing bids for land among European families left the issue confused until 1751, when an east-west line was drawn across the Delmarva… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“In 1901 the popularity of Oldsmobile Runabout—the first mass-produced motor vehicle in history—paved the way for other Michigan automobile companies.” — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Granite from New Hampshire has been used in construction at Arlington National Cemetery, the Library of Congress, New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, and Civil War… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Archaeologists estimate that Washington was among the first populated zones in North America—human remains in the state date back 13,000 years.” — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Peculiarities in Delaware’s boundaries also beset the southern boundary, the so-called Transpeninsular Line. Early inaccuracies in maps and competing bids for land among European… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“The Aleutian Islands stretch 1,200 miles from the Alaska Peninsula toward Russia; crossing the international date line, they extend farther west than the Hawaiian… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Uniquely, in addition to a state flower, tree, and other usual state symbols, Delaware claims a state star. Located in the Ursa Major constellation,… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Visitors to the lower stretches of the Pascagoula River may notice something strange: an eerie, low humming sound, beckoning from the dark waters. The… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“Adirondack Park, a 6-million-acre wilderness area and parkland in the Adirondack Mountains, is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic national parks… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
“For many tourists, a trip to Pennsylvania includes a visit to the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch country. That’s an area in the southeastern part of… — Lori Baird Copy Share Image
