by admin | Feb 16, 2013 | CAPITALS
The next city in CAPITALS is Pierre, South Dakota. Pierre is the second-smallest state capital (bonus points if you can name the smallest). If that’s not enough minutia for you, here’s another little gem: It’s pronounced like “peer”, not like a thinly mustached...
by admin | Feb 13, 2013 | CAPITALS
It’s time for Dakota #1 in CAPITALS. No, the capital of the North Dakota was not really named after a pastry. The city was actually named after Otto von Bismarck, a German dude that did something worthy of a Wikipedia entry (there is a limit to the amount of research I am willing to do). As a side note, since when does “Bismarck” have a “c” in...
by admin | Feb 12, 2013 | CAPITALS
Sticking with New England, it’s Augusta’s turn in CAPITALS. Augusta, Maine is the capital of Maine, located within the state of Maine. That, in a nutshell, sums up the entirety of my knowledge of...
by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | CAPITALS
Another New England capital, it’s Boston’s turn in CAPITALS. Boston is a great city. So much to do, so much to see, it’s possible to get so wrapped up in Boston that you forget that there is more to the state of Massachusetts. That’s right Bostonians…let that sink in for a moment. There is, indeed, a mysterious land west of Boston, affectionately known as Western Massachusetts. A few brave souls have ventured into this vast, unknown region. They were never heard from...
by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | CAPITALS
Kicking off CAPITALS is the city of Concord, New Hampshah. Who doesn’t love a good Venn diagram? Obviously this one is a bit of an exaggeration, but it is true that most of New Hampshire’s population is huddled in the bottom 1/3 of the state, leaving the remaining 2/3 for the moose (and other wildlife) to roam free. Early settlers probably got tired of chipping away at the massive granite slabs throughout the state and just decided to park in...
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