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message 101: by Robin (new)

Nov 21, 2019 04:49PM

Hebah wrote: "Robin wrote: "How interesting. I am currently homeschooling my 13yr old and have him learning the states in order of entering statehood and then he has to make a recipe from that states. I will hav..."

Thanks I will have to check it out

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message 102: by NancyJ (last edited Nov 21, 2019 04:57PM) (new)

Nov 21, 2019 04:52PM

annapi wrote: "No problem, Joanne!

BTW everyone, the only state that does not have a suggested tag yet is North Dakota."

I was thinking of something related to the North Dakota Oil Pipeline Protests. I'll look for tags related to one or more of the following: Activism, environment, environmental protection, environmental protests, political protests, citizen protest movements, social justice, social change, Oil and Gas industry, Industry versus environment, native americans,

South Dakota = presidents. I don't suppose anyone would be interested in reading about the Corn Palace.

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message 103: by NancyJ (last edited Nov 21, 2019 05:03PM) (new)

Nov 21, 2019 05:01PM

Amy wrote: "What on earth is Rhode Island known for? Nicole?"

Rhode Island

Jazz (Newport jazz Festival)
Beach, Beach parties,
Boating
Waterfront
Ocean
Islands
Seafood, Fishing

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message 104: by Amy (new)

Nov 21, 2019 05:37PM

Right! jazz! I nominate Rhode Island for Jazz! Good catch Nancy!

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message 105: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 21, 2019 06:13PM

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message 106: by Jgrace (last edited Nov 21, 2019 07:27PM) (new)

Nov 21, 2019 07:27PM

Idaho- Japanese internment camp-https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Illinois- Abraham Lincoln https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Indiana-Native Americans (the not PC origin of the state name) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Iowa- midwest - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Kansas- Tornados https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Kentucky-Louisville Slugger Museum/baseball https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 107: by Robin (new)

Nov 21, 2019 09:45PM

Hebah wrote: "Robin wrote: "How interesting. I am currently homeschooling my 13yr old and have him learning the states in order of entering statehood and then he has to make a recipe from that states. I will hav..."

I just looked and our library does have it. Very interesting. Thanks again,

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message 108: by Darci (last edited Nov 21, 2019 11:16PM) (new)

Nov 21, 2019 11:11PM

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message 109: by Book Concierge (new)

Nov 22, 2019 05:50AM

Book Concierge (tessabookconcierge) | 8412 comments

WISCONSIN - Beer - does this really need any explanation?

TEXAS - Mexico - because it won independence from Mexico

UTAH - Mormon

MONTANA - Ranching

OKLAHOMA - Cowboy - National Cowboy Musuem is in Oklahoma City ... fabulous museum, by the way

TENNESSEE - Whiskey - because of Jack Daniels

KENTUCKY - Gold - home of Fort Knox

SOUTH DAKOTA - Lakota - the Crazy Horse Memorial is near Rapid City

CALIFORNIA - Trees - for the giant Sequoias and other redwoods

ARIZONA - Code Breaking - for the Navajo code talkers who were instrumental in WW2, especially in the Pacific theater

I'll think of more later ...

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message 110: by Anita (new)

Nov 22, 2019 05:52AM

Wow, there are some excellent suggestions here! Thank you all so much . . .

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message 111: by Joanne (new)

Nov 22, 2019 06:00AM

Anita wrote: "Wow, there are some excellent suggestions here! Thank you all so much . . ."

LoL-you must know that we love this kind of stuff! Cripes, we sit on edge waiting for challenges each month so we can do what..Research! I bet we could open a a firm of researchers!

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message 112: by Nicole R (new)

Nov 22, 2019 07:59AM

Joanne wrote: "LoL-you must know that we love this kind of stuff!"

You guys are going to be blown away by all of the great things we have planned for 2020! We have been a hive of excitement behind the scenes!

(See what I did there? Building the excitement?! )

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message 113: by Joanne (new)

Nov 22, 2019 08:09AM

Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "LoL-you must know that we love this kind of stuff!"

You guys are going to be blown away by all of the great things we have planned for 2020! We have been a hive of excitement behind..."

Bad, bad move Nicole-you are going to put the children into a frenzy🤣🤣

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message 114: by Jgrace (last edited Nov 22, 2019 09:31AM) (new)

Nov 22, 2019 09:30AM

Louisiana- Mardi gras -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Maine- Tall Ships
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Maryland- Navy
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Massachusetts- Colonial America
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Michigan- Ojibwe
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 115: by Meli (last edited Nov 22, 2019 09:55AM) (new)

Nov 22, 2019 09:51AM

Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "LoL-you must know that we love this kind of stuff!"

You guys are going to be blown away by all of the great things we have planned for 2020! We have been a hive of excitement behind..."

https://images.app.goo.gl/FBuyX1DBYmc...

I can't figure out how to post an image 😡

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message 116: by Nicole R (new)

Nov 22, 2019 10:06AM

Meli wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "https://images.app.goo.gl/FBuyX1DBYmc...

I can't figure out how to post an image 😡."

HAHAHA! On the image and your angry face ;)

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message 117: by Joanne (new)

Nov 22, 2019 11:46AM

Meli wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "LoL-you must know that we love this kind of stuff!"

You guys are going to be blown away by all of the great things we have planned for 2020! We have been a hive of ..."

ROFL🤣🤣

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message 118: by Kimber (last edited Nov 22, 2019 05:35PM) (new)

Nov 22, 2019 01:13PM

Alabama (AL) Civil Rights https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Associate Alabama with the history/landmarks of the American civil rights movement. Learned a lot about it in the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (set in Alabama).

Alaska (AK) – Expedition https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Word association, at least partly brought on by the fact that I’m currently reading To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey.

Arizona (AZ) – Grand Canyon https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Arkansas (AR) – Hiking https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Ozarks and other mountainous areas

California (CA) – Wine https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Colorado (CO) – Mountains https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
My brother and his family live in Colorado and it’s the mountains they love – mountain biking, hiking, driving, gazing

Connecticut (CT) – Wealth https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
As of 2010 census, highest per capita income in U.S. (my husband helped me with this one).

Delaware (DE) – Business https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I had to do a lot of business entity searches for work, and remember that a lot of big companies incorporated in Delaware

Florida (FL) – Everglades https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Georgia (GA) – Zombies https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The very popular show The Walking Dead is/was filmed in Senoia, Georgia. The town has made a whole think about it. There's a Walking Dead Museum there. I bought a coffee blend called Zombie Dark at the coffee house in Senoia.

Hawaii (HI) – Surfing https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Idaho (ID) – Potatoes https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Illinois (IL) – Chicago https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Indiana (IN) – Basketball https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Iowa (IA) – Farming https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Kansas (KS) – Plains https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Kentucky (KY) Horses https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Louisiana (LA) – New Orleans https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Maine (ME) – Coastal https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Maryland (MD) – Colonies https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Massachusetts (MA) – Revolution https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Michigan (MI) – Great Lakes https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
This is my home state. :)

Minnesota (MN) – Prairie https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Mississippi (MS) – Blues https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Missouri (MO) – Satire https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Home of Mark Twain, famous for his satirical writings

Montana (MT) - Wildlife https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Nebraska (NE) – Cattle https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Nevada (NV) – Secrets https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
“What happens in Vegas...”

New Hampshire (NH) – Independence https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
State Motto: Live free or die

New Jersey (NJ) – Beach https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

New Mexico (NM) – Extraterrestrial https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Roswell.

New York (NY) – Diversity https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I lived in upstate New York for a while.

North Carolina (NC) – Appalachia https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

North Dakota (ND) – Bees https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
N.D. is the No. 1 honey producer in the United States.

Ohio (OH) – Industry https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Oklahoma (OK) – Homesteading https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Oregon (OR) – Sea Creatures https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Pennsylvania (PA) – Quakers https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Rhode Island (RI) – Shipwrecks https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
More shipwrecks off the coast per square mile than any other state.

South Carolina (SC) – Golf https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
S.C. has a wide variety of golf courses. (Husband helped with this one too.)

South Dakota (SD) – Frontier https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Tennessee (TN) – Caves https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Texas (TX) – Cowboys https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
PG-13 or above rating on some of the books at this link!

Utah (UT) – National Parks https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Vermont (VT) – Libraries https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Leads the nation in libraries per capita

Virginia (VA) FBI – https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/fbi

Washington (WA) – Forests https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I lived in Washington as a toddler, but was too young to remember it.

West Virginia (WV) – Scenic https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Wisconsin (WI) – Cheese https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Wyoming (WY) – Rural https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Least populous state in the U.S.

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message 119: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 22, 2019 02:42PM

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message 120: by Karin (new)

Nov 22, 2019 03:38PM

Nicole R wrote: "Karin wrote: "But also, there is the Big Blue Bug so my tag suggestion for Rhode Island is biology."

Not extermination?!? lol"

Well, that crossed my mind ;). But it's one of the landmarks my kids used to look for when we were travelling to my mother-in-law's in NJ. This started because when they were very small my husband would point it out.

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message 121: by Karin (new)

Nov 22, 2019 03:41PM

NancyJ wrote: "Amy wrote: "What on earth is Rhode Island known for? Nicole?"

Rhode Island

Jazz (Newport jazz Festival)
Beach, Beach parties,
Boating
Waterfront
Ocean
Islands
Seafood, Fishing"

Also the Newport Mansions. I already cast my vote on a whim of humour so already did one for RI. I don't joke around much on GR, but IRL am known for being funny in many circles.

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message 122: by Karin (last edited Nov 22, 2019 03:45PM) (new)

Nov 22, 2019 03:44PM

Folks who have yet to cast a suggestion for Massachusetts--this is where basketball was invented

(by a Canadian, no less ;) )

Also THE FIRST VOICE RADIO BROADCAST WAS IN MASSACHUSETTS by Fessenden, another Canadian.

But did I remember these when they counted? No. I get all my best ideas for this too late.

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message 123: by Joanne (new)

Nov 22, 2019 04:13PM

MN-MT

MN_https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii
combined.

MS - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... -Slaves freed from Mississippi founded Liberia

MO -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... The Honey Bee is The State Insect

MT - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... Their Wildlife Refuges contain, Loons, Trumpeter swans, Snow Geese, Pelicans....and on and on

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message 124: by Karin (last edited Nov 22, 2019 06:30PM) (new)

Nov 22, 2019 06:29PM

Having spent six weeks in Alaska, primarily in Anchorage, when I was young I remember seeing the huge changes the 1964 earthquake made even all those years later, visiting Mt. McKinley which is the tallest mountain in the word from base to height (not the highest elevation), my aunt and uncle growing marijuana on their back porch (before it was legal), and a variety of other things. It is on the Pacific Rim so I am going to suggest
EARTHQUAKES https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 125: by LibraryCin (new)

Nov 22, 2019 06:30PM

Karin wrote: "Folks who have yet to cast a suggestion for Massachusetts--this is where basketball was invented

(by a Canadian, no less ;) )

Also THE FIRST VOICE RADIO BROADCAST WAS IN MASSACHUSETTS by Fessende..."

LOL! And thanks for trying to get some Canadian content in there, as well! :-)

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message 126: by Karin (new)

Nov 22, 2019 06:31PM

LibraryCin wrote: "Karin wrote: "Folks who have yet to cast a suggestion for Massachusetts--this is where basketball was invented

(by a Canadian, no less ;) )

Also THE FIRST VOICE RADIO BROADCAST WAS IN MASSACHUSET..."

No problem, but that wasn't even the original goal--I just thought of basketball, and after that thought of Fessenden :)

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message 127: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 22, 2019 09:47PM

Nevada, casino - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Hampshire, Autumn - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Jersey, garden -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Mexico, Hopi -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New York, Niagara Falls -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 128: by Theresa (new)

Nov 22, 2019 10:21PM

AK - Iditarod. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
ID - potato. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
IL - Lincoln https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
MT -Yellowstone. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
NY -NYC https//www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/nyc - my home state and current residence
SD - motorcycles. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/.... - honoring annual Sturgis rally

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message 129: by Robin (new)

Nov 23, 2019 09:21AM

I have not had a chance to look more in depth, but here is 2 I thought of, in case I don't get a chance.

PA-Amish
Virginia- My son used to want to move here due to it being famous for Urban legends. I'm sure if that is one, but I know I saw Urban- fantasy.

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message 130: by annapi (new)

Nov 23, 2019 09:36AM

Robin wrote: "Virginia- My son used to want to move here due to it being famous for Urban legends. I'm sure if that is one, but I know I saw Urban- fantasy...."

Robin, did you want urban legends or urban fantasy? Both have shelves.

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message 131: by Amy (new)

Nov 23, 2019 01:05PM

Robin - Amish is great!

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message 132: by Robin (new)

Nov 23, 2019 01:47PM

annapi wrote: "Robin wrote: "Virginia- My son used to want to move here due to it being famous for Urban legends. I'm sure if that is one, but I know I saw Urban- fantasy...."

Robin, did you want urban legends o..."
I will go with Urban legends

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message 133: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 23, 2019 01:54PM

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message 134: by NancyJ (last edited Nov 23, 2019 02:02PM) (new)

Nov 23, 2019 02:01PM

Wow I love the variety here! This is interesting reading! By the time I get back to make my list, I'll bet there will be 10 pages to read.

I see that some of them are very specific, making me hope we'll have choices each month. But then Theresa's comments about 2005 made me realize that many could have double or triple meanings. Some could be quite funny.

Anyway, I hope people are including some topics that they really want to read about too! I thought of Jazz for one state, and I think Music would fit just as well, while giving us more options.

Anyway, I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

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message 135: by Rachel N. (new)

Nov 23, 2019 02:35PM

Next group of states from me. This is fun and I'm learning some weird facts for states I can't immediately think of anything for.

Nebraska (NE) farming https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Nevada (NV) casino https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Hampshire (NH) library (first free public library) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Jersey (NJ) dense (highest population density of any state) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New Mexico (NM) native american https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
New York (NY) broadway https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
North Carolina (NC) flight(1st flight) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
North Dakota (ND) honey (#1 producer of honey in US) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Ohio (OH) rock (rock and roll hall of fame) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Oklahoma (OK) bombing (unfortunately the first thing I think of is the bombing of the federal building) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Oregon (OR) llama (1/4 of us population of llama’s) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Pennsylvania (PA) chocolate (hersheys) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Rhode Island (RI) tiny (smallest state) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 136: by Joanne (new)

Nov 23, 2019 02:58PM

NE-NY

NE- https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state.

NV https://www.goodreads.com/genres/ghos... -This one is for Meli

NH - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... -in honor of NH being the first to break from England

NJ - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... - a nod to Tony Soprano

NM - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Thought of Roswell

NY https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... -Showtime~

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message 137: by Idit (new)

Nov 24, 2019 06:02AM

Adding some random tags, some probably not fitting but in my mind

California - gay (thinking san Fransisco)
Minnesota - Norway
NY - plays
Florida - jews
Louisiana - creole
Texas - solitude
Oregon - knitting
Washington - snow
Alaska - Aurora

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message 138: by annapi (new)

Nov 24, 2019 11:36AM

Idit wrote: "Adding some random tags, some probably not fitting but in my mind...

Florida - jews..."

Idit, there is no shelf with the label "Jews"...

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message 139: by LibraryCin (last edited Nov 24, 2019 12:28PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 12:25PM

annapi wrote: "Idit, there is no shelf with the label "Jews"..."

That seems odd. I use it as a tag, so there should be.

ETA: I would have thought if anyone uses anything as a tag, there should be a shelf with that name.

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message 140: by LibraryCin (last edited Nov 24, 2019 12:33PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 12:32PM

... I even found it under Night with 38 people using it. I clicked on it, and it didn't find the shelf.

I think there's something wrong with GR finding that one right now.

ETA: The odd thing is when I click on it, it tells me "That genre cannot be found". Well, it's not a genre - why is GR looking for a genre?

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message 141: by annapi (last edited Nov 24, 2019 01:00PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 12:58PM

That's interesting, Cindy - I checked out Night and found the tag but when I clicked on it got the "genre cannot be found" too.

Idit, I will use the tag "Jewish" instead. That one works.

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message 142: by Idit (new)

Nov 24, 2019 01:03PM

Thanks. I just came here to say Jewish would do fine :)
It was so late last night that I didn’t even check for shelves, sorry

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message 143: by Joanne (last edited Nov 24, 2019 02:21PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 02:20PM

NC- PA

NC-https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Outer Banks is one of the favorite places I have traveled

ND- https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Dakota Dinosaur Museum in Dickinson houses twelve full scale dinosaurs, thousands of rock, mineral and fossil specimens and a complete real Triceratops and Edmontosaurus

OH - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Ohio senator John Glenn became the oldest man to venture into outer space.On February 20, 1962 he was the first American to orbit the earth AND Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. He was from Wapakoneta.

OK - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Whenever I hear or see the name Oklahoma I start singing a song from the musical...yes I was a theater geek

OR - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is one of the largest long-term ecological research sites in the United States.

PA - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Always think of Hershey

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message 144: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 24, 2019 03:07PM

Joanne wrote: "NC- PA

NC-https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Outer Banks is one of the favorite places I have traveled

ND- https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Dakota Dinosaur Mu..."

I love how you gave an explanation. I am sure that some of my tags seem so random, but I did have a reason behind every one of them. For instance, I used water for Ohio, because I wanted to highlight water pollution and how the Cuyahoga River pollution raised awareness on water pollution and we started having laws to curtail it.

I also tried when I could to have tags which had enough books.

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message 145: by Joanne (last edited Nov 24, 2019 03:25PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 03:22PM

Booknblues wrote: "Joanne wrote: "NC- PA

I figured I better start explaining some of the quirkier ones, or you all really would start thinking I was that crazy woman in the house at the end of the street..........
🧙‍♂️

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message 146: by MargieD2017 (last edited Nov 24, 2019 03:43PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2019 03:42PM

Here are some fun departures from the norm:

Rhode Island: Submarines -General Dynamics has been building submarines for 100 years and Rhode Island builds the hulls.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Massachusetts: Concord - literary center during the early years of America https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Idaho: ghost towns - has many beyond Silver City and Burke https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Washington: volcanos - there are 10 volcanos in Washington including of the course Mt St Helens https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Illinois: World's Fair Chicago hosted a World's Fair 1893 that included a serial killer on the side https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Arizona: Old West - Tombstone is the home of the best known gun fight at the OK Corral. There are other notable items too like Wells Fargo stage coach, pony express, Indian battles and more. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

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message 147: by Booknblues (new)

Nov 24, 2019 03:55PM

Joanne wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Joanne wrote: "NC- PA

I figured I better start explaining some of the quirkier ones, or you all really would start thinking I was that crazy woman in the house at the end of t..."

So, I'm just that crazy woman.

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message 148: by Joanne (new)

Nov 24, 2019 04:45PM

Booknblues wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Joanne wrote: "NC- PA

I figured I better start explaining some of the quirkier ones, or you all really would start thinking I was that crazy woman in the house ..."

😂

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message 149: by Kimberly (new)

Nov 24, 2019 06:01PM

Kimberly Ann (auntie-nanuuq) | 753 comments

Alabama (AL): Slavery: By 1830 there were 300,000 residents, nearly one-fifth of them slaves, and cotton was the principal cash crop.

Alaska (AK): Christmas: Santa Claus & the North Pole

Arizona (AZ): Dineh (Navajo), Hopi, & Pueblo Creation Stories: These people live there & it is a part of their history

Arkansas (AR): Crystals, Gemstones & Crystal Healing: Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World

California (CA): My home state: California Missions & mission stories

Colorado (CO): Rocky Mountains

Connecticut (CT): Libraries: 1656 -- first municipal public library in America, a bequest to the "town of New Haven"

Delaware (DE): PUNCH! (Just kidding): US Constitution:Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and has since been known as "The First State"

Florida (FL): Florida Fiction: Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Laurence Shames (etc)

Georgia (GA): King George II: Georgia was named after him

Hawaii (HI): Surfing: Where it all began

Idaho (ID): Potato Cookery: That's where they grow potatoes

Illinois (IL): World's Fair: the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 was arguably the most significant world's fair in U.S. history and one of the most important in the history of world expositions.

Indiana (IN): Train Robberies: The first train robbery in the United States occurred in Indiana on October 6, 1866.

Iowa (IA): Louisiana Purchase 1803:
Louisiana Purchase (all of Iowa is included in the Louisiana Purchase) bought for a total of 15 million, under 3 cents an acre

Kansas (KS): Lewis & Clark: The Lewis and Clark Expedition begins 1805.

Kentucky (KY): Horses: Home of the Kentucky Derby

Louisiana (LA): Jazz: New Orleans Music

Maine (ME): Shellfish Cookery: Lobster fishing & Clam Bakes

Maryland (MD): US NAVY: Naval Academy is in Annapolis

Massachusetts (MA): American Cookery: Fannie Merit Farmer's Boston Cooking School

Michigan (MI): Great Lakes

Minnesota (MN): Sinclair Lewis: American novelist of satire and realism, was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mississippi (MS): Riverboats

Missouri (MO): Zebulon Pike: began his famous western expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine, near St. Louis, Missouri

Montana (MT): Yellowstone National Park

Nebraska (NE): Chief Crazy Horse: Surrendered & died at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

Nevada (NV): Las Vegas

New Hampshire (NH): Daniel Webster: American political leader, Senator and orator, lawyer, statesman, administrator and diplomat, was born in Salisbury, N.H

New Jersey (NJ): Revolutionary War: After crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey, George Washington led an attack on Hessian mercenaries and took 900 men prisoner.

New Mexico (NM): Artists & Art Colonies

New York (NY): Ellis Island

North Carolina (NC): Sir Walter Raleigh: Settled Roanoke Island, renamed North Carolina

North Dakota (ND): Standing Rock:

Ohio (OH): Mount Vernon: It is in Ohio

Oklahoma (OK): Trail of Tears: Forced Removal of Natives on foot from East Coast to OK

Oregon (OR): Oregon Trail: Beginning in 1836, roughly 12,000 emigrants made the 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory

Pennsylvania (PA): Major League Baseball:World Series for Major League Baseball

Rhode Island (RI): America's Cup Yacht Race held off Newport

South Carolina (SC): Edward Teach May: Blackbeard: used his 40-gun, captured French flagship (La Concorde), renamed as Queen Anne's Revenge, to blockade the harbor at Charleston, S.C.

South Dakota (SD): Lakota:

Tennessee (TN): Country Music: Nashville

Texas (TX): Mexican American War: Alamo

Utah (UT): Sundance Film Festival (the location)

Vermont (VT): Ethan Allen: and his 83 Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y.This was the 1st aggressive American action in the War of Independence.

Virginia (VA): Pocahontas: Born Powhattan, kidnapped, & used as a pawn against her people

Washington (WA): Volcanoes; Mt Saint Helens

West Virginia (WV): Coal Mining

Wisconsin (WI): Dairy & Cheese making

Wyoming (WY): Fossils: Batodonoides, Pachycephalosaurus (thick-headed lizards), Diplodocus, Monolophosaurus, and Camarasaur, a 60-foot-tall plant-eater, were some of the creatures found. Fossil Lake in south-west Wyoming dated to about this time. It later become known for its millions of fossils preserved in layers of limestone and volcanic ash.

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message 150: by Theresa (new)

Nov 24, 2019 07:49PM

Joanne wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Joanne wrote: "NC- PA

I figured I better start explaining some of the quirkier ones, or you all really would start thinking I was that crazy woman in the house at the end of t..."

You aren't that woman, Joanne?
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