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LOL! Glad you ladies liked it. ☺
Participants Post #6, updated: 2/15/11 12:45 a.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks! 
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I need to get hot on this one ☺
The 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeDuration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Courageous Colonial
Total Points: 65/65
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
*The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5)★★★1/2
Houston, TX - largest city = 2 points
Houston, TX - former capital = 2 points
Houston, TX - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston, TX - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston, TX - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
VA Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
*newly added
Update 2/16
show off lol
Congrats, Julie! Woohoo!
Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "show off lol"Pamela! LOL!
LOL, Pamela. I'm just having fun.:-) Believe it or not, I've actually been enjoying doing the research to rack up more points.Thanks, Lisa Kay. Since there's plenty of time left on this one, I'll probably keep going as soon as I get to another book that's set in the US in a place I haven't already used.
Yeah, I'd like to get all the states. If it takes me more than a year, so be it.
Hey Lisa Kay, since I'm a troublemaker, I've awarded myself four ½ points without checking with you. :D Could you please check my entries for the states of Illinois and Oregon, and see if those are okay? If I've been a bad, bad girl, just chastise me and send me to the corner - after I remove those extra points, of course.
Looks great to me, Dina! You are now officially a "Courageous Colonial". Congrats on that. (Whoa! I knew O'Hare was busy, but not that busy.)
Participants Post #6, updated: 3/02/12 2:38 a.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks![image error]
Thanks, Lisa Kay. So now I'm a courageous colonial! I'm so proud! :)
Remind me not to fall so far behind in update this challenge. Ugh. Excruciating to update!This is kind of hard to see, but it is a list of American authors and with their names over where they wrote about.
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Hard to see? Nah! Where are my glasses?! LOL
Yeah, Dina, why didn't that one supersize like some of the other pics with the last maintenance update? LOL!
Congrats, Jenn, on becomming a "Rebellious Revolutionary"!Participants Post #6, updated: 4/24/12 4:42 p.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!
50 States, 50 Movies
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This looks interesting...if I start today I can use any books I have read in April?
You bet you can, Sandy!
HEAC 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeTotal Books:12
Total Points:40
1. Massachusetts: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake4/9/12
State: 1
Original 13 Colonies: 3
2. North Carolina: Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon 4/16/12
State: 1
Original 13 Colonies: 3
3. New York: Bossypants by Tina Fey 4/20/12
State: 1
Major City (New York City):2
Original 13 Colonies: 3
4. New Hampshire: Body Surfing by Anita Shreve 4/23/12
State: 1
Original 13 Colonies: 3
5. Washington: Night Road by Kristin Hannah 4/25/12
State: 1
Major City (Seattle): 2
6. Connecticut: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts 4/29/12
State: 1
Original 13 Colonies: 3
7. Maine: Delirium5/5/12
State: 1
Major City (Portland): 2
8. Pennsylvania: Little Earthquakes5/23/12
State:1
Major City (Philadelphia): 2
Original 13 Colonies: 3
9. Ohio:One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost 6/5/12
State: 1
10.Florida: Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 6/5/12
State: 1
11. Texas: Straight from the Hip by Susan Mallery 6/12/12
State: 1
Major City (Dallas): 2 points for my beloved hometown!
Infamous for assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963: 1/2 pt
TV show of the same name (past and present): 1/2 pt
12. Arizona: The Host by Stephenie Meyer 7/9/12
State: 1
Added you to Post #6, Sandy!
The 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeDuration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Rebellious Revolutionary
Total Points: 68/95
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
*Having Her Boss's Baby by Susan Mallery (3/14/11)★★★★1/2
Riverside - Heart of California's citrus industry = 1/2 point
Riverside - Home of Riverside Fox Theater where the first showing of Gone with the Wind took place = 1/2 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Florida
*Last Resort by Rebecca Boschee (4/24)★★★★1/2
Total = 1 point
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
*Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (4/17/11)★★★★★
Grant's Pass - named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5)★★★1/2
Houston, TX - largest city = 2 points
Houston, TX - former capital = 2 points
Houston, TX - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston, TX - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston, TX - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
VA Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
*newly added
Update 4/18
Lisa Kay, Julie's bragging again! lol Good job, Julie ☺
Yes! Congrats, Julie, on becoming a "Rebellious Revolutionary" - and upping your goal.[image error]
Gottch, Sandy!Participants Post #6, updated: 5/7/12 9:00 a.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!
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Thanks, Pamela and Lisa Kay. I finally found some new books to get things moving again.:-)
~ Map It ~ Neat! You can make a map of your 50 States/50 Books Challenge.
The 2012 WHERE Are You Reading Challenge: example of her book list here.
Example of her map here.
Google Maps.
Interesting and very cool.
It is cool! If I do this challenge again, I'm going to do it. However, I'm almost done now.
Participants Post #6, updated: 5/20/12 2:09 p.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks! [image error]
The 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeDuration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Rebellious Revolutionary
Total Points: 92/95
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Having Her Boss's Baby by Susan Mallery (3/14/11)★★★★1/2
Riverside - Heart of California's citrus industry = 1/2 point
Riverside - Home of Riverside Fox Theater where the first showing of Gone with the Wind took place = 1/2 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Florida
Last Resort by Rebecca Boschee (4/24)★★★★1/2
Total = 1 point
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Indiana
*Truth Or Dare by Lori Foster (5/23)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
Nevada
*Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon (6/12)★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Las Vegas - largest city = 2 points
Las Vegas - billed as "The Entertainment Capital of the World" = 1/2 point
Las Vegas - setting of the TV show, CSI = 1/2 point
Total = 4 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (4/17/11)★★★★★
Grant's Pass - named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg = 1 point
Total = 1 point
South Carolina
*Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (5/31)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Charleston - former captial of the Carolina colony = 2 points
Charleston - named for King Charles II = 1 point
Charleston - site of two British attacks during the American Revolution = 1/2 point
Charleston - severely damaged by a major earthquake in 1886 = 1/2 point
MA Original Colony = 3 points
Boston, MA - State Capital = 3 points
Boston, MA - largest city = 2 points
Boston, MA - site of many events/battles of the American Revolution including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - birthplace of Paul Revere = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - book publishing hub that is home to Houghton Mifflin, St. Martin's Press, Beacon Press, and Little, Brown, & Co. = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - home of several prestigious colleges including Harvard and MIT = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - a major city for American film & telvision production = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - home of 3 German POW camps during WWII = 1/2 point
Total = 19 points
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5)★★★1/2
Houston, TX - largest city = 2 points
Houston, TX - former capital = 2 points
Houston, TX - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston, TX - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston, TX - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
*newly added
Update 6/14
Looking great, Julie!Participants Post #6, updated: 6/14/12 10:15 p.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!
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GRs is acting "buddy" today and won't let me past or type in past a certain number of characters, but my update is not complete... but, I only have 6 more states to go! HEAC 50 States Update: Post #14 = 93 points and 44/50 states!
The 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeDuration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Rebellious Revolutionary
Total Points: 95/95
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Having Her Boss's Baby by Susan Mallery (3/14/11)★★★★1/2
Riverside - Heart of California's citrus industry = 1/2 point
Riverside - Home of Riverside Fox Theater where the first showing of Gone with the Wind took place = 1/2 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Florida
Last Resort by Rebecca Boschee (4/24)★★★★1/2
Total = 1 point
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Indiana
Truth Or Dare by Lori Foster (5/23)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
Montana
*Prince Charming by Julie Garwood
State = 1 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of Proctor & Gamble founded in 1879 = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first regular professional baseball team and predecessor of the Cincinnati Reds = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - A major source of supplies and troops for the Union Army during the Civil War = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Setting of Kim Harrison's urban fantasy series The Hollows = 1/2 point
Total = 3 points
Nevada
Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon (6/12)★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Las Vegas - largest city = 2 points
Las Vegas - billed as "The Entertainment Capital of the World" = 1/2 point
Las Vegas - setting of the TV show, CSI = 1/2 point
Total = 4 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (4/17/11)★★★★★
Grant's Pass - named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg = 1 point
Total = 1 point
South Carolina
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (5/31)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Charleston - former captial of the Carolina colony = 2 points
Charleston - named for King Charles II = 1 point
Charleston - site of two British attacks during the American Revolution = 1/2 point
Charleston - severely damaged by a major earthquake in 1886 = 1/2 point
MA Original Colony = 3 points
Boston, MA - State Capital = 3 points
Boston, MA - largest city = 2 points
Boston, MA - site of many events/battles of the American Revolution including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - birthplace of Paul Revere = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - book publishing hub that is home to Houghton Mifflin, St. Martin's Press, Beacon Press, and Little, Brown, & Co. = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - home of several prestigious colleges including Harvard and MIT = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - a major city for American film & telvision production = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - home of 3 German POW camps during WWII = 1/2 point
Total = 19 points
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5)★★★1/2
Houston, TX - largest city = 2 points
Houston, TX - former capital = 2 points
Houston, TX - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston, TX - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston, TX - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
*newly added
Update 6/21
Thanks, Lisa Kay! Here I go upping the ante again.:-)The 50 States & Capitals Points Challenge
Duration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Marvelous Mountaineer
Total Points: 97/95
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Having Her Boss's Baby by Susan Mallery (3/14/11)★★★★1/2
Riverside - Heart of California's citrus industry = 1/2 point
Riverside - Home of Riverside Fox Theater where the first showing of Gone with the Wind took place = 1/2 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29/11)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Florida
Last Resort by Rebecca Boschee (4/24/12)★★★★1/2
Total = 1 point
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Indiana
Truth Or Dare by Lori Foster (5/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
Montana
Prince Charming by Julie Garwood (6/19/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of Proctor & Gamble founded in 1879 = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first regular professional baseball team and predecessor of the Cincinnati Reds = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - A major source of supplies and troops for the Union Army during the Civil War = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Setting of Kim Harrison's urban fantasy series The Hollows = 1/2 point
Total = 3 points
Nevada
Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon (6/12/12)★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Las Vegas - largest city = 2 points
Las Vegas - billed as "The Entertainment Capital of the World" = 1/2 point
Las Vegas - setting of the TV show, CSI = 1/2 point
Total = 4 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7/12)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (4/17/12)★★★★★
Grant's Pass - named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg = 1 point
Total = 1 point
South Carolina
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (5/31/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Charleston - former captial of the Carolina colony = 2 points
Charleston - named for King Charles II = 1 point
Charleston - site of two British attacks during the American Revolution = 1/2 point
Charleston - severely damaged by a major earthquake in 1886 = 1/2 point
MA Original Colony = 3 points
Boston, MA - State Capital = 3 points
Boston, MA - largest city = 2 points
Boston, MA - site of many events/battles of the American Revolution including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - birthplace of Paul Revere = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - book publishing hub that is home to Houghton Mifflin, St. Martin's Press, Beacon Press, and Little, Brown, & Co. = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - home of several prestigious colleges including Harvard and MIT = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - a major city for American film & telvision production = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - home of 3 German POW camps during WWII = 1/2 point
Total = 19 points
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5/12)★★★1/2
Houston, TX - largest city = 2 points
Houston, TX - former capital = 2 points
Houston, TX - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston, TX - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston, TX - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
Washington
*Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas (6/24/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Friday Harbor - the only officially incorporated town in the San Juan Islands = 1/2 point
Friday Harbor - home of Friday Harbor Laboratories, a world famous marine biology facility = 1/2 point
Total = 2 points
*newly added
Update 6/28
That's great, Julie! Congrats on making it to "Marvelous Mountaineer"! LOL!HEAC 50 States Update: Post #14 = 91 points and 42/50 states!
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I really need to go through my books and get this updated. ☺
I need to double check, too. I think I have one I haven't added. **sigh**
Woohoo, Sandy! Congrats!Participants Post #6, updated: 7/16/12 9:43 a.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!
Road Trip! (With two airplane flights.) Visit all 50 states.
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The 50 States & Capitals Points ChallengeDuration: 9/1/11 to 8/31/12
Participation Level: Marvelous Mountaineer
Total Points: 106/125
Arizona
*In the Company of Darkness by Kerrie Droban (7/24/12)★★★
State = 1 point
Phoenix - State Capital = 3 points
Phoenix - largest city = 2 points
Phoenix - nicknamed "The Valley of the Sun" = 1/2 point
Phoenix - most populous state capital = 1/2 point
Phoenix - 6th most populous city in the US = 1/2 point
Phoenix - home of famous political figures Barry Goldwater, John McCain, & Sandra Day O'Connor = 1/2 point
Phoenix - the modern canal systems of the city follow the paths laid out by ancient Hohokam canals = 1/2 point
Phoenix - the site of the Phoenix Zoo/Papago Park was once a prisoner of war camp housing German soldiers during WWII = 1/2 point
Phoenix - numerous movies and TV shows have been filmed here = 1/2 point
Phoenix - cite of where Miranda Rights became a part of US law following the landmark case Miranda vs. Arizona = 1/2 point
Total = 9 points
California
Across Eternity by Aris Whittier (9/5/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Having Her Boss's Baby by Susan Mallery (3/14/11)★★★★1/2
Riverside - Heart of California's citrus industry = 1/2 point
Riverside - Home of Riverside Fox Theater where the first showing of Gone with the Wind took place = 1/2 point
Total = 1 point
Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (10/11/11)★★★★★
Sacramento - State Capital = 3 points
Sacramento - site of Sutter's Fort = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
The Players Club: Scott by Cathy Yardley (12/29/11)★★★★1/2
SanFrancisco - seat of the CA Supreme Court = 2 points
SanFrancisco - known for it's many landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - more than 3/4 of the city was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire = 1/2 point
SanFrancisco - SF's Chinatown is the oldest in North America = 1/2 point
Total = 3.5 points
Florida
Last Resort by Rebecca Boschee (4/24/12)★★★★1/2
Total = 1 point
Illinois
Murder List by Julie Garwood (10/19/11)★★★★
State = 1 point
Chicago - largest city = 2 points
Chicago - nicknamed "The Windy City" = 1/2 point
Chicago - home of the second busiest airport in the world (O'Hare) = 1/2 point
Chicago - The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 1/3 of the city = 1/2 point
Chicago - hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 = 1/2 point
Chicago - hometown of Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey = 1/2 point
Chicago - setting of numerous TV shows including ER & The Bob Newhart Show = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Indiana
Truth Or Dare by Lori Foster (5/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Total = 1 point
Kansas
Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Shirley Kiger Connolly (9/26/11)★★★
State = 1 point
Stony Point, NY - site of King's Ferry & Stony Point Battlefield (Revolutionary War sites) = 1/2 point
West Point, NY - site of the United States Military Academy = 1/2 point
PA Original Colony = 3 points
Philadelphia, PA - largest city = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - former national capital = 2 points
Philadelphia, PA - site of the 1st & 2nd Continental Congress = 1/2 point
Philadelphia, PA - nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" = 1/2 point
Total = 10 points
Mississippi
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/23/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Jackson - State Capital = 3 points
Jackson - most populous city = 2 points
Jackson - named for Andrew Jackson = 1 point
Jackson - hotbed of civil rights activity in the 1960s = 1/2 point
Jackson - birthplace of Faith Hill = 1/2 point
Total = 7 points
Montana
Prince Charming by Julie Garwood (6/19/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of Proctor & Gamble founded in 1879 = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Home of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first regular professional baseball team and predecessor of the Cincinnati Reds = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - A major source of supplies and troops for the Union Army during the Civil War = 1/2 point
Cincinnati, OH - Setting of Kim Harrison's urban fantasy series The Hollows = 1/2 point
Total = 3 points
Nevada
Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon (6/12/12)★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Las Vegas - largest city = 2 points
Las Vegas - billed as "The Entertainment Capital of the World" = 1/2 point
Las Vegas - setting of the TV show, CSI = 1/2 point
Total = 4 points
New York
Covet by J. R. Ward (11/30/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
NY Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (2/7/12)★★★★1/2
New York - most populous city = 2 points
New York - previous U.S. capital = 2 points
New York - the most linguistically diverse city in the world = 1/2 point
New York - home of many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Empire State Building = 1/2 point
New York - the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on the site of present day Brooklyn = 1/2 point
New York - global hub of international business and commerce and home of the New York Stock Exchange = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
North Carolina
Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose (9/13/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Raleigh - State Capital = 3 points
Raleigh - named for Sir Walter Raleigh = 1 point
Raleigh - birthplace of Andrew Johnson = 2 points
Seattle, WA - most populous city = 2 points
Total = 12 points
Oregon
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young (2/16/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (4/17/12)★★★★★
Grant's Pass - named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg = 1 point
Total = 1 point
South Carolina
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (5/31/12)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Charleston - former captial of the Carolina colony = 2 points
Charleston - named for King Charles II = 1 point
Charleston - site of two British attacks during the American Revolution = 1/2 point
Charleston - severely damaged by a major earthquake in 1886 = 1/2 point
MA Original Colony = 3 points
Boston, MA - State Capital = 3 points
Boston, MA - largest city = 2 points
Boston, MA - site of many events/battles of the American Revolution including the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - birthplace of Paul Revere = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - book publishing hub that is home to Houghton Mifflin, St. Martin's Press, Beacon Press, and Little, Brown, & Co. = 1/2 point
Boston, MA - home of several prestigious colleges including Harvard and MIT = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - a major city for American film & telvision production = 1/2 point
Wilmington, NC - home of 3 German POW camps during WWII = 1/2 point
Total = 19 points
Texas
Soldier by AKM Miles (10/1/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Total = 1 points
Firestorm by Ann Jacobs (1/5/12)★★★1/2
Houston - largest city = 2 points
Houston - former capital = 2 points
Houston - named for General Sam Houston = 1 point
Houston - home of NASA's Johnson Space Center (aka Mission Control) = 1/2 point
Houston - sheltered more than 150,000 residents of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina = 1/2 point
Total = 6 points
Virginia
The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott (12/11/11)★★★★1/2
State = 1 point
Original Colony = 3 points
Total = 4 points
Washington
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas (6/24/12)★★★★★
State = 1 point
Friday Harbor - the only officially incorporated town in the San Juan Islands = 1/2 point
Friday Harbor - home of Friday Harbor Laboratories, a world famous marine biology facility = 1/2 point
Total = 2 points
*newly added
Update 7/31
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