22 Alabama
Date admitted to the US – December 14, 1819
Postal abbreviation – AL
Capital – Montgomery
Area – 52,419.02 [30th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 4,779,736 [23rd largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 94.4 [27th largest in the US]
Area codes – 205, 251, 256, 334
Zip codes – 35004 - 36925
Number of counties – 67
State nickname – Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State"
State motto – "Audemus jura nostra defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights
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Fun facts – -Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
-Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the World.
-Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
-The word Alabama means tribal town in the Creek Indian language.
-The Birmingham Airport opened in 1931, at which time a flight from Birmingham to Los Angeles took 19 hours.
Law Schools
-University of Alabama School of Law
-Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
-Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
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21 Illinois
Date admitted to the US – December 3, 1818
Postal abbreviation – IL
Capital – Springfield
Area – 57,914.38 [25th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 12,830,632 [5th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 231.1 [12th largest in the US]
Area codes – 217, 309, 312, 618, 630, 708, 773, 815, 847
Zip codes – 60001 - 62999
Number of counties – 102
State nickname – Prairie State
State motto – State Sovereignty, National Union
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Fun facts –
-The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885.
-The Sears Tower, in Chicago, is the tallest building in North America.
-Metropolis, the home of Superman, really exists in Southern Illinois.
-Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery.
-Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald's.
-The Illinois state dance is square dancing.
-Illinois has the highest number of personalized license plates of any state.
-The trains that pass through Chicago's underground freight tunnels daily, if parked end to end, would extend over ten miles.
-The slogan of 105.9, Chicago's classic rock radio station, is 'Of all the radio stations in Chicago...we're one of them.'
-Illinois has a wide variety of weather: major winter storms, deadly tornadoes, and spectacular heat and cold episodes.
-The Chicago Public Library is the world's largest public library, with a collection of more than 2 million books.
-The Chicago River is dyed green on Saint Patrick's Day.
Law Schools
-University of Chicago Law School
-Chicago - Kent College of Law
-DePaul University College of Law
-University of Illinois College of Law
-John Marshall Law School
-Loyola University Chicago College of Law
-Northern Illinois University College of Law
-Northwestern University School of Law
-Southern Illinois University School of Law
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20 Mississippi
Date admitted to the US – December 10, 1817
Postal abbreviation – MS
Capital – Jackson
Area – 48,430.19 [32nd largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 2,967,297 [31st largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 63.2 [33rd largest in the US]
Area codes – 228, 601, 662
Zip codes – 38601 - 39776
Number of counties – 82
State nickname – Magnolia State
State motto – "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms
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Fun facts – -In 1963, the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant and in 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first heart transplant.
-In 1902, while on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear. This act resulted in the creation of the world-famous “teddy” bear.
-The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards.
-Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, on January 8, 1935.
-Greenwood is called the Cotton Capital of the World.
-The Mississippi River is the largest river in the United States and is the nation's chief waterway. Its nickname is Old Man River.
Law Schools
-The University of Mississippi School of Law
-Mississippi College School of Law
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19 Indiana
Date admitted to the US – December 11, 1816
Postal abbreviation – IN
Capital – Indianapolis
Area – 36,417.73 [38th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 6,483,802 [15th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 181 [17th largest in the US]
Area codes – 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812
Zip codes – 46001 - 47997
Number of counties – 92
State nickname – Hoosier State
State motto – “The Crossroads of America"
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Fun facts –
-The first long-distance auto race in the US was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles per hour and first prize was $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles per hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. The Indianapolis 500 is 200 laps [500 miles] and is held every Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis.
-Santa Claus, Indiana receives over half a million letters at Christmas time.
-Parke County has 32 covered bridges and is the Covered Bridge Capital of the World.
-Indiana, the "Cross Roads of America", has more miles of Interstate Highway per square mile than any other state. Today, more major highways intersect in Indiana than in any other state.
-Many Mennonite and Amish live on the farmland of Northeastern Indiana. According to Amish ordnung (rules) they are forbidden to drive cars, use electricity, or go to public places of entertainment.
-Studebaker Company, in South Bend, was the nation's largest producer of horse-drawn wagons. It later developed into a multimillion-dollar automobile manufacturer.
-The Saturday Evening Post is published in Indianapolis.
Law Schools
-Indiana University Bloomington, Maurer School of Law
-Indiana University, Robert H McKinney School of Law
-University of Notre Dame Law School
-Valparaiso University Law
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