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This state was named after a queen of England.

This state was named after a queen of England. Maryland. The first umbrella factory in the US opened in this state in 1928. Maryland. Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” in this state while watching an attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Maryland.

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This state was named after a queen of England.

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  1. This state was named after a queen of England. Maryland

  2. The first umbrella factory in the US opened in this state in 1928. Maryland

  3. Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” in this state while watching an attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Maryland

  4. This state’s capital, Annapolis, is the fourth oldest state capital in the US. Maryland

  5. The United States Naval Academy is located in this state. Maryland

  6. Maryland

  7. This state’s largest county is 1,134 square miles.

  8. The first tea farm in the United States started in this state in 1890.

  9. This state produces and ships the most peaches of any state east of the Mississippi River.

  10. A coastal plain covers two-thirds of this state.

  11. The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter in this state.

  12. South Carolina

  13. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s shortest river is in this state.

  14. The highest temperature recorded in this state was 117 degrees and the lowest was 70 degrees below zero.

  15. This state is the fourth largest in the United States, but it is the sixth least populated state.

  16. Grasshopper Glacier, named for grasshoppers frozen in ice, is found in this state.

  17. The Missouri River starts in the Rocky Mountains in this state.

  18. Montana

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