So, yes, in honour of Delaware being one of the smallest States, I was compelled to give you much more than you ever needed to know. Try not to blink or you’ll miss it entirely. The first European settlement in Delaware was New Sweden in 1638. It was established by Peter Minute – more famous…
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Connecticut
by Betsey Ellis •
The Insurance and White Bread Capitol of the WorldConnecticut is home and birthplace of so many things that you would not think of. Connecticut is so much more than a series of affluent suburbs of New York City and Rhode Island wannabees. I could tell you when Connecticut became a State, but as one of…
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Sorry, I couldn’t come up with a clever title for Colorado
by Betsey Ellis •
Rocky Mountain High?The earliest inhabitants of the area now know as Colorado were the Ancestral Pueblo people. Sometime between 600 and 1300 A.D. they left, without a forwarding address. Speaking of Pueblo, it is the only city that can boast that it has four living recipients of Medal of Honor residing there. Colorado is called…
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California – It’s Not Quite What You Think It Is….
by Betsey Ellis •
I know I usually start these with when the State joined the Union and other facts you have forgotten from grade school, but I decided to switch things up a little. You thought Sebring was a bit of a backwater? Try Alpine County, California, the State’s smallest county. There is no High School there, no…
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Arkansas
by Betsey Ellis •
Things You Probably Never Cared to Know About Arkansas The first European settlement was established in 1686. “Arkansas” is a French interpretation of a Sioux word “acansa”, meaning “downstream place”. Which means the name has nothing to do with either Kansas, or Noah. Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836. Arkansas gave the…
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Arizona
by Betsey Ellis •
Incredibly Obvious, Odd and Quirky things about Arizona: The oldest native American settlement in the United States is Oraibi, which was settled by the Hopis in Arizona. The name “Arizona” is derived from the Spanish name of “Arizonac”. THAT name was derived from the Indian name “ali sonak” meaning small spring. This was the name…
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States Well Stated – ALASKA
by Betsey Ellis •
The Origins of Russian Collusion, a.k.a. Alaska Alaska was “discovered” by non-natives, when a Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia in 1741. Not too surprisingly, the Bering Straits were named thus in his honor. The first non-native settlement was started by Russian fur trappers in 1784. Alaska’s name is…
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State of Your State – Alabama
by Betsey Ellis •
Introducing a new feature of the TWRTimes ! By a new writer ! Welcome Betsey Ellis to our staff ! Over the months ahead she will be highlighting all the states of this Union, alphabetically. Fun Facts about Places that None Us Live Anymore! By a recovering legal professional with way too much time on…