The Southern States

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The Southern States Part 1
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States of the South

• Sixteen states form the Southern region of the
  United States.

Delaware Maryland
Virginia West Virginia
Kentucky Tennessee
North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia Florida
Alabama Mississippi
Louisiana Arkansas
Texas Oklahoma
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Facts About Delaware

• Population 731,000
• Capital City Dover
• Nickname Diamond State
• Largest City Wilmington
• Climate 22F and 86F
• Interesting Fact Delaware is the second smallest
  state.

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Facts About Maryland

• Population 5,094,000
• Capital City Annapolis
• Nickname Old Line State
• Largest City Baltimore
• Climate 23F and 87F
• Interesting Fact Francis Scott Key wrote The
  Star-spangled Banner after the battle at Fort
  McHenry in 1814.

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Facts About Virginia

• Population 6,733,000
• Capital City Richmond
• Nickname Old Dominion
• Largest City Virginia Beach
• Climate 39F and 78F
• Interesting Fact Eight U.S. Presidents were born
  in Virginia. (William Harrison, Thomas
  Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Zachary
  Taylor, John Tyler, George Washington, and
  Woodrow Wilson)

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Facts About West Virginia

• Population 1,815,000
• Capital City Charleston
• Nickname Mountain State
• Largest City Charleston
• Climate 33F and 73F
• Interesting Fact West Virginia was originally
  part of the state of Virginia. It became a state
  in 1863.

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Facts About Kentucky

• Population 3,908,000
• Capital City Frankfort
• Nickname Bluegrass State
• Largest City Louisville
• Climate 22F and 86F
• Interesting Facts Kentucky has the worlds
  largest cave system.
• Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.

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Facts About Tennessee

• Population 5,368,000
• Capital Nashville
• Nickname Volunteer State
• Largest City Memphis
• Climate 37F and 83F
• Interesting Fact Tennessee is called the Home
  of Country Music. Elvis Presley and Dolly
  Parton are from Tennessee.

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Facts About North Carolina

• Population 7,425,000
• Capital City Raleigh
• Nickname Tar Heel State
• Largest City Charlotte
• Climate 39F and 78F
• Interesting Fact The first airplane flight took
  place in Kitty Hawk in 1903.

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Facts About South Carolina

• Population 3,760,000
• Capital City Columbia
• Nickname Palmetto State
• Largest City Columbia
• Climate 38F and 90F
• Interesting Fact The Charleston Museum, one of
  the oldest in the country, was founded in 1773.