This river enters Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir on the Wyoming border |
the Snake River |
200 |
May 15, 2014 |
This river enters Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir on the Wyoming border |
the Snake River |
200 |
May 15, 2014 |
Vermont's lowest point is 95 feet above sea level on the shore of this lake |
Lake Champlain |
400 |
May 15, 2014 |
Vermont's lowest point is 95 feet above sea level on the shore of this lake |
Lake Champlain |
400 |
May 15, 2014 |
This Rockies ridge splits the waters of the western U.S. into westward & eastward flowing |
The Continental Divide |
600 |
May 15, 2014 |
This Rockies ridge splits the waters of the western U.S. into westward & eastward flowing |
The Continental Divide |
600 |
May 15, 2014 |
Pasca, a Native American word for bread, gave this Gulf coast city its name |
Pascagoula |
1000 |
May 15, 2014 |
Pasca, a Native American word for bread, gave this Gulf coast city its name |
Pascagoula |
1000 |
May 15, 2014 |
The snowy dome of this tallest volcano in the lower 48 states is often shrouded in clouds |
Mount Rainier |
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May 15, 2014 |
The snowy dome of this tallest volcano in the lower 48 states is often shrouded in clouds |
Mount Rainier |
|
May 15, 2014 |
Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle, provides the northern boundary of this body of water |
Puget Sound |
200 |
November 7, 2012 |
Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle, provides the northern boundary of this body of water |
Puget Sound |
200 |
November 7, 2012 |
An outpost called Fort Raccoon was wisely renamed & became this capital of Iowa |
Des Moines |
400 |
November 7, 2012 |
An outpost called Fort Raccoon was wisely renamed & became this capital of Iowa |
Des Moines |
400 |
November 7, 2012 |
Prior to 1850 this Northern California peak was known by several names, including Sasty |
Mount Shasta |
800 |
November 7, 2012 |
Prior to 1850 this Northern California peak was known by several names, including Sasty |
Mount Shasta |
800 |
November 7, 2012 |
Awash in glorious lava, Mount Haleakala lies on this "Valley Isle" |
Maui |
1000 |
November 7, 2012 |
Awash in glorious lava, Mount Haleakala lies on this "Valley Isle" |
Maui |
1000 |
November 7, 2012 |
The Sakonnet, Seekonk & Providence Rivers are saltwater arms of this bay |
Narragansett Bay |
|
November 7, 2012 |
The Sakonnet, Seekonk & Providence Rivers are saltwater arms of this bay |
Narragansett Bay |
|
November 7, 2012 |
Massachusetts' Barnstable County mostly consists of this hook-shaped cape |
Cape Cod |
200 |
February 24, 2012 |
Massachusetts' Barnstable County mostly consists of this hook-shaped cape |
Cape Cod |
200 |
February 24, 2012 |
Saginaw Bay on the east coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is an inlet of this Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
400 |
February 24, 2012 |
Saginaw Bay on the east coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is an inlet of this Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
400 |
February 24, 2012 |
This river rises in Northern Pennsylvania, runs into Southwest New York & then flows into Pittsburgh |
the Allegheny River |
600 |
February 24, 2012 |
This river rises in Northern Pennsylvania, runs into Southwest New York & then flows into Pittsburgh |
the Allegheny River |
600 |
February 24, 2012 |
El Paso, Texas was named because it was a major ford, or pass, across this river |
the Rio Grande |
800 |
February 24, 2012 |
El Paso, Texas was named because it was a major ford, or pass, across this river |
the Rio Grande |
800 |
February 24, 2012 |
This waterfall in Yosemite National Park is the highest continuous fall in North America at 1,612 feet |
Ribbon Falls |
1000 |
February 24, 2012 |
This waterfall in Yosemite National Park is the highest continuous fall in North America at 1,612 feet |
Ribbon Falls |
1000 |
February 24, 2012 |
This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside county |
California |
200 |
May 5, 2011 |
Leadville in the Rockies in this state is the USA's highest incorporated city |
Colorado |
400 |
May 5, 2011 |
At about 1,700 square miles, this saline lake is one of the largest lakes in the world with no outlet |
the Salt Lake |
600 |
May 5, 2011 |
Nome, Alaska lies on this peninsula named for a 19th century Secretary of State |
the Seward peninsula |
800 |
May 5, 2011 |
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The northwest angle belongs to the U.S., although it doesn't look that way; it's the only part of the lower 48 that extends miles north of this parallel of latitude |
the 49th parallel |
1000 |
May 5, 2011 |
The Potomac River feeds into this large bay |
the Chesapeake |
200 |
February 25, 2011 |
On Aug. 12, 1901 the first auto reached the summit of this "peak" near Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Pikes Peak |
400 |
February 25, 2011 |
This river's delta covers 13,000 square miles, about 1/4 of Louisiana's area |
the Mississippi |
600 |
February 25, 2011 |
In 1847 the Michigan legislature chose this city to succeed Detroit as state capital |
Lansing |
800 |
February 25, 2011 |
Vineyard Sound separates Martha's Vineyard from the southernmost part of this cape |
Cape Cod |
1000 |
February 25, 2011 |
This state's highest point is Puu Wekiu, a cinder cone atop Mauna Kea |
Hawaii |
200 |
November 27, 2009 |
The Columbia River Plateau lies to the east of this range, the Puget Sound-Willamette Valley Trough to the west |
the Cascades |
600 |
November 27, 2009 |
The Peace Bridge spanning the Niagara River connects this city in New York with Canada |
Buffalo |
800 |
November 27, 2009 |
Founded by Swiss immigrants, Switzerland County, Indiana lies across from Kentucky, along this river |
the Ohio River |
1000 |
November 27, 2009 |
In the 1850s both California & Nevada called it Lake Bigler |
Lake Tahoe |
|
November 27, 2009 |
If they'd decided to call this town Shawmut, the native name for the area, we'd have Shawmut baked beans |
Boston |
200 |
March 31, 2005 |
The Salt Lake Valley was once a part of the basin of this ancient lake |
Lake Bonneville |
400 |
March 31, 2005 |
In 1942, people from the Manhattan Project set up shop at a boys' ranch school in this N.M. community |
Los Alamos |
600 |
March 31, 2005 |
Though Delaware is the Diamond State, the Crater of Diamonds is in this state |
Arkansas |
1000 |
March 31, 2005 |
Wisconsin is bordered by these 2 of the 5 Great Lakes |
Michigan & Superior |
|
March 31, 2005 |
Of Hawaii's 8 main islands, this one receives the lion's share of the tourist dollars |
Oahu |
200 |
January 27, 2005 |
When the Russians owned Alaska, they referred to this tall peak as Bolshaya Gora |
Mt. McKinley |
400 |
January 27, 2005 |
This river begins in Colorado & empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas |
Rio Grande |
600 |
January 27, 2005 |
Florida's panhandle borders these 2 states |
Alabama and Georgia |
800 |
January 27, 2005 |
This large lake on the New York-Vermont border is Vermont's lowest point |
Lake Champlain |
1000 |
January 27, 2005 |
Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet below sea level in this city |
New Orleans |
200 |
October 27, 2004 |
The Wrigley family owns much of this resort island 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles |
Catalina |
400 |
October 27, 2004 |
This island, a NYC Borough, is separated from New Jersey by 2 narrow channels: the Kill Van Kull and the Arthur Kill |
Staten Island |
600 |
October 27, 2004 |
The western part of this state's panhandle is the high plains, or llano estacado, "staked plains" |
Texas |
800 |
October 27, 2004 |
This river joins the Columbia near Pasco, Washington, a little more than 1,000 miles from its source in Wyoming |
the Snake River |
|
October 27, 2004 |
The borders of 5 Utah counties lie within this lake |
The Great Salt Lake |
200 |
February 7, 2003 |
Mapmakers named this Colorado mountain after its 1806 discoverer, who had called it Grand Peak |
Pikes Peak |
400 |
February 7, 2003 |
This river flows through 3 state capitals: Bismarck, Pierre & Jefferson City |
Missouri River |
800 |
February 7, 2003 |
It's the only U.S. state lying on the Tropic of Cancer |
Hawaii |
1000 |
February 7, 2003 |
This Northwestern capital's name is derived from the Hebrew shalom, meaning "peace" |
Salem, Oregon |
|
February 7, 2003 |
The summit of this famous Colorado peak can be reached by horseback, auto, or a 9-mile cog railway |
Pikes Peak |
200 |
January 9, 2003 |
Due to evaporation, the area of this largest Utah lake varies from year to year |
the Great Salt Lake |
400 |
January 9, 2003 |
A point 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro is smack dab in the middle of this "Volunteer State" |
Tennessee |
600 |
January 9, 2003 |
This city of over a million people lies 30 miles from Fort Worth |
Dallas |
800 |
January 9, 2003 |
This "lengthy" island forms the easternmost part of New York state |
Long Island |
1000 |
January 9, 2003 |
The Chicago River flows out of this great lake; the Kalamazoo River flows in |
Lake Michigan |
100 |
February 2, 2001 |
The Okefenokee Swamp covers nearly 700 square miles in these 2 states |
Florida & Georgia |
200 |
February 2, 2001 |
Apprpriately, you'll find the Black & Funeral Mountains in this "mournful" region of California |
Death Valley |
300 |
February 2, 2001 |
It makes sense that this is "The Mountain State" since it lies entirely within the Appalachians |
West Virginia |
400 |
February 2, 2001 |
1 of 2 capes in North Carolina that have been designated national seashores |
Hatteras & Lookout |
500 |
February 2, 2001 |
Principal port cities on this gulf include Mobile & Tampa |
Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
January 26, 2001 |
Large ships can sail over 100 miles inland to Washington, D.C. on this river |
Potomac |
200 |
January 26, 2001 |
Streams in the eastern part of this state flow into Lake Michigan & Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
300 |
January 26, 2001 |
In 1833 this "holy" northwestern Ohio port arose from the consolidation of Port Lawrence & Vistula villages |
Toledo |
400 |
January 26, 2001 |
The easternmost part of Rhode Island can't be reached by land without going through this state |
Massachusetts |
|
January 26, 2001 |
In 1874, a major rail crossing, the Eads Bridge, was completed across this river at St. Louis |
Mississippi River |
100 |
July 10, 2000 |
California's highest peak, it was named for the geologist who was chief of the expedition that found it in 1864 |
Mount Whitney |
200 |
July 10, 2000 |
Col. Thomas Baker founded this city, a produce center & California's country music capital |
Bakersfield |
300 |
July 10, 2000 |
Virginia's Rappahannock River flows into this bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
400 |
July 10, 2000 |
This state capital was founded in 1819 from 2 towns: East Alabama & New Philadelphia |
Montgomery |
500 |
July 10, 2000 |
The city of El Paso in this state is a major gateway between the U.S. & Mexico |
Texas |
100 |
June 7, 2000 |
This "stately" river carved the Black Canyon as well as the Grand Canyon |
Colorado River |
200 |
June 7, 2000 |
If you want to sneak a peek at the landmark seen here, head to this Midwest state:(Mount Rushmore) |
South Dakota |
300 |
June 7, 2000 |
Sounds morbid, but it's the lowest point in California & in all of the U.S. |
Death Valley |
400 |
June 7, 2000 |
In Hawaii, Mauna Kea means "white mountain" & this volcano's name means "long mountain" |
Mauna Loa |
500 |
June 7, 2000 |
This river's drainage area covers about 1.25 million square miles in 31 states |
Mississippi |
100 |
June 2, 2000 |
The highest peaks in this colorful mountain range of the Appalachian system lie in North Carolina |
Blue Ridge Mountains |
200 |
June 2, 2000 |
Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County is the westernmost point of this state |
California |
300 |
June 2, 2000 |
The 2 main branches of this inlet in Washington state are Hood Canal & Admiralty Inlet |
Puget Sound |
400 |
June 2, 2000 |
Haleakala on this "Valley Island" of Hawaii has the world's largest dormant volcanic crater |
Maui |
500 |
June 2, 2000 |
About 75% of all Hawaiians live on this island |
Oahu |
100 |
April 13, 2000 |
The New York state barge canal system connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via this river |
Hudson River |
200 |
April 13, 2000 |
This mountain system stretches about 1,500 miles from Alabama to Canada's Gaspe Peninsula |
Appalachians |
300 |
April 13, 2000 |
At an altitude of 6,225', this lake on the California-Nevada border doesn't freeze due to its great depth |
Lake Tahoe |
400 |
April 13, 2000 |
Made famous in song, this river begins in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp & empties into the Gulf of Mexico via Florida |
Suwannee River |
500 |
April 13, 2000 |
This Texas city is the largest in the U.S. to have an African-American mayor |
Houston (Lee Brown) |
100 |
March 14, 2000 |
Of 8, 12 or 18, the number of U.S. states that touch the Atlantic Ocean |
18 |
200 |
March 14, 2000 |
2 of the 4 U.S. states that have capitals with "City" in their names |
Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma & Utah |
300 |
March 14, 2000 |
(Hi, I'm Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos.) In 1998 I earned a trip to the NFL's Pro Bowl, held each year in this city where I played college ball |
Honolulu |
400 |
March 14, 2000 |
Vancouver is the northernmost city represented in the NBA; this is the southernmost |
Miami |
500 |
March 14, 2000 |
At 33 miles in length, the Kaukonahua Stream is this state's longest river |
Hawaii |
100 |
October 26, 1999 |
Communities on this cape include Pilgrim Heights & Mayflower Heights |
Cape Cod |
200 |
October 26, 1999 |
The name of this Iowa capital may come from an Indian word for "River of the Mounds" |
Des Moines |
300 |
October 26, 1999 |
These beautiful New York mountains are associated with the area once known as the "Borscht Belt" |
Catskills |
400 |
October 26, 1999 |
This state's "Northwest Angle" lies in Lake of the Woods County north of the 49th parallel |
Minnesota |
500 |
October 26, 1999 |
This river's delta covers more than 12,000 square miles in Louisiana |
Mississippi River |
100 |
May 28, 1999 |
This mountain system stretches from New Mexico to the Brooks Range north of the Arctic Circle |
Rocky Mountains |
200 |
May 28, 1999 |
The Wichita Mountains are not in Kansas but in this state on its southern border |
Oklahoma |
300 |
May 28, 1999 |
Although a mile wide in some places, this principal river of Nebraska is too shallow to be navigable |
Platte River |
400 |
May 28, 1999 |
This state capital is known for a variety of oysters found primarily in Puget Sound |
Olympia |
500 |
May 28, 1999 |
Over its 2,340-mile course, this river forms the boundary or part of the boundary of 9 states |
Mississippi |
100 |
November 17, 1998 |
It's the largest body of fresh water lying entirely within the USA |
Lake Michigan |
200 |
November 17, 1998 |
Colorado's Mount Elbert in the Sawatch range is this mountain system's tallest peak |
Rockies |
300 |
November 17, 1998 |
Francisco de Ortega is credited with discovering this strait leading into San Francisco Bay |
Golden Gate |
400 |
November 17, 1998 |
This 113-mile sand bar along Texas' Gulf Coast is the state's largest island |
Padre Island |
500 |
November 17, 1998 |
Part of this 3,000-mile long mountain system covers the middle third of Colorado |
the Rocky Mountains |
100 |
March 13, 1998 |
Texas County in this state's panhandle borders the state of Texas |
Oklahoma |
200 |
March 13, 1998 |
This Washington volcano erupted on November 22, 1842; it blew its top again in 1980 |
Mount St. Helens |
300 |
March 13, 1998 |
This Midwestern state's "Northwest Angle" is the northernmost point in the continental U.S. |
Minnesota |
400 |
March 13, 1998 |
The Calendar Islands of this "Pine Tree State" are so named because there are 365 of them |
Maine |
500 |
March 13, 1998 |
Whidbey Island in Washington state is the largest island in this inlet |
Puget Sound |
100 |
December 5, 1997 |
This Texas island was named for a priest, Father Nicholas Balli |
Padre Island |
200 |
December 5, 1997 |
With an average elevation of 6,800 feet, it's the highest of all the states |
Colorado |
300 |
December 5, 1997 |
Look out for Capes Lookout, Hatteras & Fear when sailing along this state's coast |
North Carolina |
400 |
December 5, 1997 |
Coeur d'Alene Lake in this state is at the heart of a popular resort area |
Idaho |
500 |
December 5, 1997 |
Once the site of a famous prison, this California island was named for its large pelican population |
Alcatraz |
100 |
June 12, 1997 |
All 5 Rhode Island counties have shorelines on this bay |
Narragansett Bay |
200 |
June 12, 1997 |
This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River |
Snake River |
300 |
June 12, 1997 |
The Connecticut River forms Vermont's entire border with this state |
New Hampshire |
400 |
June 12, 1997 |
Waimea is a famous canyon on this "Garden Isle" of Hawaii |
Kauai |
500 |
June 12, 1997 |
Carson City, the capital of this western state, is named for Kit Carson |
Nevada |
100 |
June 4, 1997 |
It's Alabama's first permanent European settlement as well as its only seaport |
Mobile |
200 |
June 4, 1997 |
Utah's Uinta Range is the only major range of these mountains in the contiguous 48 states that runs east & west |
Rocky Mountains |
300 |
June 4, 1997 |
This state's least populous county, Grand Isle, lies mostly within Lake Champlain |
Vermont |
400 |
June 4, 1997 |
Chief cities on the banks of this Hudson River tributary include Rome, Utica & Schenectady |
Mohawk River |
500 |
June 4, 1997 |
This state's largest cities lie within its Bluegrass Region |
Kentucky |
100 |
June 3, 1997 |
This state's Upper Peninsula has 2 land regions: the Superior Upland & the Central Lowland |
Michigan |
200 |
June 3, 1997 |
Some ocean-going vessels can sail up the Connecticut River as far north as this capital |
Hartford |
300 |
June 3, 1997 |
The parishes in this state's East Gulf Coastal Plain are called the "Florida Parishes" |
Louisiana |
400 |
June 3, 1997 |
Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the Eastern Seaboard, lies in this Maine national park |
Acadia National Park |
500 |
June 3, 1997 |
Galveston, Texas & Sarasota, Florida lie on this famous gulf |
Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
May 1, 1997 |
NYC's Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River between Brooklyn & this island borough |
Manhattan |
200 |
May 1, 1997 |
Name shared by Chicago's Great Lake & one of Chicago's major avenues |
Michigan |
300 |
May 1, 1997 |
In area, this New England state roughly equals Vermont, N.H., Connecticut & Massachusetts combined |
Maine |
400 |
May 1, 1997 |
Jefferson City is Missouri's capital & this "City" where the Royals play is Missouri's largest |
Kansas City |
500 |
May 1, 1997 |
Idaho's largest city, it's almost 3 times as populous as Pocatello, the second largest |
Boise |
100 |
February 28, 1997 |
The Pacific Ocean once covered this desert between the Sierra Nevada & the Colorado River |
Mojave Desert |
200 |
February 28, 1997 |
2 of this state's largest lakes are Quabbin Reservoir & Wachusett Reservoir near Worcester |
Massachusetts |
300 |
February 28, 1997 |
Algonquin Peak in this state is also known as Mount MacIntyre |
New York |
400 |
February 28, 1997 |
It's the oldest city in Kansas; a federal penitentiary lies within the city limits |
Leavenworth |
500 |
February 28, 1997 |
In 1905 a large searchlight was installed at the top of this Colorado peak |
Pikes Peak |
100 |
October 4, 1996 |
Belleville, Illinois is part of this Missouri city's metropolitan area |
St. Louis |
200 |
October 4, 1996 |
The largest lake in the western U.S., it's fed by freshwater streams but has a heavy saline content |
the Great Salt Lake |
300 |
October 4, 1996 |
Wind Cave National Park is located in these eroded mountains in western South Dakota |
the Black Hills |
400 |
October 4, 1996 |
Northern California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Peak are at the southern end of this mountain range |
the Cascades |
500 |
October 4, 1996 |
This city is the seat of Washington's King County |
Seattle |
100 |
September 2, 1996 |
The name of this state's Kennebec River is Algonquian for "long reach" |
Maine |
200 |
September 2, 1996 |
The geographic center of this state lies in Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac |
Michigan |
300 |
September 2, 1996 |
The largest area of sand dunes in North America lies north of the Platte River in this state |
Nebraska |
400 |
September 2, 1996 |
Over 3 dozen mountains in this northern New York range exceed 4,000 feet |
the Adirondacks |
500 |
September 2, 1996 |
The Colorado Desert isn't in Colorado but in this state, where it runs south to Baja |
California |
100 |
June 12, 1996 |
Iowa is nicknamed "The Land Between Two Rivers" because it lies between this mighty pair |
the Missouri & Mississippi Rivers |
200 |
June 12, 1996 |
These mountains on the Tennessee-North Carolina border are named for the haze that hangs over them |
the Great Smoky Mountains |
300 |
June 12, 1996 |
The boundary between Maine & this state passes through the Isles of Shoals |
New Hampshire |
400 |
June 12, 1996 |
Saginaw Bay on the coast of Michigan is an inlet of this second-largest Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
|
June 12, 1996 |
This state has a Custer County as well as one named Big Horn |
Montana |
100 |
April 5, 1996 |
This state's parishes began as administrative units of the Catholic Church under Spanish rule |
Louisiana |
200 |
April 5, 1996 |
New Jersey's eastern border is formed by the Atlantic Ocean & this river |
Hudson River |
300 |
April 5, 1996 |
This home of the U.S. Air Force Academy was founded in 1871 as Fountain Colony |
Colorado Springs |
500 |
April 5, 1996 |
The Detroit, Huron & Sandusky Rivers are among those that flow into this great lake |
Lake Erie |
|
April 5, 1996 |
Galesburg, seat of this state's Knox County, was the site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate |
Illinois |
100 |
January 24, 1996 |
A railroad president named Aberdeen, South Dakota for his birthplace in this country |
Scotland |
200 |
January 24, 1996 |
This largest Oregon city is home to the International Rose Test Gardens |
Portland |
300 |
January 24, 1996 |
Johns Hopkins University in this city is the home of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame |
Baltimore |
400 |
January 24, 1996 |
This state's Acadia National Park includes parts of Isle Au Haut & the Schoodic Peninsula |
Maine |
|
January 24, 1996 |
This state's Seward peninsula includes the westernmost point on the North American mainland |
Alaska |
100 |
December 22, 1993 |
In Virginia Cape Charles & Cape Henry mark the northern & southern sides of the entrances to this bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
200 |
December 22, 1993 |
Lake Placid is located 1,860 feet above sea level in these mountains |
the Adirondacks |
300 |
December 22, 1993 |
Port Townsend, one of Washington's oldest cities, is at the entrance to this inlet |
Puget Sound |
400 |
December 22, 1993 |
Referring to its Spanish name, this chief Texas Panhandle city is nicknamed the "Yellow Rose of Texas" |
Amarillo |
500 |
December 22, 1993 |
The Ten Thousand islands lie near the city of Everglades in this state |
Florida |
100 |
October 13, 1992 |
At about 440 square miles, Red Lake is the largest of this state's "10,000 Lakes" |
Minnesota |
200 |
October 13, 1992 |
Yuma, Arizona is the largest city lying on this 1450-mile-long river |
the Colorado |
300 |
October 13, 1992 |
This bay nearly cuts Rhode Island in two |
the Narragansett |
400 |
October 13, 1992 |
This twin-peaked volcano in northern California has 5 small glaciers on its slopes |
Mt. Shasta |
500 |
October 13, 1992 |
This city was founded near rapids on the Ohio River & named for Louis XVI of France |
Louisville (Kentucky) |
100 |
November 8, 1991 |
In 1989 voters in this town where Wild Bill Hickok died legalized gambling |
Deadwood (South Dakota) |
200 |
November 8, 1991 |
This city some 30 miles west of Dallas began as an army post on the Trinity River |
Fort Worth |
300 |
November 8, 1991 |
A cog railroad, the first built in the U.S., runs up this New Hampshire mountain |
Mount Washington |
400 |
November 8, 1991 |
This state borders two Canadian provinces: Manitoba & Saskatchewan |
North Dakota |
500 |
November 8, 1991 |
This river that rises at Lake Itasca drains about 1/8 of the North American continent |
Mississippi River |
100 |
May 14, 1990 |
Of New York City's 5 boroughs, the one that is New York County |
Manhattan |
200 |
May 14, 1990 |
This lake was created when Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River |
Lake Mead |
300 |
May 14, 1990 |
In Kansas more people live in this city than in Topeka & Kansas City combined |
Wichita |
400 |
May 14, 1990 |
The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty fixed this state's border with New Brunswick |
Maine |
500 |
May 14, 1990 |
Longer than the Mississippi, this river wasn't made navigable until the 20th century |
Missouri River |
100 |
April 6, 1990 |
This 10-state region isn't flat; it rises from 2,000 ft. near Omaha to 6,000 ft. at Cheyenne |
Great Plains |
200 |
April 6, 1990 |
The only state with areas that have a Mediterranean climate |
California |
300 |
April 6, 1990 |
The lower valley of the Susquehanna & its tributaries have created this large Atlantic bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
400 |
April 6, 1990 |
This western branch of the Appalachians runs from north central Penn. through MD., VA. & W. VA. |
Alleghenies |
500 |
April 6, 1990 |
Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill are the 3 apexes of this state's famed Research Triangle |
North Carolina |
100 |
March 14, 1990 |
State where you can visit Hot Springs National Park & Crater of Diamonds State Park |
Arkansas |
200 |
March 14, 1990 |
All of Connecticut's port cities are on this arm of the Atlantic |
Long Island Sound |
300 |
March 14, 1990 |
Glacier National Park & the Custer Battlefield are among this "Treasure State"'s treasures |
Montana |
400 |
March 14, 1990 |
The most densely populated state; every one of this middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people |
New Jersey |
500 |
March 14, 1990 |
The lower part of this New York river is an arm of the Atlantic ocean |
the Hudson River |
100 |
November 8, 1988 |
Of desert, swamp or forest, the type of land composing almost one third of the U.S. |
forest land |
200 |
November 8, 1988 |
They are South Dakota's example of dome mountains, which are raised up by pressure in the earth's crust |
the Black Hills |
300 |
November 8, 1988 |
In 1980, this Cascade mountain peak was reduced from 9677' to about 8300' |
Mt. St. Helens |
100 |
December 10, 1987 |
Complete with big toe projection into the Gulf of Mexico, this state resembles a boot |
Louisiana |
200 |
December 10, 1987 |
Of about 8, 11, or 16%, the % of U.S. land area that Alaska represents |
16% |
300 |
December 10, 1987 |
This island is the only U.S. commonwealth outside the continental U.S. |
Puerto Rico |
400 |
December 10, 1987 |
Though most of Yellowstone National Park lies in Wyoming, it spreads out into these other 2 states |
Montana & Idaho |
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December 10, 1987 |