Named by early French explorers, Arkansas’ name is derived from the word ‘acansaw’, which means ‘downstream place’. In the 1980s, Arkansas was nicknamed ‘The Natural State’, for its…
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, thanks to the abundance of bluegrass brought by the state’s fertile soil. The state is renowned for horse racing, bourbon distilleries,…
The easternmost state of the U.S., tucked between the Atlantic coast and the Appalachian Mountains, Maine is famous for its jagged, rocky coastline, heavily forested interior, and picturesque…
Long before Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821 and officially became “Mexico,” Spanish colonizers named the area that is now New Mexico as “Nueva México.” Today,…
North Dakota is one of the least populated and least visited states in the country. Although its location is right at the edge of the Canadian border, an…