Lets Brag on Your State

[BucketmouthAngler13]

New Jersey:

Aaaa, ummmm, gimme a minute....... Oh yeah. Nope, never mind.

Aw come on...

Has thousands of NJ specific species (found nowhere else)

Despite common misconception has excellent hunting (large game, small game, upland and waterfowl) Hunting laws are very lax, you can hunt from September to April.

Cold winters with snow and ice to skate on, mild springs, hot summers, and crisp autumns. Just perfect in my opinion.

Is the world capital for pickerel fishing, also holding two former pickerel world records.

Has the oldest fishing world record in the books: Yellow Perch 4lb 4oz 1865 in Crosswicks Creek, which btw runs through my backyard. Hasnt been beat in over 140 years!

World capital of cranberries, and "cranberry sauce" was invented in New Egypt, my hometown.

If you want to talk about revolutionary war battles, we got more than you can shake a stick at. I've found honest-to-goodness revolutionary gravesites in the woods.

On the down side, the government SUCKS, there are way to many people, and this massive surplus of people are all IDOITS. Gun laws are even worse and getter worser. (thats right, I said worser)

Property here cost a arm, a leg, a ear, 5 toes, and a nostril.

People are rude, and liberal, and when the see me killing something to eat it they think its wrong, and then they yell at me and call the cops, and so forth. And, I'm the only person who plays the banjo for miles around!!!

That said, I reckon "In Dixieland, I'll take my stand"

[fishinfiend]

MISSISSIPPI...at least we aren't Alabama.

Don't steal our line, that's what we say about your state.  

[JiggaMan512]

TEXAS

-Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

-More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.

-Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.

-The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.

-Austin is considered the live music capital of the world.

-Dr Pepper was invented in Texas!

-The first suspension bridge in the United States was in Texas.

-Texas has the first domed stadium in the country (Astrodome.)

-The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston!

-More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.

-The world's first rodeo was held in Texas.

-oh yeah.. Don't Mess With Texas..  >

[JiggaMan512]

Heck I forgot the main one for Texas. We gave everyone George H. W. Bush.

I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions as to whether that was good or bad.

Remember, we don't discuss politics!!!

Jack

Sssshhh!!!!!    

[Root beer]

Fishfordollar, Duba was born in Connecticut.

[Dan:]

He said H.W.

But he was born in Massachusetts.

[Root beer]

my mistake, I didn't see the H.

[Micro]

VIRGINIA

# Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.

# The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.

# Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.

# Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.

# Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

# Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.

# Six Presidents' wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, Ellen Arthur, Edith Wilson.

# The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.

# The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest in the United States, it was founded in 1693.

# The State nickname is "Old Dominion".

# The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the dogwood tree, which is also the state tree.

# The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.

# The Blue Ridge Mountains are located in Virginia.

# The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown.

# On March 9, 1862 at Hampton Roads, Virginia, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) met in one of the most famous naval engagements in US history. Their battle, the first of its kind between metal armored vessels, changed for all time the nature of naval warfare.

# 10th of the 13 original colonies, Virginia was admitted to the union June 25, 1788.

# The state motto is "Sic Semper Tyrannis". (Thus always to tyrants)

# Union Passenger Railway was the first successful electric street railway transit agency. It was formed in 1888 at Richmond.

# The states of Kentucky & West Virginia were formed from sections of the state of Virginia

# Virginia has had 3 capital cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond.

# Richmond was also the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War

# Over 1/2 the battles fought in the civil war were fought in Virginia. Over 2,200 of the 4,000 battles.

# In Virginia more people work for the United States government than any other industry. About 1/4 of Virginia's workers.

# Virginia's largest private employer is also the world's largest ship building yard.

# Virginia is the home base for the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet.

# The tomb of the Unknown Soldier is in Arlington National Cemetery.

# The Pentagon building in Arlington is the largest office building in the world.

# The Pentagon has nearly 68,000 miles of internal telephone lines.

# Dulles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.

# General Thomas Jackson got his nickname "Stonewall" in Manassass. The site of 2 major Civil War Battles.

# The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in Virginia in 1619.

# Yorktown is the site of the final victory of the American Revolution.

# Virginia has been dubbed the "Internet Capital of the world".

# The Atlantic headquarters of NATO is located in Norfolk.

# The Great Dismal Swamp is in Virginia near the North Carolina border.

# Virginia Beach is the largest city in Virginia. Its population is expected to surpass 500,000 residents by 2010.

# The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is the world's largest bridge-tunnel complex.

# Wild Ponies have roamed freely on Assateague Island for centuries.

# The world's only oyster museum is on Chincoteague Island.

# Busch Garden's Old Country Theme Park is located near Williamsburg.

# President Thomas Jefferson designed his own home and called it Monticello.

# George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, is located in Virginia.

# Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Court House.

# Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in St. John's Church in Richmond.

# Bristol is legally two cities but they share the same main street. One in Virginia and one in Tennessee each with its own government and city services.

# Waynesboro was the site of the last major battle of the Civil War in central Virginia, the Battle of Waynesboro in 1865 between Generals Jubal Early and Philip Sheridan.

[CWB]

The Cubs haven't won the World Series in 100 years.

Our Governor was just impeached and thrown out of office.

:-[

Yeah, but at least the Illini got to share a field with LSU in the 2002 Sugar Bowl. It is one of the highest honors for LSU to trounce you in a bowl game ;D ;D ;D

I still remember the Illini trouncing LSU when they had Shaq playing for them. One of their most memorable games.

[CWB]

'the main one' ;D

what does that mean? sounds like we already know which side of that fence your on.

(hank hill is more of the 'main one' than G-Dub)

b

I always thought Boomhauer was the main guy.

We gave you the current Pres. Not sure if good or bad but indications so far are... Wait. No politics.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

LBH lives in RI.  That's it. It's a small place ;D

[guitarkid]

VIRGINIA

# Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.

# The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.

# Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.

# Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.

# Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

# Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.

# Six Presidents' wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, Ellen Arthur, Edith Wilson.

# The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.

# The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest in the United States, it was founded in 1693.

# The State nickname is "Old Dominion".

# The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the dogwood tree, which is also the state tree.

# The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.

# The Blue Ridge Mountains are located in Virginia.

# The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown.

# On March 9, 1862 at Hampton Roads, Virginia, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) met in one of the most famous naval engagements in US history. Their battle, the first of its kind between metal armored vessels, changed for all time the nature of naval warfare.

# 10th of the 13 original colonies, Virginia was admitted to the union June 25, 1788.

# The state motto is "Sic Semper Tyrannis". (Thus always to tyrants)

# Union Passenger Railway was the first successful electric street railway transit agency. It was formed in 1888 at Richmond.

# The states of Kentucky & West Virginia were formed from sections of the state of Virginia

# Virginia has had 3 capital cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond.

# Richmond was also the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War

# Over 1/2 the battles fought in the civil war were fought in Virginia. Over 2,200 of the 4,000 battles.

# In Virginia more people work for the United States government than any other industry. About 1/4 of Virginia's workers.

# Virginia's largest private employer is also the world's largest ship building yard.

# Virginia is the home base for the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet.

# The tomb of the Unknown Soldier is in Arlington National Cemetery.

# The Pentagon building in Arlington is the largest office building in the world.

# The Pentagon has nearly 68,000 miles of internal telephone lines.

# Dulles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.

# General Thomas Jackson got his nickname "Stonewall" in Manassass. The site of 2 major Civil War Battles.

# The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in Virginia in 1619.

# Yorktown is the site of the final victory of the American Revolution.

# Virginia has been dubbed the "Internet Capital of the world".

# The Atlantic headquarters of NATO is located in Norfolk.

# The Great Dismal Swamp is in Virginia near the North Carolina border.

# Virginia Beach is the largest city in Virginia. Its population is expected to surpass 500,000 residents by 2010.

# The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is the world's largest bridge-tunnel complex.

# Wild Ponies have roamed freely on Assateague Island for centuries.

# The world's only oyster museum is on Chincoteague Island.

# Busch Garden's Old Country Theme Park is located near Williamsburg.

# President Thomas Jefferson designed his own home and called it Monticello.

# George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, is located in Virginia.

# Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Court House.

# Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in St. John's Church in Richmond.

# Bristol is legally two cities but they share the same main street. One in Virginia and one in Tennessee each with its own government and city services.

# Waynesboro was the site of the last major battle of the Civil War in central Virginia, the Battle of Waynesboro in 1865 between Generals Jubal Early and Philip Sheridan.

Agreed, Virginia is where it is at, A little too humid in the summer though.

                    -gk

[Catt]

LBH lives in RI. That's it. It's a small place ;D

Because no one will let you out much less let you in

[=Matt 5.0=]

LBH lives in RI. That's it. It's a small place ;D

Rhode Island: The Ocean State. All you need to know.  8-)

[rfunfarm]

Land of HERSHEY BARS ;D ;D ;D---LAND OF TAXES--- > > >

[etommy28]

let see florida:

every thing already said

the swamp, the salt water and frwesh water fishing, alligators, hogs, eagles,

The Jaguars

The Florida Gators

well point made ;D ;D ;D 8-) 8-)

[Muddy]

New York; That's where Brooklyn is, and thats good enough for me 8-)

[Tin]

LBH lives in RI. That's it. It's a small place ;D

Rhode Island: The Ocean State. All you need to know. 8-)

Or you will find your way to the landfill....

[Bankbeater]

Missouri -

Table Rock Lake

Bull Shoals Lake

Lake of the Ozarks

Lake Taneycomo

Truman Lake

Mark Twain Lake

Stockton Lake

Clearwater Lake

Pomme de Terre

Wappapello Lake

Unfortunately they're on the other side of the state :-/.

[Perfect Hook Set]

CONNECTICUT

UCONN Huskies

Mohegan Sun & Fox Woods Casino

Connecticut's State Song is "Yankee Doodle"   wooo freakin hooo lol

Famous for making Hats many years back for the entire United States

Famous People from CT  I am sure people outside of CT will know many of these people

George W. Bush, 43rd US President. Born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut

Meg Ryan

Michael J. Fox (Sharon)

Bobby Valentine (Stamford)

Mo Vaughn (Norwalk)

Steve Young

attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Oliver Fisher Winchester (New Haven)

Michael Bolton (New Haven)

Richard Carpenter (New Haven)

Hatebreed (Bridgeport)

John Mayer (Fairfield)

Samuel Colt - Colt Revolver

Edwin H. Land - Polaroid photography

Scott Werndorfer - invented Trilliana universal instant messenger

Walter Camp - instituted the rules for football

Washington Sheffield - manufactured the first toothpaste in a collapsible tube in 1892

Ezra Warner - patented the first can opener in 1858

John Fitch - invented steamboats

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (Hartford)

Kenneth H. Olsen invented vital computer components and "Magnetic Core Memory", cofounder of Digital Equipment Corporation

*  Ethan Allan (1738 - 1789) American Revolutionary soldier; Born in Litchfield.

   

* Benedict Arnold (1741 - 1801) A captain of the Colonial Army turned British spy.  He is famous for burning down the town of New London; since then, his name has meant "traitor;" born in Norwich.

   

* Phineas T. Barnum (1810 - 1891) One founder of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus; born in Bethel.

 

* Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) (1835 - 1910) Author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; lived in Hartford.

   

* Samuel Colt (1814 - 1862) Inventor and founder of the Colt firearm company; born in Hartford.

 

* Charles Goodyear (1800 - 1860) Inventor of vulcanized rubber; born in New Haven.

   

* Ella Grasso (1919 - 1981) The first woman to be elected governor of a state; born in Windsor Locks.

   

* Dorothy Hamill (1956 - ) Olympic gold medallist and professional ice skater with the Ice Capades; grew up in Riverside.

   

* Nathan Hale (1755 -1776) A martyr soldier of the American Revolution; born in Coventry.

   

* Katharine Hepburn (1907 - ) Famous actress who won four Academy Awards for best actress; born in Hartford.

 

* Mary Kies, The first woman to receive a US patent, received on May 15th, 1809 for a method of weaving straw with silk; from South Killingly.

   

* Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) Author of the first dictionary published in 1807; from West Hartford.

* Robert N. Hall inventor, New Haven

 

* Charles Ives composer, Danbury

* Annie Leibovitz photographer, Waterbury

 

* Kenneth H. Olsen inventor, Stratford

   

* Rosa Ponselle soprano, Meriden

 

[Olebiker]

Florida:

* You can still speak English north of Orlando

* God's waiting room (South of Orlando)

* Yankees think it's cool to retire to a mobile home here

[wisturkeyhunter]

Wisconsin

Over 16,000 lakes, countless creeks, streams, and river all full of a variety of game fish including world class muskie fishing. 2 great lakes, and the miss. river too.

[Captain Obvious]

First....DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS

Second.... someone forgot George Strait King of country

Third..... Home of Dr.Pepper and ***

And I've been sent to spread the message GOD BLESS TEXAS

[I Love BassResource]

WEST "By God" Virginia

State Motto: Mountaineers are always free.

State Animal: Black Bear

State Fish: Native Brooke

State Flower: Rhododendron

State Tree: Sugar Maple (I think)

State Bird: Cardinal

West Virginia is a geographical oddity. Its 73 degrees one day and 18 the next. The women are beautiful and so are the sheep. Most public hunting land in the US. The 2 largest lakes in WV are Summersville and Stonewall Jackson lakes, both are roughly 2700 acres. We have both length and weight records for all game fish in this state. We are home to the sexiest man alive(myself). Everyone lives in a holler( or hollow). Home to such legends as;

Little Jimmy Dickens

Bob Denver

Don Knotts

Brad Paisley

The longest serving senator Robert C Byrd.

Elite Pro Jeremy Starks

John Henry

Booker T Washington( I think)

Coal Mine Wars

Hebert Hoover High school( Last school in the United States to graduate a minority.)

Jimzee

Pitchinkid

Booten

TroutFisher

and others.

Good Lord man, you forgot to list

Jessico White

He's WV in a nutshell...

[Glenn]

Washington State:

- The electric guitar was invented in Washington

- Birthplace of Jimi Hendrix and Bing Crosby

- Home of Heart, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Nirvanna, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Mother Love Bone, Candlebox, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden

- UPS was started in Seattle

- "The Wave" was invented in Seattle

- The world's first soft-serve ice cream machine was located in Washington

- Home of Boeing, Weyerhaueser, Starbucks, and Microsoft

- Home of the oldest bass club in the world

- The longest floating bridge over salt water is in Washington, as is the longest and 4th longest floating bridges over freshwater.

- The first shopping mall was built in Washington

- Snow skis were invented in Washington

- Has the highest mountain in the lower 48 (Mt. Rainier - 14,410 ft)

- Has one of the most number of active and inactive volcanoes in any state

- Has 2 climates: A moderate, wet climate in the west, and a desert climate in the east.

- In 1997 Gary Locke became the first Asian American governor in the continental United States, and the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. He is now on Obama's cabinet (U.S. Secretary of Commerce), along with the Seattle Police Chief (Drug Czar).

- Washington is number one in the country in the production of apples and hops.

- Washington has over 1,000 dams.

- is the home of the world's wealthiest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates.

- On March 18, 1917, vaudeville aficionados laughed to the antics of a young Stan Laurel at a stage show at Seattle's Hippodrome. Exactly 10 years later, a new generation of entertainment junkies saw and heard their first "talkie" at the Blue Mouse (Seattle), by which time Laurel, now paired with Oliver Hardy, had achieved worldwide fame.

- Washington state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.

- is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant.

- Has the loudest NFL stadium

The bad

- Depending on the study, has the 3rd or 4th worst traffic in the nation.

- Cost of living in Seattle is one of the highest outside of California

- Gas tax is one of the highest in the country

- The term "Skid Road" came from Seattle