Up next in our Spotlight on States series: Oklahoma!
Oklahoma is located in the middle of the country and is bordered by Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. The state’s name is derived from the Choctaw words okla, which means “people” and humma, which translates as “red. Oklahoma is known as the Sooner State.
Oklahoma became the 46th state on November 16, 1907. Its largest city, Oklahoma …
Ohio was the 17th state to join the union on March 1, 1803. Columbus is the state capital and its largest city. Ohio is the 34th largest state and is bordered by the U.S states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan.
Ohio gets its name from the Ohio River, which in turn, derives its name from the Seneca (Iroquois) word “ohi:yo”, meaning “good river” or “great …
Up next in our Spotlight on States series: North Dakota!
North Dakota is a landlocked state in the upper Midwest. It was named after the indigenous Dakota and Sioux people, and it is bordered by Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, and Canada. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area, but is the fourth-least populated and fourth-most sparsely populated with a population of just under 800,000 people.
North Dakota …
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