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U.S. States
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America
the Beautiful: Information on the U.S. states and territories,
including the geography, history, and culture. Similar to
the the popular America the Beautiful books. Part
of Grolier Online; Scroll
down and click on the American the Beautiful link
and then select your state. This
is a premium member service; a library card is required for
access. |
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Student
Resource Center: Extensive state profiles, biographies
of key figures, magazine and newspaper articles, photographs
and flags, seals, and maps. For best results, type the name
of the state "in quotes" in the search box. This
is a premium member service; a library card is required for
access. |
Other Good Resources
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State and Country QuickFacts from the Census: Facts about people, businesses, and geography of each state |
| Stateline.org: Information on the current events and issues in each state. Access information either by issue or by state. Includes new and statistical tables. From the Pew Center on the States. |
| Infoplease.com state site: State profiles provide basic facts about each state as well as a map. Scroll down on the main page to access information by category for quick comparison. |
| Stately Knowledge: Brief state profiles with facts, flags, maps, and annotated links to selected internet resources. From the Internet Public Library. |
| 50States.com: A commercial site providing quick access to basic information on the states including the lyrics of the state songs, pictures of the states' flowers, birds, trees, etc., state parks, political representatives, and such as well as links government and commerical websites with information on the state. |
| National Geographic MapMachine: click on Flags and Facts to view and print large color flags (click on the flag to enlarge it) with brief profiles. Also available are customized maps. |
| How far is it?: find the distance between two places |
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September 20, 2006
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