State Information
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Louisiana
"the eighteenth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
May 6, 2002 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts the Louisiana
Purchase superimposed on a map of the United States. The purchase from France in 1803 more
than doubled the size of our country and opened the great west to exploration. Also on the
face are a Brown Pelican, the state bird, and a trumpet which symbolizes the great jazz of
New Orleans. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
April 30, 1812 |
Bits of History
Update:
The Hatfield's and McCoy's is
the famous true story of a near
30 year feud in the last half of the 1800's between two mountain families. What started
the feud and in which two states did it take place?
New Orleans is home to the
Madri Gras and great jazz. |
| Order
Admitted: |
18 |
| Capital:
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Baton Rouge |
| Largest
City: |
New Orleans |
| Nickname: |
Pelican |
| State
Bird: |
Eastern Brown Pelican |
| State
Flower: |
Magnolia |
| State
Tree: |
Cypress |
| State
Motto: |
"Union,
Justice and Confidence" |
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State Name Origin:
A small part of the original territory "called the Louisiana Purchase". That
territory was
named for the French king Louis XIV by Sieur de La Salle.
Fun State Facts:
Louisiana has a population of 4,358,200, 22nd in the nation. Its land area is
43,566 square miles,
33rd in the nation. The highest point is Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.
New
Orleans is like a saucer in that the levees built to protect the city from the Mississippi
River and
Lake Pontchartrain cause all rainwater to be trapped in the city. As a result New Orleans
has a
massive pumping system to pump rainwater from the city. The system can pump over 29
billion
gallons a day, enough to empty a lake 10 square miles by 13.5 feet deep every 24 hours.
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