Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Wyoming History: Wyoming joined the Union in 1890 as the 44th state. It was the first state in the US to permit women to vote, which was considered an early victory for the […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Vermont History: The Vermont region was explored and claimed for France by Samuel De Champlain in 1609, and the first French settlement was established at Fort Ste. Anne in 1666. The first English […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Utah History: The region was first explored by Spain, by Franciscan Friars Escalante and Dominguez in 1776. In 1824 the famous American frontiersman Jim Bridger discovered the Great Salt Lake. Freeing religious prosecution […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Rhode Island History: From its beginnings, Rhode Island has been distinguished by its support for freedom of conscience and action. Clergymen Roger Williams founded the present state capital, which is in Providence, after […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties North Dakota History: North Dakota was explored between 1738-1740 by French Canadians led by Sieur De Verendrye. In 1803 the U.S acquired most of North Dakota territory from France in the Louisiana Purchase. […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties New Mexico History: Francisco Vasquez de Coronadowho was a Spanish explorer looking for gold. He traveled the area that later became New Mexico in 1540-1542. The first Spanish settlement occurred In 1598 and […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties New Hampshire History: Under an English land grant, Captain John Smith established New Hampshire. In 1623 he sent settlers to the entrance of the Piscataqua River where they establish a fishing colony. This […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Nevada History: Nevada was the 36th state to enter the United States and did so in 1864. The area was first occupied by trapper and traders. Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden was […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties Nebraska History: Nebraska was the 37th state to enter the Union and was accepted as a state in 1867. This occurred just 2 years after the end of the Civil War. President Andrew […]
Navigation History State Alias Population Industries Social Demographics Metropolitan Areas Popular Sports Teams Security Companies Crime Statistics Police Department List of Counties South Dakota History: Exploration of this area began in 1743 when Louis-Joseph and Francois Verendrye who came from France in search of a route to the Pacific. The U.S acquired the region as […]
