ARIZONA
"On July 4, 1888, Juan Leivas roped and tied a steer at Prescott in America’s first rodeo. With a mortgage like ours we know how the steer felt".
ID: AZLGPQ
CALIFORNIA
"In 1849 the famous "Gold Rush" changed California forever. Prospectors known as 49ers poured into the territory. Today If you dig straight down at this Location don’t hit the septic tank".
ID: CALGPQ
COLORADO
DELAWARE
"On December 7, 1787 Delaware ratified the Constitution and became the first state admitted to the union. If this building had been here, someone would have thrown a party".
ID: DELGPQ
FLORIDA
"On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state. The Seven Year War with the Seminole Indians had ended. Visitors arrived by railroads and steamships, and this building was not yet here".
ID: FLLGPQ
GEORGIA
"In 1864, General W. T. Sherman burned Atlanta and began his march to the sea. Cotton was king, "Gone With the Wind" was Georgia, and this ain’t Tare".
ID: GALGPQ
IDAHO
"In 1860, prospectors stampeded into Idaho with the discovery of gold on Orofino Creek. To this date not a single gold nugget has been found at this site".
id: IDLGPQ
ILLINOIS
"In 1858, the Lincoln-Douglas debates identified how the issue of slavery was dividing the nation. Had they made their train connection in Chicago both would have had lunch here". ID:
ILLGPQ
IOWA
"In the 1880s Iowa’s farmers began raising hogs on home grown corn, forever changing the state’s economy. So while eating here, please don’t make a pig of yourself".
ID: IALGPQ
KANSAS
"In the 1860’s Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp cleaned up the lawlessness in Dodge City and Abilene. Here you are more than welcome to clean up the kitchen".
ID: KSLGPQ
KENTUCKY
"In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, beginning a great tradition in American sports. At this "Old Kentucky Home" horses must wipe their feet before entering".
ID: KYLGPQ
LOUISIANA
"In 1803 Napoleon sold the entire Louisiana Territory far $15 million to the United States. That was a much better deal than we got on this property".
ID: LALGPQ
MAINE
"In 1770, Burnham Tavern in Machias opened, offering, "Drink for the thirsty, food for the hungry, lodging for the weary, and good keeping for horses." That offer still applies here".
ID: MELGPQ
MASSACHUSETTS
"On April 18, 1775 Paul Revere made his famous ride to warn his fellow patriots that the British were coning. Unlike here, we have no warning when visitors are coming".
ID: MALGPQ
MINNESOTA
"In 1889, the Mayo Clinic, one of the world’s leading medical centers, was established in Minnesota. If this building had been here, they still would not have made a house call".
ID: MNLGPQ
MISSISSIPPI
"In 1894, in Vicksburg, Joseph Biedenharn, a candy store owner, first bottled Coca-Cola. If we had been here than we could have bought a six-pack".
ID: MSLGPQ
MISSOURI
"In 1865, the notorious bandit, Jesse James began to terrorize this state. He never tried to rob the people in this building because it was not".
ID: MOLGPQ
NEBRASKA
"In 1883, Buffalo Bill’s famous Wild West Show was organized at his ranch in North Platte, and this is definitely not a home where the buffalo roam".
ID: NELGPQ
NEVADA
"In 1859, silver miners rushed into Nevada after hearing of the incredibly rich Comstock lode. You are standing at the very location where nothing was found".
ID: NVLGPQ
NEW HAMPSHIRE
"In 1777, hundreds of New Hampshire "Minutemen" hurried to Boston to fight the British. Here no one has been in a hurry since".
ID: NHLGPQ
NEW JERSEY
"3000 visitors came to Menlo Park in 1879 to witness Thomas Edison’s demonstration of the electric light. Today, we would be happy with one visitor who could change a light bulb".
ID: NJLGPQ
NEW MEXICO
"The Santa Fe Trail was established in 1821, opening a new trade route to New Mexico. Nowadays, we would be satisfied with a new route to the grocery store".
ID: NMLGPQ
NEW YORK
"In 1626, Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan Island for roughly $24 in trinkets. That was a much better deal than we got on this property". ID:
NYLGPQ
NORTH CAROLINA
"On January 7, 1838, Silver Hill Mine opened near Lexington, becoming the first silver mine in the United States. None of the proceeds were used to purchase this property".
ID: NCLGPQ
OHIO
"In 1869, the first public weather forecasting service began in Cincinnati. When we watch the weather on TV here, the forecasting is no better than it was then".
ID: OHLGPQ
OKLAHOMA
"On April 22, 1889, nearly 50,000 settlers poured into Oklahoma as the territory was opened to homesteaders. If this house had been built "Sooner" one might have settled here".
ID: OKLGPQ
SOUTH CAROLINA
"On April 12, 1861, Confederate Army batteries shelled Fort Sumter In Charleston Harbor, beginning the Civil War. And this building was not here yet".
ID: SCLGPQ
TENNESSEE
"In the Mexican War 1845, citizens volunteered in such numbers that Tennessee is known as the volunteer state. Here we can’t get a volunteer to take out the garbage".
ID: TNLGPQ
TEXAS V1
"On April 21, 1836, Texas troops under Sam Houston won independence, as they shouted out "Remember the Alamo." When we tried that here the neighbors complained about the noise".
ID:TXV1LGPQ
TEXAS V2
"On March 2, 1836 Texas declared her independence from Mexico. Wild Comanches roomed the plains, rangers protected frontier settlements, and this building was not here yet".
ID:TXV2LGPQ
UTAH
"On May 10 1869, east met west as the last spike was driven, completing the Union Pacific Railroad. Many years later, the last nail was driven, completing this building".
ID:UTLGPQ
VERMONT
"On March 4, 1791, after the American Revolution, Vermont became our 14th state. Pioneers on small farms began producing maple syrup and dairy products, and this building was not here yet".
ID:VTLGPQ
VIRGINIA
"Virginia, 1st of the 13 original colonies contributed such dedicated statesmen as Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson to the course of freedom. None of which slept here".
ID:VALGPQ
WEST VIRGINIA
"In 1859, the famous abolitionist, John Brown and his followers raided the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. Here, we like to raid the refrigerator".
ID:WVLGPQ
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