The Gulf Coast state of Louisiana is the only state broken into parishes. The two parishes named after cultural groups are Acadia and Avoyelles.
The official state mineral of Louisiana is agate; the state does not have an official state rock or state gem.
The first Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas, a rail head only 25 miles from Washington DC. The nearby stream of Bull Run caused this battle to have this name, over the other choice of the Battle of Mansaas.
Mohammed's with Mecca led to the unification of Arabia under his banner in an Islamic State. However, after he died, several major tribes withdrew from the Islamic State believing that they were united only to Mohammed and not in perpetuity. Therefore, Mohammed's successor, Abu Bakr, was "forced" to re-unify all of Arabia into a Muslim state through battle.
Major General George Meade was named commander of the Army of the Potomac only three days prior to the battle at Gettysburg. Major General Henry Halleck was General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army at that time. And of course, Abraham Lincoln was commander in chief.
Element named after a US state: Californium. This is the only element named after a US state. But, there is also Americium. Americium is named after America.
Californium is the only element named after a U.S. state. Its atomic number is 98.It's radioactive and was discovered in Berkeley university and named after California.
George Washington
George Washington
It is the only state named after a president.
Alaska
Battle. It's the only possible way. Getting exp without battle is like living without breathing oxygen.
No there are only 18 states that have a city named Salem
Washington is the only state to be named after a president and is named for George Washington.( He is also honored by the town of George, Washington , population 501.)
The only one that DOES is Mississippi!
Yes.
Washington.