history, local

State names, flags, seals, songs, birds, flowers, and other symbols

a study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, with facsim

Shankle, George Earlie

1938

"A study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes ... with facsimiles of the state flags and seals.".

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Historic Genesee country

a guide to its lands & legacies

O'Keefe, Rose

2010

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On doing local history

Kammen, Carol

2003

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A little child's 50 states of America

Hansen, Rosanna

2007

A board book of the 50 States of America. Each state has a map, state bird, state flower, nickname, capital name and the date it became a state.

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Landmarks of Oswego County

Breitbeck, Helen Moore

1988

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From sea to shining sea

places that shaped America

Schramm, Lenn

2003

Presents a pictorial survey of places in America that shaped our history, national identity, and culture. Historic sites include monuments, buildings, battlefields, cities, and natural landscapes.

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Very New Orleans

a celebration of history, culture, and Cajun country charm

Gessler, Diana Hollingsworth

2006

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Discovering Lewis & Clark from the air

Wark, Jim

2004

Contains a collection of over 100, full-color aerial photographs of the lands explored by the Lewis and Clark expedition accompanied by quotes from the journals of Captain Lewis, Captain Clark, Sergeants Floyd, Ordway, and Gass, and Private Whitehouse.