Spark Files Blog
Montana: Land Of Mountains
April 11, 2013
Ohio: Home Of The Buckeyes
April 11, 2013
Pennsylvania Gets A Name
April 11, 2013
Maine: Nobody Knows Where Its Name Originates
April 11, 2013
The origin of the state of Maine's name has no clear explanation. It's also the only state name in the US with one syllable.
Wisconsin: History Of The State's Name
April 11, 2013
Idaho: It's All About The Potatoes
April 11, 2013
How New York Got It's Name (+ Why Big Apple?)
April 11, 2013
Today I'll tell you where New York got its name and why it became commonly referred to as 'The Big Apple'.
How Illinois Got Its Name
April 11, 2013
Did you know how the state of Illinois got its name? It's not an English word. It's a French version of a native American name - Illiniwek.