The Mid- Atlantic States

1. Frameworks 2.7 The Mid- Atlantic States By D. C.

2. Frameworks in this Power Point • 2.7.1 Locate and discuss the states and major cities of the Mid-Atlantic area on a map • 2.7.2 Discuss transportation systems-especially trains, subways, buses and taxis • 2.7.3 List important destinations in the area • 2.7.4 Research and discuss Pennsylvania Dutch Country Knowledge/Analysis • 2.7.5 List reasons why travelers will or will not visit the area • 2.7.6 Examine historical sites in the area

3. States that Make Up the Mid-Atlantic Region • Pennsylvania • Maryland • Virginia • Washington D.C.

4. States that Make Up the Mid-Atlantic Region Continued • Delaware • New York • New Jersey - Covered in another Power Point

5. Pennsylvania • State Capital: Harrisburg • Major Cities: Pittsburgh, Gettysburg, Hershey, Philadelphia, Reading • It is the most northern state in the Mid-Atlantic Region • It is the only original colony not touched by the Atlantic Ocean • It has the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Pittsburgh Steelers

6. Facts About Pennsylvania • It has four towns and counties that are capitals of the world or the U.S. for certain items: • Hershey- Chocolate Capital of the U.S. • Kennett Square- Mushroom Capital of the World • Indiana County- Christmas Tree Capital of the World • The Borough of Kane- Black Cherry Capital of the World • Also it has many first: • Baseball Stadium in 1909 • Automobile service station in 1913 • Computer in 1946 • Piano made by Johann Behrent in 1775 • Every year on Christmas day ,the "Crossing of the Delaware" is reenacted at Washington Crossing. • In Jimmy Stewart’s hometown (Indiana, Pennsylvania), the downtown area is decorated as the film It’s a Wonderful Life every Christmas

7. 2.7.4 Pennsylvania Dutch Country • Family is really important in the Dutch community , and they keep their aging parents/relatives in a special wing of their house. They do not put them in a nursing home; plus the Amish do not like social security. • Men dress in dark-colored suits, trousers, suspenders, solid-colored shirts, black socks and shoes, and black or straw broad-brimmed hats. • Women wear solid-colored dresses, a full skirt, and an apron. Amish women are not permitted to wear jewelry or printed fabrics. • The Amish do not use electricity from power plants, but use air and hydraulic powered motors to power their tools to sewing machines; plus they use batteries because they think it is not linked to the outside world. • They use horse and buggy to travel place to place in the Amish community; however, they do not like bicycles, but let Amish kids use non-motorized scooters.

8. Unusual Historical Sites In Pennsylvania • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site - It is Poe’s only home left in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It shows how he lived in his era and his creative genius. • Elfreth’sAlly- it has been open since 1713. It has a storytellers square and a secret alley to a few homes rarely seen by the public. • Bucks County Covered Bridges - there are many covered bridges in Pennsylvania which are historic sites. • Jimmy Stewart Museum- it is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and it commemorates his life from boyhood to Hollywood.

9. Maryland • State Capital: Annapolis • Major City: Baltimore • It has three nicknames: • “America In Miniature” because it has everything and anything except a desert. • “The Old Line State” because it was 400 soldiers that fought British soldiers to have George Washington’s army escape in the American Revolution. • “The Free State” because of its traditional freedom in politics and religion. • It has one of the oldest and most unique state flag in the U.S. The symbols of the state flag resemble Lord Baltimore’s family seal, the Calverts, and his mother’s family seal, the Crosslands.

10. Facts about Maryland • Before the American Revolution, Rockville was known as Hungerford's Tavern, after a most familiar landmark. It was where the first talks of freedom from Great Britain began in the tavern by the same name in 1774. • The state capital, Annapolis, is known as the sailing capital in the world. • The state sport of Maryland is jousting , and it was made a national sport by the General Assembly in 1962; also it was the first state to have a national sport. • The state drink is milk, but it is not the only state that has milk has it’s state drink because it is also Pennsylvania’s state drink. • The state cat is the Calico that has the same colors as the state flag, which are red, white, yellow, and black.

11. Unusual Historic Sites in Maryland • A sunken German U-Boat off the coast of one of Maryland’s counties is only accessed by fish and experienced divers. • There is a house that was made to keep sweet potatoes until spring; like a green house . This house was built in the 1920s on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. • A bath house in Pigtown, Maryland that was made in 1901 so that railroad workers would have somewhere to take a bath or shower. • There is a church in Maryland that has made an almost exact replica of Noah’s Ark; it is 450 ft. long ,75 ft. wide, and 45 ft. tall.

12. Virginia • State Capital: Richmond • Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Newport News, Yorktown, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach • The state was name after one of England’s queen’s, Queen Elizabeth I a.k.a “The Virgin Queen” • It is nicknamed the “Birthplace of a nation” because of Jamestown and Washington D.C. • There have been eight presidents born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson • Out of the presidents mention, only five of them are buried in Virginia with two others : Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Taft, and Kennedy

13. Facts About Virginia • It has had three capitals: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond • The Pentagon, in Virginia has about 68,000 miles of telephone lines inside the building. • It has another nickname; its other nickname is “ The Internet Capital of the World” • Virginia has one city that is located between Tennessee and itself, but they are two separate cities; but they do share the same main street. • Two wars were ended in Virginia, but in two different cities. The American Revolution in Yorktown, VA and the Civil War in Appomattox, VA.

14. Unusual Historical Sites in Virginia • There is a cemetery in Virginia that is the home to General Stonewall Jackson’s amputated arm • In Lynchburg, Virginia, there is a sinkhole that is a historical site because it destroyed fifteen homes and killed only two people in 1953. The bizarre thing about the sinkhole is that no one know what cause it. • Lakeside Amusement Park: it was built in 1963 and it only lasted 22 years. On the first night of the Grand Opening, people who were on the Ferris Wheel had the ride of their life. The Ferris Wheel came loose and went rolling across the park. Then it crashed into the electricity transmitters and electrocuted 46 people who could not get out of their seats, but some survived. Now, it is only remembered by a plaque.

15. Delaware • State Capital: Dover • Major Cities: Lewes and Rehobolt • Delaware has three nicknames: • The Diamond State- because of its flag • The First State- because it was the first state to sign the Constitution • Blue Hen State- because the state bird is a Blue Hen • Delaware was named after the first governor of Virginia, Lord de la Warr

16. Facts About Delaware • A lighthouse in Delaware was painted for $5.oo in 1880 • Delaware only has three counties • It was the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787 • It has one city that is located half in Delaware and half in Maryland • It is the second smallest state, and it is beating Rhode Island by not very many square miles • It is the only state without a national park, but Rhode Island has one

17. Unusual Historical Sites in Delaware • Dover Public Library - it is the final resting place for a notorious gang leader in the 1800s, Patty Cannon, but only her skull is in the library, in a hat box • The English Department at the University of Delaware - it use to be Delaware’s World War II Memorial called Memorial Hall until 1963 • The Deer Park Tavern - It has been many things: where slaves were sold, a seminary, a bar, and a hotel. Now it is a hangout for local people and college students • The Old Newcastle town - many old, historic houses, but two of them are connected by a secret passage way between each home.

18. Washington D.C. • It is located south of Maryland and north of Virginia, and is separated from Virginia by the Potomac River • It is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus • The D.C flag is modeled after Washington’s coat of arms • At the White House, the operator gets many calls every day, but one incident made history as the most calls ever to the White House was the death of Elvis Presley. • The song for D.C. was written by a Mousekeeper in 1951

19. Facts About Washington D.C. • Washington D.C. has one lawyer out of nineteen residents and a ratio of 74 Lobbyists per U.S. Senator • The Library of Congress contains 535 miles of bookshelves and there are more than 40,000 books in the Reading Room alone! • Eight presidents have not attended college • The Capital Building has the fourth tallest dome in the world, but the first tallest dome in the world is in St. Petersburg, Russia • The Washington Monument moves in the wind by .125 inches when the wind gets up to or over 30 mph

20. Unusual Historical Sites in Washington D.C. • National Museum of Health and Medicine may be deadly serious, but some of the artifacts are decidedly singular and frankly a bit odd. The only place you'll find bones from civil war generals alongside mummified heads, all manner of organs and the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln. • The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum has a curious collection of some 200-odd trained trees, pruned to miniature perfection. Among the beautiful and peculiar shaped plants is a 400 year-old specimen, gifted by a family from Hiroshima who survived the WWII bombings.

21. 2.7.2 Transportation in the Mid-Atlantic States • Trains • Subways • Taxies • Boats • Buses • Bicycles • Walking • Horse and Buggy

22. Climate in the Mid-Atlantic States • Winter: The temperatures can get really cold, they never get below O°F; but there are some states that have constant snow and lake effect snow • Spring: The weather is mild and great for planting, but there is always a chance of snow now and then • Summer: The weather in the Mid-Atlantic can be hot and muggy around the ocean, but the weather can be nice and pleasant further from the coast • Fall: Same as Spring.

23. Reasons Why a Person Will Go Or Not Go To This Region Why a person would go Why a person would not go The weather could be pleasant one day, and snow the next There are some historical attractions that no one could go see Hotels can be expensive around the Washington D.C. area • The weather is perfect for outdoor activities • There are many family friendly attractions • There are amazing views during the Fall

24. References • http://www.50states.com/facts/penn.htm#.UmALd8akq1w • http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/amish-history-and-beliefs.asp • http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/index.asp • http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/amish-lifestyle.asp • http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/other-stuff/about-the-railroad/ • http://www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm • http://www.attractionsinpa.com/place/gloria-dei-church-national-historic-site/ • http://www.nps.gov/thko/index.htm

25. References 2 • http://jimmy.org/about-us/ • http://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm • http://www.attractionsinpa.com/property-type/historical/ • http://www.lincolnbittner.com/Pennsylvania_In_Pictures.html • http://www.50states.com/facts/maryland.htm#.UmHSxYY3u2Y • http://www.baltimore.feb.gov/index.php/maryland-fun-facts • http://www.mdkidspage.org/FamousFacts.htm • http://visitmaryland.org/students/pages/marylandfacts.aspx • http://www.swoyersart.com/landry/wonderfulchristmas.htm

26. References 3 • http://mypostcard-page.blogspot.com/2011/09/usa-amish-country.html • http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php • http://englishhistory.net/tudor/beeslychapterone.html

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