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The longest coastline in the U.S., 6,640 miles, greater than that of all other states combined
"General Sherman," a 3,500-year-old tree, is one of the world's oldest living things
The first American cookbook, published in Hartford in 1796: American Cookery by Amelia Simmons
The largest underground cave in the world: 300 miles long, the Mammoth-Flint Cave system
The first World Series, 1903: the Boston "Americans" (became the Red Sox in 1908) vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates
The oldest rock in the world, 3.8 billion years old, found in Minnesota River valley
Rare fish such as the Devils Hole pup, found only in Devils Hole, and other rare fish from prehistoric lakes
"Smokey Bear," a cub orphaned by fire in 1950, buried in Smokey Bear Historical State Park in 1976
The first presidential inauguration: George Washington took the oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789
Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, on Roanoke Island in 1587
The world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, created in Portland on St. Patrick's Day for leprechauns and snail races
The first magazine in America: the American Magazine, published in Philadelphia for 3 months in 1741
Rhode Island Red chickens, first bred in 1854; the start of poultry as a major American industry
The world's largest natural, indoor warmwater pool, Evans' Plunge in Hot Springs
Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural stone bridge in the world, 290 feet high, 275 feet across
Lunar Rover, the vehicle used by astronauts on the moon; Boeing, in Seattle, makes aircraft and spacecraft
The "Register of the Desert," a huge granite boulder covering 27 acres with 5,000 early pioneer names carved on it