What states have the most boring history in your opinion? (credit card, house)

[NOT THAT DRAKE]

It's common knowledge that the east is saturated in interesting history (Civil War, Revolution, etc.).

But what states have a lack of interesting history? I live in Nebraska and I would say we don't have anything that interesting unless you're into corn history !!!

What states are the worst for history? I am not talking necessarily about "newer" states because many of the later states (i.e. Arizona) have wild west history.

[GatsbyGatz]

Well, generally every state has some historical background for the Native Americans. If we're talking about post-Native American history, then Washington state is pretty dull. Pioneers arrived, cut down trees, sold lumber.

[nei]

California has a rather interesting history for a newer, western state. Washington has some interesting labor history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_General_Strike

[Dawn.Davenport]

Maine: We used to be part of Massachusetts, but we're not anymore.

Delaware: We're Southern state that time forgot, and the supplier of all the world's junk mail and credit card offers. Our biggest historical event was naming the chicken as the state bird.

Indiana: We call ourselves Hoosiers, but we don't know the history of the term. Our claim to fame is that our state was the boyhood home of both Abraham Lincoln and Michael Jackson.

[canudigit]

Florida. The Spanish settled St. Augustine but not much else, a few Native American tribes lived there, and then, other than the Seminole Wars, nothing much happened until a few rich Northerners headed down there in the early 20th century to start building resort towns.

For being in the extreme eastern U.S., Florida seems to have figured very minimally in the history of our nation, most likely because the weather and insect-borne diseases made it unattractive to settlement before the advent of air conditioning and modern medicine. New Orleans, with its climate similar to that of Florida, was settled by necessity due to its location at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but it was considered a boggy, unhealthy, feverish, place to live, and most residents had summer homes farther north in the higher elevations.

[EnricoV]

No state has a boring history. They're all fascinating, as long as you're paying attention.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by canudigit

Florida. The Spanish settled St. Augustine but not much else, a few Native American tribes lived there, and then, other than the Seminole Wars, nothing much happened until a few rich Northerners headed down there in the early 20th century to start building resort towns.

For being in the extreme eastern U.S., Florida seems to have figured very minimally in the history of our nation, most likely because the weather and insect-borne diseases made it unattractive to settlement before the advent of air conditioning and modern medicine. New Orleans, with its climate similar to that of Florida, was settled by necessity due to its location at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but it was considered a boggy, unhealthy, feverish, place to live, and most residents had summer homes farther north in the higher elevations.

Huhhh??

A few small examples that debunk that are as follows:

Fernandina Beach was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it has had the flags of the following nations flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. It is the only municipality in the United States that has flown eight different national flags.

St Augustine was founded in September 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, and subsequently served as the capital of Spanish Florida for two hundred years. It remained the capital of East Florida as the territory changed hands between the Spanish and British, and remained the capital of the Florida Territory until it was moved to Tallahassee in 1824. It was the source of many battles from the 1500s to the late 1700s with British, French, Spanish, Timacuan Indians and Seminole Indians involved in war at varying times over the city/settlement.

Key West has a long colorful history dating back to 1521, has also been under British and Spanish control and was a major Union stronghold in the Civil War despite it's location. It was the home of the Winter White House during Harry Truman's presidency and home to world-famous authors Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams.

Miami is the only major city in the US planned/created by a woman (Julia Tuttle). It's an interesting story and worth reading about.

[NDak15]

Originally Posted by NOT THAT DRAKE

It's common knowledge that the east is saturated in interesting history (Civil War, Revolution, etc.).

But what states have a lack of interesting history? I live in Nebraska and I would say we don't have anything that interesting unless you're into corn history !!!

What states are the worst for history? I am not talking necessarily about "newer" states because many of the later states (i.e. Arizona) have wild west history.

I think most of the Midwest has a pretty boring history compared to the Eastern Seaboard, Mountain West, and South.

[I'm A Gypsy]

Probably Minnesota and the Dakotas.

[Scorpio2]

Originally Posted by I'm A Gypsy

Probably Minnesota and the Dakotas.

Wha?? South Dakota - no history? How about that Wild West stuff - Deadwood, Wild Bill Hickock, Billy the Kidd, Calamity Jane, General Custer, gold rush etc.