FORGOTTEN STATES: Least known states in America..your opinion? (live, interior)

[TAZORAC]

Originally Posted by Bayesian

West Virginia, Tennessee, Nebraska and the likes are lesser known. West Virginia is known for nothing, even its name is shadowed by Virginia. I wouldn't be surprised if ignorant Europeans mistook West Virginia as the western part of Virginia.

Being home to multiple prominent national parks, Wyoming and Montana are world famous for their natural beauty. Maine isn't bad either, celebrities like Stephen King and Anna Kendrick were born and raised there. Many of the stories in King's books took place in New England.

Funny you said West Virginia, because at the time I was typing this, I forgot about it.

[Mr Ambitious]

Originally Posted by TAZORAC

Funny you said West Virginia, because at the time I was typing this, I forgot about it.

Deleware and Vermont

[grampaTom]

Delaware. I probably remember the rest ok

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Bayesian

West Virginia, Tennessee, Nebraska and the likes are lesser known. West Virginia is known for nothing, even its name is shadowed by Virginia. I wouldn't be surprised if ignorant Europeans mistook West Virginia as the western part of Virginia.

Being home to multiple prominent national parks, Wyoming and Montana are world famous for their natural beauty. Maine isn't bad either, celebrities like Stephen King and Anna Kendrick were born and raised there. Many of the stories in King's books took place in New England.

I'd say that WV is known for coal mining and its natural beauty/rugged terrain.

Delaware is forgotten about due to its size and location.

[mr roboto]

Delaware and Rhode Island. Maybe one of the redundant-ish plains states (Kansas or Nebraska) or redundant-ish southern states (Mississippi and Alabama).

Let me try...

Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Hawaii, Alaska.

[mr roboto]

Missing 2... Connecticut and?

ETA - Utah. But I wasn't looking at a map, at all, so I'll take 48/50. That's an A!

[Southshorebound]

I'm a native of New Hampshire and if the state didn't have the first primary it would be even more forgotten than it already is.
If I list the states out I always forget Nebraska

[qworldorder]

Originally Posted by grampaTom

Delaware. I probably remember the rest ok

The joke around these parts is "Delawhere?"

We've also been immortalized in an infamous segment in Wayne's World.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_FiRm6ZK8

So yes, I agree that Delaware is quite often forgotten and not very well known--but we did give the world Joe Biden! Take that how you want!

[tysmith95]

Not a state but many Americans have no idea that Puerto Rico is part of the United States.

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[bluecarebear]

WV, one of the top 5 most beautiful states in the US and nobody notices.