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Our plan is to write to each state in order of their entry to the union, from Delaware through to Hawaii. We hope to make some new and lasting friendships and learn more about each state in the USA. Information we will be sending includes a history of our own company and Boys Brigade, a history of Maybole taken from the Maybole website,  leaflets from Ayrshire and our area, as well as a copy of "Maybole Past and Present". This is the type of information we hope to receive in return. Listed below are the US states in order of their entry to the union. As we exchange information with schools in these states you will be able to link to pages for each school to see some of the letters and other items we have received. If you wish to participate in our project please contact William Boyce at  WllmBy@aol.com or boysbridgade@maybole.org

 

 

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State               Capital      Order of Entry   Date of Entry

 

Delaware          Dover              1            7th December 1787

Pennsylvania       Harrisburg         2            12th December 1787

New Jersey       Treton             3            18th December 1787

Georgia            Atlanta            4            2nd January 1788

Connecticut        Hartford           5            9th January 1788

Massachusetts    Boston              6            6th February 1788

Maryland           Annapolis          7            28th April 1788

South Carolina     Columbia            8            23rd May 1788

New Hampshire   Concord             9            21st June 1788

Virginia            Richmond        10           25th June 1788

New York          Albany           11           26 July 1788

North Carolina    Raleigh            12           21st November 1798

Rhode Island      Providence         13           19th May 1790

Vermont           Montpellier      14           4th March 1791

Kentucky           Frankfort        15           1st June 1792

Tennessee         Nashville          16           1st June 1796

Ohio                Columbus        17           1st March 1803

Louisiana           Baton Rouge      18           30th April 1812

Indiana             Indianapolis      19           11th December 1816

Mississippi         Jackson          20           10th December 1817

Illinois              Springfield      21           3rd December 1818

Alabama           Montgomery      22           14th December 1819

Main                Augusta         23           15th March 1820

Missouri            Jefferson City   24           10th August 1812

Arkansas          Little Rock        25           15th June 1836

Michigan           Lansing           26           26th January 1837

Florida             Tallahassee     27           3rd March 1845

Texas              Austin            28           29th December 1845

Iowa               Des Moines        29           28th December 1846

Wisconsin          Madison          30           29th May 1848

California          Sacramento        31           9th September 1850

Minnesota          St Paul            32           11th May 1858

Oregon             Salem             33           14th February 1859

Kansas             Topeka            34           19th January 1861

West Virginia     Charleston          35           20th June 1863

Nevada            Carson City       36           31st October 1864

Nebraska          Lincoln             37           1st March 1867

Colorado           Denver             38           1st August 1876

North Dakota     Bismarck            39           2nd November 1889

South Dakota     Pierre              40           2nd November 1889

Montana           Helena             41           8th November 1889

Washington        Olympia            45           11th November 1889

Oklahoma          Oklahoma City     46           16th November 1907

New Mexico       Santa Fe           47           6th January 1912

Arizona            Phoenix            48           14th February 1912

Alaska             Juneau             49           3rd January 1959

Hawaii              Honolulu            50           21st August 1959

District of Columbia  Capital of the USA     

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