Fourteen U.S. States have a distinction unshared by the remaining thirty-four. Those states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
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14+34=48. Is there something special about this distinction such that Alaska and Hawaii fall outside the domain?
My guess (in rot13):
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Come to think of it, there isn’t an Alaska River or a Hawaii River either.
All share their name with a reasonably significant river that runs through or adjacent to the state.
The Iowa River? The Wisconsin River?
I think not, but at least it was a decent guess, whereas I have nothing.
Both are major tributary rivers of the Mississippi.
I guess our definitions of reasonably significant differ. Fair enough.
That is a great guess, but not sure how Minnesota would qualify if Illinois does not?
d’oh!
Mark is correct: For each state on the list, there is a a river bearing the same name as the state. The omission of the Illinois River is my error resulting from alphabetizing the list.
I find the list to be surprisingly short.
Congrats to Mark. I pettily retain the right to quibble about the adjective “reasonably signifiant.” 😉
Alan: Nope. See e.g.: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/human-services/state-laws-regarding-marriages-between-first-cousi.aspx