Contrary To Popular Belief Fact #2

"The Black Hills of South Dakota are not hills. Hills rise less than 1.000 from the surrounding area, while mountains rise above that height. The Black Hills rise from 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surrounding area. Several peaks exceed 6,000 feet, and the highest "hill," Harney Peak, reaches 7,242 feet, higher than any peak in the Appalachian or Ozark mountains. The Sioux Indians named the mountains Paha Sapa ("hills of black") because from the plains, pine trees covering the mountains appear black (and because the Sioux had no idea geologists strictly distinguished between hills and mountains)."




These CTPB facts come from the book "Contrary To Popular Belief" by Joey Green and are not my own words.

Contrary To Popular Belief...Fact #1

I recently picked up this book called "Contrary To Popular Belief". I thought it would be fun to periodically post some of the "facts" on here.

Fact #1. George Washington was the ninth president of the United States.

"The United States was established on July 4, 1776. George Washington was inaugurated president thirteen years later, on April 30, 1789. During the intervening years, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia drew up the Articles of Confederation (the first American constitution). In 1781, Maryland representative John Hanson was elected the first 'president of the Congress of the United States in Congress Assembled.' After Hanson, seven other men served as president: Elias Boudinot, Thomas Mifflin, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Nathaniel Gorham, Arthur St. Clair, and Cyrus Griffin. In 1787, Congress held a constitutional convention. The delegates wrote the current constitution, ratified by the states in 1788. The following year, the ratifying states elected Washington our nation's ninth president (but the first president under the new constitution)."


These facts come from the book "Contrary To Popular Belief" by Joey Green and are not my own words.