“Baton Rouge” in French translates literally to “red stick” in English. Historians argue it either referred to a demarcation line between the hunting grounds of two tribes, a stick used for drying fish and game that had been stained red with blood, the red cypresses that line the bayous or the name the Native Americans referred to the land by, “Istrouma,” which translated roughly to “red stick”.
Ah, New Orleans: the Big Easy, land of Creole, Cajun, Jazz and Mardi Gras, melding its French, Caribbean, African and Spanish ancestry into unique awesomeness.
Suffolk County is the easternmost part of New York State, the largest county on Long Island and is rich in history. It has approximately 1000 miles of coastline.
New Jersey is home to Atlantic City, white sand beaches, Appalachian Trail, lakes, waterfalls and farmland. With all the uniqueness that Jersey has to offer, it also comes with some unique storage challenges.