Paramaribo, capital of this country, came under Dutch rule in 1815
Once the site of a famous prison, this California island was named for its large pelican population
All 5 Rhode Island counties have shorelines on this bay
This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River
The Connecticut River forms Vermont's entire border with this state
Waimea is a famous canyon on this "Garden Isle" of Hawaii
Carson City, the capital of this western state, is named for Kit Carson
It's Alabama's first permanent European settlement as well as its only seaport
Utah's Uinta Range is the only major range of these mountains in the contiguous 48 states that runs east & west
This state's least populous county, Grand Isle, lies mostly within Lake Champlain