More Arcanery...

There are 21 states in the US that end with the letter 'A'.
5 end with the letter 'S'.
4ea end with either the letter 'E', 'N', or 'O'.
3 end with the letter 'I'.
2ea end with either 'D', 'T', or 'Y'.
1ea end with either 'G', 'H', or 'K'.

Every other letter in 'Alabama' is an A. If you take them away, it leaves my grandfather's initials, L B M, for Leon Bowers Morgan, bka L.B. Morgan.

The first letters of state names are more diverse. The only letters not represented are B, E, J, Q, X, Y and Z.

The letters represented are numbered as follows:
A=4
C=3
D=1
F=1
G=1
H=1
I=4
K=2
L=1
M=8
N=8
O=3
P=1
R=1
S=2
T=2
U=1
V=2
W=4

Enough inconsequent info for today...