State Information for Delaware
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Dover Wilmington Blue Hen Chicken Peach Blossom
Website Address
http://www.state.de.us/revenue/services/Business_Tax/Step3.shtml
Origin of State name
From Delaware River and Bay; named in turn for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr
State Motto
Liberty and independence
State Nickname
Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
1 1638 12/7/1787
Fun Fact
The first log cabins in North America, built in 1683 by Swedish immigrants
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State Information for Pennsylvania
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Harrisburg Philadelphia Ruffed Grouse Mountain Laurel
Website Address
http://www.paopenforbusiness.state.pa.us
Origin of State name
In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.”
State Motto
Virtue, liberty, and independence
State Nickname
Keystone State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
2 1682 12/12/1787
Fun Fact
The first magazine in America: the American Magazine, published in Philadelphia for 3 months in 1741
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State Information for New Jersey
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Trenton Newark Eastern Goldfinch Purple Violet
Website Address
http://www.state.nj.us/njbiz/s_lic_and_cert.shtml
Origin of State name
From the Channel Isle of Jersey
State Motto
Liberty and prosperity
State Nickname
Garden State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
3 1660 12/18/1787
Fun Fact
The world's first drive-in movie theater, built in 1933 near Camden
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State Information for Georgia
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Atlanta Atlanta Brown Thrasher Cherokee Rose
Website Address
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/corporations/regforms.htm
Origin of State name
In honor of George II of England
State Motto
Wisdom, justice, and moderation
State Nickname
Peach State, Empire State of the South
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
4 1733 1/2/1788
Fun Fact
The Girl Scouts, founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912
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State Information for Connecticut
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Hartford Bridgeport American Robin Mountain Laurel
Website Address
http://www.state.ct.us/
Origin of State name
From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”
State Motto
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)
State Nickname
Constitution State (official, 1959); Nutmeg State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
5 1634 1/9/1788
Fun Fact
The first American cookbook, published in Hartford in 1796: American Cookery by Amelia Simmons
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State Information for Massachusetts
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Boston Boston Chickadee Mayflower
Website Address
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cor/coridx.htm
Origin of State name
From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”
State Motto
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State Nickname
Bay State; Old Colony State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
6 1620 2/6/1788
Fun Fact
The first World Series, 1903: the Boston “Americans” (became the Red Sox in 1908) vs. the Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburgh had no “h” between 1890–1911)
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State Information for Maryland
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Annapolis Baltimore Baltimore Oriole Black-Eyed Susan
Website Address
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/
Origin of State name
In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
State Motto
Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
State Nickname
Free State; Old Line State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
7 1634 4/28/1788
Fun Fact
The first umbrella factory in the U.S., 1928, Baltimore
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State Information for New Hampshire
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Concord Manchester Purple Finch Purple Lilac
Website Address
http://www.nhsbdc.org/startup.htm
Origin of State name
From the English county of Hampshire
State Motto
Live free or die
State Nickname
Granite State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
8 1623 6/21/1788
Fun Fact
Artificial rain, first used near Concord in 1947 to fight a forest fire
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State Information for Virginia
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Richmond Virginia Beach Cardinal Dogwood
Website Address
http://www.dba.state.va.us/licenses/
Origin of State name
In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England
State Motto
Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
State Nickname
The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
9 1607 6/25/1788
Fun Fact
The only full-length statue of George Washington, placed in capitol in 1796
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State Information for New York
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Albany New York City Bluebird Rose
Website Address
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/licensing.html
Origin of State name
In honor of the Duke of York
State Motto
Excelsior (Ever upward)
State Nickname
Empire State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
10 1614 7/26/1788
Fun Fact
The first presidential inauguration: George Washington took the oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789.
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State Information for North Carolina
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Raleigh Charlotte Cardinal Dogwood
Website Address
http://www.secstate.state.nc.us/secstate/blio/default.htm
Origin of State name
In honor of Charles I of England
State Motto
Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
State Nickname
Tar Heel State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
11 1660 11/21/1789
Fun Fact
Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, on Roanoake Island in 1587
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State Information for Rhode Island
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Providence Providence Rhode Island Red Violet
Website Address
http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/jobseeker/license.htm
Origin of State name
From the Greek Island of Rhodes
State Motto
Hope
State Nickname
The Ocean State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
12 1636 5/29/1790
Fun Fact
Rhode Island Red chickens, first bred in 1854; the start of poultry as a major American industry
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State Information for Vermont
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Montpelier Burlington Hermit Thrush Red Clover
Website Address
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/
Origin of State name
From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
State Motto
Vermont, Freedom and Unity
State Nickname
Green Mountain State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
13 1724 3/4/1791
Fun Fact
The largest production of maple syrup in the U.S.
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State Information for Kentucky
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Frankfort Lexington Kentucky Cardinal Goldenrod
Website Address
http://www.thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/ebpermits.asp
Origin of State name
From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
State Motto
United we stand, divided we fall
State Nickname
Bluegrass State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
14 1774 6/1/1792
Fun Fact
The largest underground cave in the world: 300 miles long, the Mammoth-Flint Cave system
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State Information for Tennessee
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Nashville Memphis Mockingbird Iris
Website Address
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/business/index.html
Origin of State name
Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown
State Motto
Agriculture and Commerce (1987)
State Nickname
Volunteer State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
15 1769 6/1/1796
Fun Fact
Graceland, the estate and gravesite of Elvis Presley
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State Information for Ohio
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Columbus Columbus Cardinal Scarlet Carnation
Website Address
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/businessservices/corp.aspx
Origin of State name
From an Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
State Motto
With God all things are possible
State Nickname
Buckeye State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
16 1788 3/1/1803
Fun Fact
The first electric traffic lights, invented and installed in Cleveland in 1914
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State Information for Louisiana
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Baton Rouge New Orleans Pelican Magnolia
Website Address
http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/portal/.cmd/cs/.ce/155/.s/1114/_s.155/1110/_me/1110
Origin of State name
In honor of Louis XIV of France
State Motto
Union, justice, and confidence
State Nickname
Pelican State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
17 1699 4/30/1812
Fun Fact
The most crayfish: 98% of the world's crayfish
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State Information for Indiana
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Indianapolis Indianapolis Cardinal Peony
Website Address
http://www.state.in.us/sic/owners/ia.html
Origin of State name
Meaning “land of Indians”
State Motto
The Crossroads of America
State Nickname
Hoosier State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
18 1733 12/11/1816
Fun Fact
The famous car race: the Indy 500
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State Information for Mississippi
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Jackson Jackson Mockingbird Magnolia
Website Address
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/mssbdc/going_intobus.html
Origin of State name
From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
State Motto
Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
State Nickname
Magnolia State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
19 1699 12/10/1817
Fun Fact
Coca-Cola, first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg
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State Information for Illinois
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Springfield Chicago Cardinal Native violet
Website Address
http://www.business.illinois.gov/licenses.cfm
Origin of State name
Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
State Motto
State sovereignty, national union
State Nickname
Prairie State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
20 1720 12/3/1818
Fun Fact
The tallest building in the U.S., Sears Tower, in Chicago
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State Information for Alabama
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Montgomery Birmingham Yellowhammer Camellia
Website Address
http://www.ador.state.al.us/licenses/authrity.html
Origin of State name
May come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers”
State Motto
Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)
State Nickname
Yellowhammer State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
21 1702 12/14/1819
Fun Fact
George Washington Carver, who discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts
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State Information for Maine
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Augusta Portland Chickadee White Pine Cone and Tassel
Website Address
http://www.maine.gov/portal/business/licensing.html
Origin of State name
First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France.
State Motto
Dirigo (I lead)
State Nickname
Pine Tree State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
22 1624 3/15/1820
Fun Fact
The most easterly point in the U.S., West Quoddy Head1
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State Information for Missouri
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Jefferson City Kansas City Bluebird Hawthorn
Website Address
http://www.missouribusiness.net/docs/license_registration_checklist.asp
Origin of State name
Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”
State Motto
Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
State Nickname
Show-me State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
23 1735 8/10/1821
Fun Fact
Mark Twain and some of his characters, such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
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State Information for Arkansas
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Little Rock Little Rock Mockingbird Apple Blossom
Website Address
http://www.arkansas.gov/business_res.php
Origin of State name
From the Quapaw Indians
State Motto
Regnat populus (The people rule)
State Nickname
The Natural State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
24 1686 6/15/1836
Fun Fact
The only active diamond mine in the U.S.
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State Information for Michigan
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Lansing Detroit Robin Apple Blossom
Website Address
http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/index2.asp
Origin of State name
From Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
State Motto
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
State Nickname
Wolverine State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
25 1668 1/26/1837
Fun Fact
The Cereal Bowl of America, Battle Creek, produces most cereal in the U.S.
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State Information for Florida
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Tallahassee Jacksonville Mockingbird Orange Blossom
Website Address
http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor/businesses/
Origin of State name
From the Spanish Pascua Florida, meaning “feast of flowers” (Easter)
State Motto
In God we trust (1868)
State Nickname
Sunshine State (1970)
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
26 1565 3/3/1845
Fun Fact
U.S. spacecraft launchings from Cape Canaveral, formerly Cape Kennedy
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State Information for Texas
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Austin Houston Mockingbird Bluebonnet
Website Address
http://www.tded.state.tx.us/guide/
Origin of State name
From an Indian word meaning “friends”
State Motto
Friendship
State Nickname
Lone Star State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
27 1682 12/29/1845
Fun Fact
NASA, in Houston, headquarters for all piloted U.S. space projects
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State Information for Iowa
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Des Moines Des Moines Eastern Goldfinch Wild Rose
Website Address
nging.com/business/blic.html /
Origin of State name
Probably from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land”
State Motto
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
State Nickname
Hawkeye State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
28 1788 12/28/1846
Fun Fact
The shortest and steepest railroad in the U.S., Dubuque: 60° incline, 296 feet
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State Information for Wisconsin
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Madison Milwaukee Robin Wood Violet
Website Address
http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/forms/
Origin of State name
French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
State Motto
Forward
State Nickname
Badger State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
29 1766 5/29/1848
Fun Fact
The typewriter, invented in Milwaukee in 1867
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State Information for California
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Sacramento Los Angeles California Valley Quail Golden Poppy
Website Address
http://www.calgold.ca.gov/
Origin of State name
From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóńez de Montalvo, c. 1500
State Motto
Eureka (I have found it)
State Nickname
Golden State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
30 1769 9/9/1850
Fun Fact
“General Sherman,” a 3,500-year-old tree, and a stand of bristlecone pines 4,000 years old are the world's oldest living things
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State Information for Minnesota
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
St. Paul Minneapolis Common Loon Pink and White Lady's Slipper
Website Address
http://www.dted.state.mn.uss
Origin of State name
From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”
State Motto
L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star)
State Nickname
North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
31 1805 5/11/1858
Fun Fact
The oldest rock in the world, 3.8 billion years old, found in Minnesota River valley
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State Information for Oregon
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Salem Portland Western Meadowlark Oregon Grape
Website Address
http://www.filinginoregon.com
Origin of State name
Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer.
State Motto
Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
State Nickname
Beaver State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
32 1811 2/14/1859
Fun Fact
The world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, created in Portland on St. Patrick's Day for leprechauns and snail races
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State Information for Kansas
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Topeka Wichita Western Meadowlark Native Sunflower
Website Address
https://www.accesskansas.org/businesscenter/index.html?link=maintain#licenserenewals
Origin of State name
From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”
State Motto
Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
State Nickname
Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
33 1727 1/29/1861
Fun Fact
Helium discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas
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State Information for West Virginia
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Charleston Charleston Cardinal Big Rhododendron
Website Address
http://www.state.wv.us/taxrev/busreg.html
Origin of State name
In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England
State Motto
Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
State Nickname
Mountain State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
34 1727 6/20/1863
Fun Fact
Marbles; most of the country's glass marbles made around Parkersburg
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State Information for Nevada
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Carson City Las Vegas Mountain Bluebird Sagebrush
Website Address
http://secretaryofstate.biz/comm_rec/index.htm
Origin of State name
Spanish: “snowcapped”
State Motto
All for Our Country
State Nickname
Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
35 1849 10/31/1864
Fun Fact
Rare fish such as the Devils Hole pup, found only in Devils Hole, and other rare fish from prehistoric lakes; also the driest state
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State Information for Nebraska
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Lincoln Omaha Western Meadowlark Goldenrod
Website Address
http://assist.neded.org/licensed.html at this time
Origin of State name
From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
State Motto
Equality before the law
State Nickname
Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
36 1823 3/1/1867
Fun Fact
The only roller skating museum in the world, in Lincoln
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State Information for Colorado
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Denver Denver Lark Bunting Columbine
Website Address
http://www.state.co.us/oed/industry-license/index.cfm
Origin of State name
From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”
State Motto
Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)
State Nickname
Centennial State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
37 1858 8/1/1876
Fun Fact
The world's largest silver nugget (1,840 pounds) found in 1894 near Aspen
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State Information for North Dakota
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Bismarck Fargo Western Meadowlark Wild Prairie Rose
Website Address
http://www.nd.gov/sos/businessserv/registrations/business-search.html
Origin of State name
From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
State Motto
Liberty and union, now and forever: one and inseparable
State Nickname
Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
38 1812 11/2/1889
Fun Fact
The geographic center of North America, in Pierce County, near Balta
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State Information for South Dakota
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Pierre Sioux Falls Ring-Necked Pheasant American Pasqueflower
Website Address
http://www.sdreadytowork.com/community/resources/startup/step8.asp
Origin of State name
From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
State Motto
Under God the people rule
State Nickname
Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
39 1859 11/2/1889
Fun Fact
The world's largest natural, indoor warmwater pool, Evans' Plunge in Hot Springs
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State Information for Montana
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Helena Billings Western Meadowlark Bitterroot
Website Address
http://www.state.mt.us/sos/biz.htm
Origin of State name
From the Spanish word meaning “mountain.”
State Motto
Oro y plata (Gold and silver)
State Nickname
Treasure State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
40 1809 11/8/1889
Fun Fact
Grasshopper Glacier, named for the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in ice
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State Information for Washington
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Olympia Seattle Willow Goldfinch Western Rhododendron
Website Address
http://www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/limsnet.htm
Origin of State name
In honor of George Washington
State Motto
Al-Ki (Indian word meaning “by and by”)
State Nickname
Evergreen State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
41 1811 11/11/1889
Fun Fact
Lunar Rover, the vehicle used by astronauts on the moon; Boeing, in Seattle, makes aircraft and spacecraft
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State Information for Idaho
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Boise Boise Mountain Bluebird Syringa
Website Address
http://www.idoc.state.id.us/Pages/BUSINESSPAGE.html
Origin of State name
An invented name whose meaning is unknown.
State Motto
Esto perpetua (It is forever)
State Nickname
Gem State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
42 1842 7/3/1890
Fun Fact
The longest main street in America, 33 miles, in Island Park
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State Information for Wyoming
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Cheyenne Cheyenne Meadowlark Indian Paintbrush
Website Address
http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/corporat.htm
Origin of State name
From the Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania
State Motto
Equal rights (1955)
State Nickname
Equality State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
43 1834 7/10/1890
Fun Fact
The “Register of the Desert,” a huge granite boulder covering 27 acres with 5,000 early pioneer names carved on it
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State Information for Utah
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City California Gull Sego Lily
Website Address
http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/web/commerce/admin/licen.htm
Origin of State name
From the Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains”
State Motto
Industry
State Nickname
Beehive State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
44 1847 1/4/1896
Fun Fact
Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural stone bridge in the world, 290 feet high, 275 feet across
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State Information for Oklahoma
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher Mistletoe
Website Address
http://www.okonestop.com/
Origin of State name
From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
State Motto
Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
State Nickname
Sooner State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
45 1889 11/16/1907
Fun Fact
The first parking meter, installed in Oklahoma City in 1935
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State Information for New Mexico
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Santa Fe Albuquerque Roadrunner Yucca Flower
Website Address
Not available at this time
Origin of State name
From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
State Motto
Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
State Nickname
Land of Enchantment (1999)
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
46 1610 1/6/1912
Fun Fact
“Smokey Bear,” a cub orphaned by fire in 1950, buried in Smokey Bear Historical State Park in 1976
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State Information for Arizona
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Phoenix Phoenix Cactus Wren Saguaro Cactus Blossom
Website Address
http://www.revenue.state.az.us/license.htm
Origin of State name
Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”
State Motto
Ditat Deus (God enriches)
State Nickname
Grand Canyon State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
47 1776 2/14/1912
Fun Fact
The most telescopes in the world, in Tucson
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State Information for Alaska
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Juneau Anchorage Willow Ptarmigan Forget-me-not
Website Address
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/buslic.htm
Origin of State name
Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”
State Motto
North to the Future
State Nickname
The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
48 1784 1/3/1959
Fun Fact
The longest coastline in the U.S., 6,640 miles, greater than that of all other states combined
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State Information for Hawaii
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Honolulu Honolulu Nene (Hawaiian Goose) Hibiscus
Website Address
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/start_grow/
Origin of State name
Uncertain. The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.
State Motto
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
State Nickname
Aloha State (1959)
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
49 1820 8/21/1959
Fun Fact
The only royal palace in the U.S. (Iolani)
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State Information for South Carolina
Capital Largest City Bird Flower
Columbia Columbia Carolina Wren Yellow Jessamine
Website Address
http://www.state.sd.us/STATE/sitecategory.cfm?mp=Licenses/Occupations
Origin of State name
In honor of Charles I of England
State Motto
Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)
State Nickname
Palmetto State
Entry Order Year Settled Year Entered Union
50 1670 5/23/1788
Fun Fact
The first tea farm in the U.S., created in 1890 near Summerville
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