Nicknames Flashcards
Alabama
Heart of Dixie, Camellia State
Alaska
The Last Frontier
Arizona
Grand Canyon State (formerly known as the Copper State)
Arkansas
Land of Opportunity, Razorback State, Natural State
California
Golden State
Colorado
Centennial State (because it was admitted to the United States as a state in 1876)
Connecticut
Constitution State, Nutmeg State
Delaware
First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State
District of Columbia
Nation’s Capital, America’s First City
Florida
Sunshine State
Georgia
Empire State of the South, Peach State
Hawaii
Aloha State
Idaho
Gem State
Illinois
Prairie State
Indiana
Hoosier State
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Kansas
Sunflower State
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
Louisiana
Pelican State
Maine
Pine Tree State
Maryland
Old Line State, Free State
Massachusetts
Bay State, Old Colony
Michigan
Great Lakes State, Wolverine State
Minnesota
North Star State, Gopher State
Mississippi
Magnolia State
Missouri
Show Me State
Montana
Treasure State
Nebraska
Cornhusker State
Nevada
Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle Born State
New Hampshire
Granite State
New Jersey
Garden State
New Mexico
Land of Enchantement
New York
Empire State
North Carolina
Tar Heel State, Old North State
North Dakota
Peace Garden State, Flickertail State
Ohio
Buckeye State
Oklahoma
Sooner State
Oregon
Beaver State
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Rhode Island
Little Rhody, Ocean State
South Carolina
Palmetto State
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore State, Coyote State
Tennessee
Volunteer State
Texas
Lone Star State
Utah
Beehive State
Vermont
Green Mountain State
Virginia
Old Dominion
Washington
Evergreen State
West Virginia
Mountain State
Wisconsin
Badger State
Wyoming
Equality State, Cowboy State