State Nicknames Flashcards
Alabama
The Yellowhammer State
Heart of Dixie - License Plates
Montgomery
“We dare to defend our rights”
Alaska
The Last Frontier
Seward’s Folly
Land of the Midnight Sun
Juneau
“North to the Future”
Arizona
The Grand Canyon State
–Baby State, Valentine State
Phoenix
“God Enriches”
Arkansas
The Natural State
Land of Opportunity (former official nickname)
Little Rock
“The People Rule”
California
The Golden State
The Eureka State
Sacramento
“Eureka”
Colorado
The Centennial State
Denver
- Highest State
- Columbine State
- Mother of Rivers
- Ski Country USA
“Nothing without Providence”
Connecticut
The Constitution State
The Nutmeg State
- Blue Law State
- Freestone State
- Land of Steady Habits
Hartford
Delaware
The First State
Blue Hen State
Dover
Florida
The Sunshine State
Peninsula State
Everglade State
Tallahassee
Georgia
The Peach State
Goober State (refers to peanuts – official state crop) (goober peas = boiled peanuts)
State of Adventure
Atlanta
Hawaii
The Aloha State
Youngest State
Honolulu
Idaho
The Gem State
Little Ida
Boise
Illinois
The Prairie State
Land of Lincoln
Springfield
Indiana
The Hoosier State
Indianapolis
Iowa
The Hawkeye State
Des Moines
Kansas
The Sunflower State
Topeka
Kentucky
The Bluegrass State
Frankfurt
Louisiana
The Pelican State
Bayou State
Baton Rouge
Maine
The Pine Tree State
Vacationland
Augusta
Dirigo “I Lead”
Maryland
The Old Line State
Tarrapin State
Annapolis
“Manly Deeds, Womanly Words”
Massachusetts
The Bay State
The Spirit of America
Boston
Michigan
The Great Lakes State
Wolverine
Winter Water Wonderland
Lancing
“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”
Minnesota
The North Star State
St. Paul
“The Star of the North”
Mississippi
The Magnolia State
The Birthplace of America’s Music
Hospitality State
Jackson
Missouri
The Show Me State
Ozark State
Jefferson City
Montana
The Treasure State
Big Sky Country
Helena
Nebraska
The Cornhusker State
Beef State
Lincoln
“Equality Before the Law”
Nevada
The Silver State
Battle Born State
Carson City
New Hampshire
The Granite State
White Mountain State
Live Free or Die
Concord
“Live Free of Die”
New Jersey
The Garden State
The Crossroads of America
Trenton
New Mexico
The Land of Enchantment
New Andalusia
Santa Fe
New York
The Empire State
Albany
Excelsior “Ever Upward”
North Carolina
Old North State
First in Flight
The Tar Heel State
Raleigh
North Dakota
Peace Garden State
Bismark
Ohio
The Buckeye State
Birthplace of Aviation
Columbus
“With God, all things are possible”
Oklahoma
The Sooner State
Native America
Oklahoma City
Oregon
The Beaver State
Pacific Wonderland
Salem
Pennsylvania
The Keystone State
Quaker State
Harrisburg
Rhode Island
The Ocean State
Providence
South Carolina
The Palmetto State
Iodine
Columbia
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore State
Pierre
Tennessee
The Volunteer State
Big Ben State (refers to Tennessee State)
Nashville
Texas
The Lone Star State
Austin
Utah
The Beehive State
Friendly State
Salt Lake City
Vermont
The Green Mountain State
Montpelier
Virginia
The Old Dominion State
Richmond
“Sic Semper Tyrannis”
Washington
The Evergreen State
Olympia
West Virginia
The Mountain State
Charleston
“Mountaineers are always free”
Wisconsin
The Badger State
America’s Dairyland
Madison
Wyoming
The Equality State
The Cowboy State
Forever West
Chyenne
Puerto Rico
Isla del Encanto
San Juan
“John is his name”
DC
No Taxation without Representation
“Justice for All”
