Nov 4, 2017

Nicknames, slogans and mottos of the fifty states of United States of America

Each of the fifty US states has a nickname. It is one of the most folkloric customs of the United States of America for many reasons, from patriotism to remember some of the historical peculiarities that the state has been in the past 240 years. Plants, animals, ideas. It all goes well for being written on placards or official flags and to outline in two words the history of each state.
Below are reported the nicknames of the US states, including (in bold type) those officially used or traditionally assigned to states or districts in the United States.
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1.      Alabama
Yellowhammer State, Cotton Plantation State, Cotton State, Heart of Dixie, Lizard State, Camellia State
2.      Alaska
The Last Frontier,
Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun, Land of the Noonday Moon, Seward’s Folly, Seward’s Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria, Walrussia, and Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden
3.      Arizona
The Grand Canyon State
Apache State, Aztec State, Baby State, Copper State, Italy of America, Sand Hill State, Sunset State, Sweetheart State, Valentine State
4.      Arkansas
The Natural State
Bear State, Bowie State, Hot Spring State, Land of Opportunity, Razorback State, Toothpick State, Wonder State, Diamond State
5.      California
The Golden State
El Dorado State, The Land of Sunshine and Opportunity, Golden West, Grape State, Land of Milk and Honey, Land of Fruits and Nuts, Where Stars are Buried, The Cereal Bowl of the Nation, The Eureka State, The Bear State (or Republic), The Sunshine State (disused)
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6.      Colorado
Centennial State
Buffalo Plains State, Colorful Colorado, Columbine State, Highest State, Lead State, Mother of Rivers, Rocky Mountain Empire, Rocky Mountain State (disused), Silver State (disused), Switzerland of America
7.      Connecticut
Constitution State
Nutmeg State, Charter Oak State, Blue Law State, Freestone State, Land of Steady Habits
8.      Delaware
The First State
Chemical Capital, Corporate Capital, Diamone State, Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State, Home of Tax Free Shopping, New Sweden, Peach State, Small Wonder, Uncle Sam’s Pocket Handkerchief
District of Columbia
The District
A Capital City, The Federal City
9.      Florida 
Sunshine State
Alligator State, Citrus State, Everglade State, Flower State, God’s Waiting Room, Gulf State, Hurricane State, Manatee State, Orange State, Peninsula State or Peninsular State, Tropical State
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10.  Georgia 
Peach State
Cracker State, Empire State of the South,  of the South, Yankee-land of the South, Goober State
11.  Hawaii 
Aloha State
Paradise, The Islands of Aloha, Paradise of the Pacific, Pineapple State, Rainbow State, Youngest State
12.  Idaho  
Gem State
Gem of the Mountanis, Little Ida, Spud State, Potatonia,
13.  Illinois
Land of Lincoln
Prairie State
Corn State, Inland Empire State, Garden of the West
14.  Indiana
Hoosier State
Crossroads of America, Hospitality State, Sunshine State
15.  Iowa  
Hawkeye State
Land of the Rolling Prairie, Tall Corn State
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16.  Kansas  
The Wheat State
Sunflower State
America’s Bread Basket, Wheat State, Home of Beautiful Women, Central State, Jayhawker State
17.  Kentucky 
Bluegrass State
Corn-cracker State, The Dark and Bloody Ground State, Hemp State, Tobacco State
18.  Loiusiana  
The Sportsman’s Paradise
Pelican State
Bayou State, Child of the Mississippi, Creole State, Fisherman’s Paradise, Holland of America, Sugar State
19.  Maine 
Vacationland
Pine Tree State
Lumber State
20.  Maryland
Old Line State
Chesapeake State, America in Miniature, Cockade State, Crab State, Free State, Monumental State, Oyster State, Queen State, Terrapin State,
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21.  Massachussets 
The Spirit of America
The Bay State
Baked Bean State, Codfish State, The Commonwealth, Old Colony State, Pilgrim State, The People’s Republic of Massachusetts, Taxachusetts
22.  Michigan 
The Greate Lake State
Wolverine State
Mitten State, Winter Water Wonderland, The World’s Motor Capital, America’s High Five
23.  Minnesota 
The North Star State
Butter Country, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Land of Lakes, Land of Sky-Blue Water, New England of the West, State of Hockey, Vikings State, Bread and Butter State
24.  Mississippi
Magnolia State
Hospitality State, The South’s Warmest Welcome, The Birthplace of America’s Music, The Bayou State
25.  Missouri 
Show-Me State
Bullion State, Cave State, Gateway State, Bellwether State, Lead State, The Great Rivers State, Ozark State
Statue of Liberty
26.  Montana 
The Treasure State
Big Sky Country, The Last Best Place
27.  Nebraska 
The Cornhusker State
Beef State, Tree Planter’s State, Blackwater State
28.  Nevada 
Battle Born
Silver State
Battle Born State, Sagebrush State
29.  New Hampshire 
Granite State
The Live Free or Die State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State
30.  New Jersey 
Garden State
The Crossroads of the Revolution, The Tomato State
31.  New Mexico 
Land of Enchantment
Cactus State, The Colorful State, Land of Sunshine or Land of Enchantment, New Andalusia, The Outer Space State, The Tex-Mex State, The Spanish State
32.  New York 
The Empire State
Excelsior State
Statue of Liberty
33.  North Carolina 
The Tar Heel State
Old North State, Turpentine State, Variety Vacationland, Rip Van Winkle State, Land of the Sky, First in Flight State
34.  North Dakota 
The Peace Garden State
Flickertail State, Rough Rider State, Sioux State
35.  Ohio 
The Buckeye State
Birthplace of Aviation, Mother of Modern Presidents, The Heart of it All
36.  Oklahoma 
Sooner State
Native America, Land of the Red Man
37.  Oregon 
The Beaver State
Union State, Pacific Wonderland, Sunset State, Webfoot State
38.  Pennsylvania 
The Keystone State
Liberty Bell State, Independence State, Quaker State, Toll Booth State
39.  Rhode Island 
The Ocean State
Little Rhody
San Francisco
40.  South Carolina 
Palmetto State
Sandlapper State, Iodine Products State (disused)
41.  South Dakota 
The Mount Rushmore State (since 1980)
Sunshine State (before 1980), Artesian State, Blizzard State, Coyote State, Land of Infinite Variety
42.  Tennessee 
Volunteer State
Big Bend State, Butternut State, Hog and Hominy State, The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen
43.  Texas 
The Lone Star State
Friendship State, Chili State
44.  Utah 
The Beehive State
Mormon State, Friendly State (in disused), Greatest Snow on Earth
45.  Vermont 
The Green Mountain State
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46.  Virginia 
The Dominion State
Mother of Presidents, Mother of States, The Commonwealth
47.  Washington 
The Evergreen State
Apple State
48.  West Virginia 
The Mountain State
Panhandle State
49.  Wisconsin 
America’s Dairyland
Badger State
Cheese State
50.  Wyoming 
Equality State 
Cowboy State, Park State, Like No Place On Earth, Forever West

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