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Notebook USA States, Nicknames & State Capitals

Here you are, a list on all 50 American States. :reading:

Alabama - Yellowhammer State ~ Montgomery
Alaska - The Last Frontier/ Land of the Midnight Sun ~ Juneau
Arizona - Grand Canyon State ~ Phoenix
Arkansas - The Natural State ~ Little Rock
California - Golden State ~ Sacramento
Colorado - Centennial State ~ Denver
Connecticut - Nutmeg State/ Constitutional State (official) ~ Hartford
Delaware - Diamond State/ First State/ Small Wonder ~ Dover
Florida - The Sunshine State ~ Tallahassee
Georgia - Peach State/ Empire State of the South ~ Atlanta
Hawaii - Aloha State ~ Honolulu
Idaho - Gem State ~ Boise
Illinois - Prairie State ~ Springfield
Indiana - Hoosier State ~ Indianapolis
Iowa - Hawkeye State ~ Des Moines
Kansas - Sunflower State/ Jayhawk State ~ Topeka
Kentucky - Bluegrass State ~ Frankfort
Louisiana - Pelican State ~ Baton Rouge
Maine - Pine Tree State ~ Augusta
Maryland - Free State/ Old Line State ~ Annapolis
Massachusetts - Bay State/ Old Colony State ~ Boston
Michigan – Wolverine State ~ Lansing
Minnesota – North Star State/ Gopher State/ Land of10,000 Lakes ~ St. Paul
Mississippi – Magnolia State ~ Jackson
Missouri – Show-me State ~ Jefferson City
Montana – Treasure State ~ Helena
Nebraska – Cornhusker State/ Beef State ~ Lincoln
Nevada – Sagebrush State/ Silver State/ Battle Born State ~ Carson City
New Hampshire – Granite State ~ Concord
New Jersey – Garden State ~ Trenton
New Mexico – Land of Enchantment ~ Santa Fe
New York – Empire State ~ Albany
North Carolina – Tar Heel State ~ Raleigh
North Dakota – Sioux State/ Flickertail State/ Peace Garden State/ Rough Rider State ~ Bismarck
Ohio – Buckeye State ~ Columbus
Oklahoma – Sooner State ~ Oklahoma City
Oregon – Beaver State ~ Salem
Pennsylvania – Keystone State ~ Harrisburg
Rhode Island – The Ocean State ~ Providence
South Carolina – Palmetto State ~ Columbia
South Dakota – Mount Rushmore State/ Coyote State ~ Pierre
Tennessee – Volunteer State ~ Nashville
Texas – Lone Star State ~ Austin
Utah – Beehive State ~ Salt Lake City
Vermont – Great Mountain State ~ Montpelier
Virginia – The Old Dominion/ Mother of Presidents ~ Richmond
Washington – Evergreen State ~ Olympia
West Virginia – Mountain State ~ Charleston
Wisconsin – Badger State ~ Madison
Wyoming – Equality State ~ Cheyenne
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Unread 11-24-2006, 12:59 PM
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You and yer lists!
I like 'em, they're good! x
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Unread 11-24-2006, 03:06 PM
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Thanks for that!. Very useful to have, study and try and remember. Sort of thing that comes up in those Christmas/New Year party quizzes!!!

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