
Oklahoma - Capital: Oklahoma City
The Sooner State
The state bird is the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame

Kentucky - Capital: Frankfort
The Bluegrass State
The state bird is the Cardinal
The Kentucky Derby began in 1875

Alaska - Capital: Juneau
The Last Frontier
The state bird is the Willow Ptarmigan
The largest state at 656,424 square miles

Ohio - Capital: Columbus
The Buckeye State
The state bird is the Cardinal
Canton, the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Connecticut - Capital: Hartford
The Constitution State
The state bird is the Robin
Native American word, “Place beside a long river”

California - Capital: Sacramento
The Golden State
The state bird is the California Valley Quail
Methusealah, a 4,801 year old tree

Virginia - Capital: Richmond
The Old Dominion
The state bird is the Cardinal
First town was founded in 1607

New Jersey - Capital: Trenton
The Garden state
The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb & telephone

Illinois - Capital: Springfield
The Prairie State
The state bird is the Cardinal
Chicago, the world’s first Skyscraper built in 1885

Rhode Island - Capital: Providence
The Ocean State
The state bird is the Rhode Island Red Hen
The smallest state

Texas - Capital: Austin
The Lone Star State
The state bird is the Mockingbird
The largest cattle ranches

Hawaii - Capital: Honolulu
The Aloha State
The state bird is the Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
Eight main islands with 137 islands in total

South Carolina - Capital: Columbia
The Palmetto State
The state bird is the Great Carolina Wren
Town names... Coward, Ninety Six & Welcome

Tennessee - Capital: Nashville
The Volunteer State
The state bird is the Mockingbird
Olympian Wilma Rudolph won 3 Gold Medals in 1960

Maine
The Pine Tree State
State bird is the Chickadee

New Hampshire
The Granite State
State bird is the Purple Finch
Birthplace of Astronaut Alan Shepard

Michigan - Capital: Lansing
The Wolverine State, Great Lakes State
The state bird is the Robin
Detroit, Car Capital of the World

Alabama - Capital: Montgomery
The Yellowhammer State, The Heart of Dixie
The state bird is the Yellowhammer
Home of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center

Missouri - Capital: Jefferson City
The Show Me State
The state bird is the Bluebird
Hannibal, Birthplace of Mark Twain

Iowa - Capital: Des Moines
The Hawkeye State
The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch
Produces the most corn

Maryland - Capital: Annapolis
The Old Line State
The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole
The National Anthem was composed here

West Virginia - Capital: Charleston
The Mountain State
The state bird is the Cardinal
Famous for Golden Delicious Apples

New York - Capital: Albany
The Empire State
The state bird is the Eastern Bluebird
Famous for Niagara Falls & New York City

Georgia - Capital: Atlanta
The Peach State
The state bird is the Brown Thrasher
Home of the Great Okefenokee Swamp

Washington - Capital: Olympia
The Evergreen State
The state bird is the Willow Goldfinch
Grows the most apples
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Wyoming - Capital: Cheyenne
The Equality State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
Dinosaur skull and bones discovered

Florida - Capital: Tallahassee
The Sunshine State
The state bird is the Mockingbird
Home of Everglades National Park

Kansas - Capital: Topeka
The Sunflower State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
Where the helicopter was invented in 1909

Vermont
The Green Mountain State
State bird is the Hermit Thrush
Makes more maple syrup than any other state

Arkansas - Capital: Little Rock
The Natural State, Land of Opportunity
The state bird is the Mockingbird
The only Diamond Mine open to the public

Delaware - Capital: Dover
The Diamond State, First State
The state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken
First state to adopt the U.S. Constitution

Nebraska - Capital: Lincoln
The Cornhusker State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
the National Liars’ Hall of Fame

Montana - Capital: Helena
The Treasure State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
Fossilized dinosaur eggs discovered in 1979

Minnesota - Capital: Saint Paul
The North Star State, Gopher State
The state bird is the Common Loon
Rollerblades were invented in 1980

New Mexico - Capital: Santa Fe
The Land of Enchantment
The state bird is the Roadrunner
Carlsbad Caverns and over 300,000 bats

Wisconsin - Capital: Madison
The Badger State
The state bird is the Robin
America’s Dairyland, make the most cheese

Louisiana - Capital: Baton Rouge
The Pelican State
The state bird is the Eastern Brown Pelican
Rayne, is The Frog Capital of the World

South Dakota - Capital: Pierre
The Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State
The state bird is the Ring-necked Pheasant
Mount Rushmore

Colorado - Capital: Denver
The Centennial State
The state bird is the Lark Bunting
Great Sand Dunes National Monument

Utah - Capital: Salt Lake City
The Beehive State
The state bird is the California Gull
The Great Salt Lake

Mississippi - Capital: Jackson
The Magnolia State
The state bird is the Mockingbird
Choctaw Indians played stickball, the oldest game

North Dakota - Capital: Bismarck
The Flickertail State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
Grows the most sunflowers

Indiana - Capital: Indianapolis
The Hoosier State
The state bird is the Cardinal
First professional Baseball game played in 1871

North Carolina - Capital: Raleigh
The Tar Heel State
The state bird is the Cardinal
The first plane flew in 1903 at Kitty Hawk

Idaho - Capital: Boise
The Gem State
The state bird is the Mountain Bluebird
Famous for growing potatoes

Oregon - Capital: Salem
The Beaver State
The state bird is the Western Meadowlark
The deepest lake, Crater Lake

Arizona - Capital: Phoenix
The Grand Canyon State
The state bird is the Cactus Wren
Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and Meteor Crater

Pennsylvania - Capital: Harrisburg
The Keystone State
The state bird is the Ruffed Grouse
Famous for Hershey’s Chocolate

Massachusetts - Capital: Boston
The Bay State
The state bird is the Chickadee
First baseball game played in 1891

Nevada - Capital: Carson City
The Silver State
The state bird is the Mountain Bluebird
Produces the most Silver and Gold