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