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Content Students will be able to learn: State capital and nickname and standard abbreviations Number of state and date of admission The flags, birds, trees, and flowers that represent each state

Alabama (AL) The Yellowhammer State Capital: Montgomery 22nd State – December 14, 1819 Yellowhammer Longleaf Pine Camellia

Alaska (AK) The Last Frontier Capital: Juneau 49th State – January 3, 1959 Willow Ptarmigan Sitka Spruce Forget-Me-Not

Arizona (AZ) The Grand Canyon State Capital: Phoenix 48th state – February 14, 1912 Cactus Wren Paloverde Saguaro Cactus

Arkansas (AR) The Natural State Capital: Little Rock 25th State - June 15, 1836 Mockingbird Pine Apple Blossom

California (CA) The Golden State Capital: Sacramento 31st State September 9, 1850 Valley Quail Redwood Golden Poppy

Colorado (CO) The Centennial State Capital: Denver 38th State August 1, 1876 Lark Bunting Blue Spruce Columbine

Connecticut (CT) The Constitution State Capital: Hartford 5th State - January 9, 1788 Robin White Oak Mountain Laurel

Delaware (DE) The First State Capital: Dover 1st State - December 7, 1787 Blue Hen Chicken American Holly Peach Blossom

Florida (FL) The Sunshine State Capital: Tallahassee 27th State - March 3, 1845 Mockingbird Sabal Palm Orange Blossom

Georgia (GA) The Peach State Capital: Atlanta 4th State - January 2, 1788 Brown Thrasher Live Oak Cherokee Rose

Hawaii (HI) The Aloha State Capital: Honolulu 50th State - August 21, 1959 Nene Kukui Yellow Hibiscus

Idaho (ID) The Gem State Capital: Boise 43rd State - July 3, 1890 Syringa White Pine Bluebird

Illinois (IL) The Prairie State Capital: Springfield 21st State - December 3, 1818 Cardinal Violet White Oak

Indiana (IN) The Hoosier State Capital: Indianapolis 19th State - December 11, 1816 Cardinal Tulip Tree Peony

Iowa (IA) The Hawkeye State Capital: Des Moines 29th State - December 28, 1846 Wild Rose Oak Eastern Goldfinch

Kansas (KS) The Sunflower State Capital: Topeka 34th State- January 29, 1861 Western Meadowlark Cottonwood Sunflower

Kentucky (KY) The Bluegrass State Capital: Frankfort 15th State- June 1, 1792 Cardinal Tulip Poplar Goldenrod

Louisiana (LA) The Pelican State Capital: Baton Rouge 18th State – April 30, 1812 Brown Pelican Bald Cypress Magnolia

Maine (ME) The Pine Tree State Capital: Augusta 23rd State- March 1820 Chickadee Pine Cone and Tassel White Pine

Maryland (MD) The Old Line State Capital: Annapolis 7th State – April 1788 Baltimore Oriole White Oak Black-eyed Susan

Massachusetts (MA) The Bay State Capital: Boston 6th State – February 6, 1788 Chickadee American Elm Mayflower

Michigan (MI) The Wolverine State Capital: Lansing 26th State- January 26, 1837 Robin White Pine Apple Blossom

Minnesota (MN) Land of 10,000 Lakes Capital: St. Paul 32nd State – May 11, 1858 Common Loon Norway Pine Lady Slipper

Mississippi (MS) The Magnolia State Capital: Jackson 20th State – December 10, 1817 Mockingbird Magnolia Magnolia

Missouri (MO) The Show Me State Capital: Jefferson City 24th State- August 10, 1821 Bluebird Dogwood Hawthorn

Montana (MT) The Treasure State Capital: Helena 41st State- November 8, 1889 Western Meadowlark Bitterroot Ponderosa Pine

Nebraska (NE) The Cornhusker State Capital: Lincoln 37th State – March 1, 1867 Western Meadowlark Cottonwood Goldenrod

Nevada (NV) The Silver State Capital: Carson City 36th State – October 31, 1864 Mountain Bluebird Single Leaf Pinon Sagebrush

New Hampshire (NH) The Granite State Capital: Concord 9th State – June 21, 1788 Purple Finch White Birch Purple Lilac

New Jersey (NJ) The Garden State Capital: Trenton 3rd State - December 18, 1787 Eastern Goldfinch Red Oak Purple Violet

New Mexico (NM) The Land of Enchantment Capital: Santa Fe 47th State – January 6, 1912 Roadrunner Yucca Pinon

New York (NY) The Empire State Capital: Albany 11th State – July 26, 1788 Bluebird Sugar Maple Rose

North Carolina (NC) The Tarheel State Capital: Raleigh 12th State – November 21, 1789 Cardinal Pine Dogwood

North Dakota (ND) The Peace Garden State Capital: Bismarck 39th State – November 2, 1889 Western Meadowlark American Elm Wild Prairie Rose

Ohio (OH) The Buckeye State Capital: Columbus 17th State – March 1, 1803 Cardinal Buckeye Carnation

Oklahoma (OK) The Sooner State Capital: Oklahoma City 46th State – November 16, 1907 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Redbud Mistletoe

Oregon (OR) The Beaver State Capital: Salem 33rd State – February 14, 1859 Western Meadowlark Douglas Fir Oregon Grape

Pennsylvania (PA) The Keystone State Capital: Harrisburg 2nd State – December 12, 1787 Ruffled Grouse Hemlock Mountain Laurel

Rhode Island (RI) The Ocean State Capital: Providence 13th State – May 29, 1790 Rhode Island Red Red Maple Violet

South Carolina (SC) Capital: Columbia 8th State – 23, 1788 Carolina Wren Palmetto Yellow Jessamine

South Dakota (SD) Mount Rushmore State Capital: Pierre 40th State – November 2, 1889 Ring-necked Pheasant Click to see Mount Rushmore Black Hills Spruce Pasque

South Dakota: Mt. Rushmore Faces of four presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln Carved by Gutzon Borglum from 1927 to 1931 Return to SD slide

Tennessee (TN) The Volunteer State Capital: Nashville 16th State – June 1, 1796 Mockingbird Tulip Poplar Iris

Texas (TX) The Lone Star State Capital: Austin 28th State – December 29, 1845 Mockingbird Pecan Bluebonnet

Utah (UT) The Beehive State Capital: Salt Lake City 4th State – January 4, 1896 California Gull Blue Spruce Sego Lily

Vermont (VT) The Green Mountain State Capital: Montpelier 14th State – March 4, 1791 Hermit Thrush Sugar Maple Red Clover

Virginia (VA) The Old Dominion State Capital: Richmond 10th State June 25, 1788 Cardinal Dogwood Flowering Dogwood

Washington (WA) The Evergreen State Capital: Olympia 42nd State – November 11, 1889 Willow Goldfinch Western Hemlock Rhododendron

West Virginia (WV) The Mountain State Capital: Charleston 42nd State – November 11, 1889 Cardinal Sugar Maple Rhododendron

Wisconsin (WI) The Badger State Capital: Madison 30th State – May 29, 1848 Robin Sugar Maple Wood Violet

Wyoming (WY) The Equality State Capital: Cheyenne 44th State – July 10, 1890 Meadowlark Cottonwood Indian Paintbrush

Credits The photograph of the Yellowhammer on the Alabama slide is courtesy of Stephanie Monoitte. http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/peca/test/Yellowhammer.html The photograph of the Camellia on the Alabama slide is courtesy of D.L. Pietryka. http://www.blitzworld.com/garden/camellia.htm The photograph of the California Gull on the Utah slide is courtesy of Jim Stanz. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0530id.html The photograph of the White Oak on the Maryland slide is courtesy of Tom Darden. http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/tree.html Return to Menu