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Nickname : Lone Star state Motto : Friendship Nickname : Lone Star state Origin of Name : From a Native American word meaning friends Capital : Austin Population : 20,851,820 Texas Longhorn The Alamo – San Antonio Rio Grande Valley – Mexican Border Bluebonnet “Big Tex” , Texas State Fair - Dallas Kingsville 825,000 acre (3,340 km² or 1289 mi²) ranch
Motto : Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things) Nickname : Sooner state Origin of Name : From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red people Capital : Oklahoma City Population : 3,450,654 Oklahoma State Capitol w/ Oil Derick in back The National Cowboy Hall of Fame -Oklahoma City Mistletoe Trail of Tears Exhibit – Cherokee Cultural Center - Tahlequah
Tombstone Capital Phoenix Population 5,130,632 Saguaro Grand Canyon Motto : Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Nickname : The Grand Canyon state Origin of Name : From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring" Tombstone Grand Canyon Capital Phoenix Population 5,130,632 Saguaro Cactus Bloom Monument Valley
Motto : Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) Nickname : Land of Enchantment Origin of Name : From the country of Mexico Capital : Santa Fe Population : 1,819,046 Yucca Taos Pueblo Anasazi Cliff Dwellings - Lake Powell Historic District – Santa Fe
The Four Corners