STATES OFFICIAL NICKNAME

by Ted Peterson

The following are the official state nickname. Some states have more then one nickname. If you know of some changes, please let me know at the e-mail address at the end.

Alabama Yellowhammer

Alaska Land Of The Midnight Sun

Arizona Copper State

Arkansas Land Of Opportunity

California Golden State

Colorado Centennial State

Connecticut Nutmeg State

Delaware Diamond First State

Florida Sunshine State

Georgia Peach State

Hawaii Aloha State

Idaho Gem State

Illinois Land Of Lincoln

Indiana Hoosier State

Iowa Hawkeye State

Kansas Jay Hawk

Kentucky Bluegrass State

Louisiana Bayou State

Maine Pine Tree State

Maryland Old Line State

Massachusetts Black Bean State

Michigan Wolverine State

Minnesota Gopher State

Mississippi Magnolia State

Missouri Show Me State

Montana Big Sky Country

Nebraska Cornhusker State

Nevada Sagebrush State

New Hampshire Granite State

New Jersey Garden State

New Mexico Cactus State

New York Empire State

North Carolina Tar Heel State

North Dakota Roughrider State

Ohio Buckeye State

Oklahoma Sooner State

Oregon Beaver State

Pennsylvania Keystone State

Rhode Island Plantation State – Ocean State

South Carolina Swamp State – Race state

South Dakota Sunshine State

Tennessee Volunteer State

Texas Lone star State

Utah Beehive State

Vermont Green Mountain State

Virginia Old Dominion

Washington Evergreen State

West Virginia Mountain State

Wisconsin Badger State

Wyoming Cowboy State

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