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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