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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Arkansas: The Natural State. ... The Centennial State. Colorado's nickname is pretty cute if we do say so ourselves. ... The Lone Star State. Texas is called "The Lone Star State" because of the ...
Arkansas' nickname, the "Natural State," became official in 1995. ... Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. ... Texas' nickname was taken from the state flag, which was adopted after the ...
Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [31] Massachusettsian, [32] Massachusite, [33] [34] Masshole (derogatory [35] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [36]) Michigan: Michiganian
Flag of the State of Colorado [4] June 5, 1911 SB 118-1911 February 28, 1928 SB 152-1929 March 31, 1964 Logo Colorado state government logo [5] See Colorado state logo. March 26, 2019 [5] Motto: Nil sine numine [2] (Latin: Nothing without providence) NIL SINE NVMINE: November 6, 1861 November 6, 1876 CRS 24-80-901 [1] Nickname: Centennial State ...
Every state has its own unique symbols, like state animal, state flower, and state motto. The U.S. Government Publishing Office recognizes the following demonyms as the official nicknames for ...
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Colorado [b] is a state in the Western United States.It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.