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City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
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.
One early Kansas history contained this succinct characterization of the Jayhawkers: Confederated at first for defense against pro-slavery outrages, but ultimately falling more or less completely into the vocation of robbers and assassins, they have received the name—whatever its origin may be—of jayhawkers.
As Kansas basketball takes to the NCAA Tournament, it's worth asking: What's a Jayhawk? Here's the history and explanation behind Kansas' nickname:
Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the State of Kansas: 1861 [2] Kansas state flower and floral emblem: Wild native sunflower : 1903 [3] [4] Kansas state banner: Kansas state banner: 1925 [5] [6] Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas: 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) [7] [8] Kansas state march "The Kansas March" 1935 [9] [10] Kansas state bird
The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
An enlargeable map of the state of Kansas. Names Common name: Kansas. Pronunciation: / ˈ k æ n z ə s / ⓘ Official name: State of Kansas. Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: KS; ISO 3166-2 code: US-KS; Internet second-level domain: .ks.us; Nicknames America's Bread Basket; Sunflower State; Wheat State (previously used on license ...