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ALABAMA

Capital: Montgomery

Motto: We dare defend our rights

Nickname: Yellowhammer State

State Flower: Camellia

State Bird: Yellowhammer

State Tree: Southern longleaf pine

Info: Origin of name is from the

Alabama River by early European

explorers and named "Alibamu"

after the local Indian tribe.

ARKANSAS

Capitol: Little Rock

Motto: The people rule

Nickname: The Natural State

State Flower: Apple Blossom

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Tree: Pine

Info: Origin of name is from the Quapaw Indians

FLORIDA

Capitol: Tallahassee

Motto: In God we trust

Nickname: Sunshine State

State Flower: Orange blossom

State Bird: mockingbird

State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto

Info: Origin of name is from the

Spanish Pascua Florida, meaning

“feast of flowers” (Easter)

GEORGIA

Capitol: Atlanta

Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation

Nickname: Peach State, Empire State of the South

State Flower: Cherokee rose

State Bird: Brown thrasher

State Tree: Live oak

KENTUCKY

Capitol: Frankfort

Motto: United we stand, divided we fall

Nickname: Bluegrass State

State Flower: Golden Rod

State Bird: Kentucky cardinal

State Tree: Tulip poplar

Info: Origin of name is from an

Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten”

meaning “land of tomorrow”

LOUISIANA

Capitol: Baton Rouge

Motto: Union, justice, and confidence

Nickname: Pelican State

State Bird: eastern brown pelican

State Tree: bald cypress

Info: Origin of name is in honor of Louis XIV of France

MISSISSIPPI

Capitol: Jackson

Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Nickname: Magnolia State

State Flower: flower or bloom of the

magnolia or evergreen magnolia

State Bird: mockingbird

State Tree: magnolia

Info: Origin of name: From an Indian word meaning

“Father of Waters”

NORTH CAROLINA

Capitol: Raleigh

Motto: To be rather than to seem

Nickname: Tar Heel State

State Flower: dogwood

State Bird: cardinal

State Tree: pine

Info: Origin of name: In honor of Charles

I of England

SOUTH CAROLINA

Capitol: Columbia

Motto: Prepared in mind and resources

and while I breathe, I hope

Nickname: Palmetto State

State Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine

State Bird: Carolina wren

State Tree: Palmetto tree

Info: Origin of name is in honor of Charles I of England

TENNESSEE

Capitol: Nashville

Motto: Agriculture and Commerce

Nickname: Volunteer State

State Flower: Iris

State Bird: mockingbird

State Tree: Tulip poplar

Info: Origin of the name is of

Cherokee origin; the exact

meaning is unknown

VIRGINIA

Capitol: Richmond

Motto: Thus always to tyrants

Nickname: The Old Dominion;

Mother of Presidents

State Flower: American dogwood

State Bird: cardinal

State Tree: dogwood

Info: Origin of name is in honor of

Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England

WEST VIRGINIA

Capitol: Charleston

Motto: Mountaineers are always free

Nickname: Mountain State

State Flower: rhododendron

State Bird: cardinal

State Tree: sugar maple

Info: Origin of name is to honor of

Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England