Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi

Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana

Motto : Sic Semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)

Nickname : The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents

Origin of Name : In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England

Capital : Richmond Population : 7,078,515

American Dogwood Home of George Washington -Mount Vernon

Monticello - Home of

Thomas Jefferson

Arlington House – Home of Robert E. Lee

Virginia Beach, VA

James Madison James Monroe Woodrow Wilson

Arlington National CemeteryAppomattox Courthouse

Victory Monument - Yorktown

Jefferson Davis Monument - Richmond

Bull Run Battlefield - Manassas

Area = 42,774 sq mi

Motto : Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)

Nickname : Tar Heel state

Origin of Name : In honor of Charles I of England

Capital : Raleigh Population : 8,049,313

Dogwood

The first airplane flight -Kitty Hawk

Fishing at Cape Hatteras

The Outer Banks

Roanoake island – Site of the first colony in the U.S.

Tobacco Field

Mottoes : Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)

Nickname : Palmetto state

Origin of Name : In honor of Charles I of England Capital : Columbia Population : 4,012,012

Carolina yellow jessamine Ft. Sumter – Charleston

Where the Civil War Began

Historic Downtown Charleston

Myrtle BeachPalmetto Tree

Stone Mountain - Atlanta

Motto : Wisdom, justice, and moderation

Nicknames : Peach State, Empire State of the South

Origin of Name : In honor of George II of England

Cherokee Rose Capital Atlanta

Population 8,186,453

Motto : In God we trust

Nickname : Sunshine state

Origin of Name : From the Spanish, meaning "feast of flowers"

Orange Blossom

Miami Skyline

Everglades

Epcot Center

Kennedy Space Center Key West

Capital Tallahassee

Population 15,982,378

Motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)

Nickname : The Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State,

The Yellowhammer state

Origin of Name : May come from Choctaw word meaning "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers"

Camellia

Alabama Cotton Field

Capital Montgomery Population 4,447,100

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial -

Selma

Motto :Virtute et armis (By valor and arms) Nickname : Magnolia state

Origin of Name : Named for the Mississippi river which forms the state's western boundary. According to the State of Mississippi's "About Mississippi" page, the name means "Father of Waters," roughly translated from Native American folklore.

Capital : Jackson Population : 2,844,658

Magnolia

Tupelo

Delta Blues Museum - Clarksville

Vicksburg National Military Park

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Natchez Trace – Northern MS

Iris

Beal St. - Memphis

Elvis Presley's Home - Memphis

Great Smokey Mountains

The Hermatige – Home ofAndrew Jackson The Grand Ole Opry - Nashville

Motto : Agriculture and Commerce

Nickname : Volunteer state

Origin of Name : Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown. Capital : Nashville Population : 5,689,283

Motto : Regnat Populus (The People Rule)

Nickname : The Natural State, Land of Opportunity

Origin of Name : From the Quapaw word

Apple Blossom

Digging for diamonds - Crater of Diamonds State Park

Bill Clinton's Birthplace – Hope, AR

Capital Little Rock

Population 2,673,400

meaning "south wind"

Motto : Union, Justice, and Confidence

Nickname : Pelican State, Sportsman's Paradise, Creole State, and Sugar state

Origin of Name : Named in honor of Louis XIV of France

Capital : Baton Rouge Population : 4,468,976

MagnoliaFrench Quarter – New OrleansBayou

Cajuns and

Crawdads

Gumbo

Mississippi Delta

Jazz Band

Myrtles Plantation