COLORADO

CO

"THE CENTENNIAL/HIGHEST STATE/SWITZERLAND OF AMERICA/COLORFUL COLORADO" 'Nil Sine Numine'
('Nothing Without the Deity')
'Union and Constit'

CAPITAL: Denver
ADMITTED TO UNION: August 1, 1876 - 38th State
FLOWER: Rocky Mountain White and Lavendar Columbine (Aquilegia caerules)
TREE: Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
BIRD: Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocoryus Stejneger)
ANIMAL: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
FISH: Greenback Cutthroat Trout (Oncorphynchus clarki somias)
INSECT: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (Hypaurotis cysaluswas)
GEMSTONE: Aquamarine
GRASS: Blue Gamma
FOSSIL: Stegosaurus
DANCE: Square Dance
SONG: "Where the Columbines Grow"
REGION: Rocky Mountain State

  CONNECTICUT

CT

"THE CONSTITUTION/PROVISION/NUTMEG STATE/LAND OF STEADY HABITS"
'Qui Transtulit Sustinet'
('He Who Transplanted, Still sustains')
'Road Legally Closed, Pass at Your Own Risk'

CAPITAL: Hartford
ADMITTED TO UNION: January 9, 1788 - 5th State
FLOWER: Mountain Laurel (Calico Bush Spoonwood) {kalmia Latifolia}
TREE: White Oak (Quercus Alba)
BIRD: American Robin (Turdus Migratorius)
INSECT: European or "Praying" Mantis (Mantis Religiosa)
STUMP: Charter Oak
ANIMAL: Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus)
MINERAL: Garnet (Almadine Garnet)
SHELLFISH: Eastern Oyster (crassostrea Virginica)
FOSSIL: Eubrontes Giganteus
SHIP: 'U.S.S. Nautilus'
HERO: Nathan Hale
HEROINE: Prudence crandall
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
COMPOSER: Charles Ives
POET LAUREATE: Leo Connellan
SONG: "Yankee doodle"
REGION: New England State

DELAWARE

DE

"BLUE HEN CHICKENS/FIRST/ JEWEL/DIAMOND STATE"
'Liberty and Independence'

CAPITAL: Dover
ADMITTED TO UNION: December 7, 1787 - 1st State
FLOWER: Peach Blossom
TREE: American Holly
BIRD: Blue Hen Chicken
BUG: Ladybug
FISH: Weakfish
BEVERAGE: Milk
MINERAL: Sillimanite
COLORS: Blue and Buff
SONG: "Our Delaware"
REGION: Southern State

  FLORIDA

FL

"THE SUNSHINE/EVERGLADE/ALLIGATOR/ORANGE/SOUTHERNMOST/ PENNINSULA STATE"
'In God We Trust'

CAPITAL: Tallahassee
ADMITTED TO UNION: March 3, 1845 - 27th State
FLOWER: Orange Blossom
TREE: Sabal Palmetto Palm (Cabbage Palm)
BIRD: Mockingbird
ANIMAL: Florida Panther (Felis concolor coryi)
BEVERAGE: Orange Juice
BUTTERFLY: Zebra Longwing (Heliconius chanitonius)
WILD FLOWER: Coreopsis
GEM: Moonstone
STONE: Agatized Coral
SOIL: Myakk Fine Sand
SHELL: Horse Conch (Giant Band Shell) {Pleuroploca gigantea}
REPTILE: Alligator (Alligato mississippiensis)
FRESHWATER FISH: Florida Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus)
SALTWATER FISH: Atlantic Sailfish Istiophorus playpterus)
MARINE MAMMAL: Manatee (Sea Cow, Big Beaver, Mermaid or "Furnished with Hands"){Sirenia manatus}
SALTWATER MAMMAL: Porpoise (Dolphin) {Celacea mammalian}
AIR FAIR: Central Florida Air Fair
FESTIVAL: Calle Ocho-House 8
PAGEANT: "Indian River"
PLAY: "Cross and Sword" by Paul Green
LITTER CONTROL SYSTEM: "Glenn Glitter"
DAY: April 2 "Paseua Week" Mar 27 - Apr 2
SONG: "Swanee River"
REGION: Southern State

  GEORGIA

GA

"THE PEACH/CRACKER/GOOBER/BUZZARD STATE/EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH/YANKEE-LAND OF THE SOUTH"
'Agriculture and Commerce'
'Wisdom, Justice, Moderation'

CAPITAL: Atlanta
ADMITTED TO UNION: January 2, 1788 - 4th State
FLOWER: Cherokee Rose
TREE: Live Oak
BIRD: Brown Thrasher
WILD FLOWER: Azalea
GAME BIRD: Bobwhite Quail
BUTTERFLY: Tiger Swallowtail
FISH: Largemouth Bass
MINERAL: Staurolite
MARINE MAMMAL: The Right Whale
INSECT: Honeybee
FOSSIL: Shark Tooth
GEM: Quartz
REPTILE: Gopher Tortoise
ATLAS: The Atlas of Georgia
WALTZ: 'Our Georgia'
VEGETABLE: Vidalia Sweet Onion
CROP: Peanut
HISTORIC DRAMA: 'The Reach of Song"
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
SEASHELL: Knobbed Welk
FRUIT: Peach
ART MUSEUM: Georgia Museum of Art
FOLK FESTIVAL: The Georgia Folk Festival
FOLK LIFE PLAY: 'Swamp Gravy'
MUSICAL THEATRE: 'Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival'
'POSSUM: Pogo 'Possum
POULTRY: 'The Poultry Capitol of the World'
RAILROAD MUSEUM: Central of Georgia Railroad Shops
SCHOOL: Plains High School
THEATER: The springer Opera House
CREED: Georgian's Creed
BEEF COOK OFF: "Shoot the Bull"
PORK COOK OFF: "Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig"
POET LAUREATE: Bettie Mixon Sellers
SONG: "Georgia on My Mind"
REGION: Southern State