MICHIGAN
MI
"AUTO/LAKE/WOLVERINE/GREAT LAKE
STATE/WATER
WONDERLAND/LADY OF THE LAKE"
'Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam
Circumspice'
'If YOU Seek a Pleasant Peninsula,
Look About
You')
CAPITAL:
Lansing
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
January
26, 1837 -
26th State
FLOWER:
Apple
Blossom
(Pyrus Coronaria
TREE:
White
Pine (Pinus
strobus)
BIRD:
Robin
(Turdus
migratorius)
FISH:
Brook
Trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis)
STONE:
Petoskey
Stone
(Hexagonaria pericarnata)
GEM:
Chlorsatrolite
(Green Star Stone or Isle Royale
Greenstone)
REPTILE:
Painted
Turtle
(Chysemys picta)
SOIL:
Kalkaska
Sand
GAME
MAMMAL:
White-tailed Deer
(Odocoileus virginianus)
SONG: "Michigan, My Michigan"
REGION:
Midwestern State
MINNESOTA
MN
"THE WHEAT/BREAD &
BUTTER/GRAPE/GOPHER/NORTH STAR
STATE/LAND OF TEN THOUSAND LAKES"
'L'Etoile du Nord'
('The Star of the North')
CAPITAL:
St. Paul
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
May 11,
1858 - 32nd
State
FLOWER:
Pink and
White Lady's
Slipper
TREE:
Norway
Pine (Red Pine)
BIRD:
Loon
GEM:
Lake
Superior Agate
FISH:
Walleye
GRAIN:
Wild Rice
MUSHROOM:
Morel
DRINK:
Milk
SONG: "
Hail! Minnesota"
REGION:
Midwestern State
MISSISSIPPI
MS
"THE
BAYOU/EAGLE/GROUND-HOG/MAGNOLIA/BORDER-E
AGLE/MUD-CAT
STATE"
'Virtute Et Armis'
('By Valor and Arms')
CAPITAL:
Jackson
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
December
10, 1817 -
20th
State
FLOWER:
Southern
Magnolia
TREE:
Evergreen
Magnolia
BIRD:
Northern
Mockingbird
WATER
FOWL:
Wood Duck {Aix sponsa}
ANIMAL:
White-tailed Deer {Odocoileus viriniaus}
MAMMAL:
Bottle-nosed Dolphin {Tursiops truncatus}
INSECT:
Honeybee {Aspos mellifera}
SHELL:
Oyster
Shell {Crassostrea virinica}
FOSSIL:
Prehistoric Whale
FISH:
Largemouth Bass (Black Bass) {Micropterus salmoides}
STONE:
Petrified Wood
BEVERAGE:
Milk
SONG: "Go, Mississippi"
REGION:
Southern
State
MISSOURI
MO
"THE
SHOW-ME/LEAD/BULLION/CAVE/OZARK STATE"
'Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto'
('Let the Welfare of the People Be
the Supreme
Law')
CAPITAL:
Jefferson
City
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
August
10, 1821 - 24th
State
FLOWER:
Hawthorn
TREE:
Flowering
Dogwood
BIRD:
Bluebird
ANIMAL:
Missouri
Mule
FOSSIL:
Crinoid (Sea
Lily)
MINERAL:
Galena
ROCK:
Mozarkite
TREE NUT:
Black
Walnut
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT:
Fiddle
INSECT:
Honeybee
AMERICAN
FOLK DANCE:
Square
Dance
MISSOURI
DAY:
Third
Wednesday in
October
SONG: "Missouri Waltz"
Midwestern State
MT
"BIG SKY
COUNRTY/BONANZA/STUB-TOE/MOUNTAIN/TREASU
RE STATE"
'Oro Y Plata'
('Gold and Silver')
CAPITAL:
Helena
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
November
8, 1889 -
41st State
FLOWER:
Bitterroot
TREE:
Ponderosa
Pine
?(Flowering Dogwood)
BIRD:
Western
Meadowlark
GEM:
Sapphire
and Montana
Agate
ANIMAL:
Grizzly
Bear
FISH:
Blackspotted Cutthroat
Trout
GRASS:
Bluebunch
Grass
SONG: "Montana"
BALLAD: "Montana Melody"
REGION:
Rocky
Montain State
NEBRASKA
NE
"THE CORN
HUSKER/ANTELOPE/BLACKWATER/TREE
PLANTERS'/BUG-EATING STATE"
'EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW'
CAPITAL:
Lincoln
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
March 1,
1867 - 37th
State
FLOWER:
Late
Goldenrod
TREE:
American
Elm
?(Cotonwood)
BIRD:
Western
Meadowlark
GEM:
Blue
Agate
ROCK:
Prairie
Agate
MAMMAL:
White-tailed Deer
INSECT:
Honeybee
FOSSIL:
Mammoth
GRASS:
Little
Blue Stem Grass
SONG: "Beautiful Nebraska"
REGION: Midwestern State
NEVADA
NV
"THE BATTLE
BORN/MINING/SAGE/SILVER/SAGEBRUSH STATE"
'All For Our Country'
CAPITAL:
Carson
City
ADMITED
TO UNION:
October
31, 1864 -
36th State
TREES:
Single-leaf Piņon;
Bristlecone Pine
BIRD:
Mountain
Bluebird
FLOWER:
Sagebrush
ANIMAL:
Desert
Bighorn Sheep
FISH:
Lohonton
Cutthroat
Trout
FOSSIL:
ichthyosaur
GRASS:
Indian
Rice Grass
METAL:
Silver
COLORS:
Silver
and Blue
REPTILE:
Desert
Tortoise
SLOGAN:
"Battle
Born"
ROCK:
Sandstone
GEMSTONE:
Black
Fire Opal
SEMI-PRECIOUS
GEMSTONE: Tuquoise
("Jewel of
the Desert")
SONG:
"Home Means Nevada"
REGION:
Rocky
Mountain State
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NH
"THE GRANITE/WHITE MOUNTAIN
STATE/SWITZERLAND OF
AMERICA/MOTHER OF RIVERS"
'Live Free or Die'
CAPITAL:
Concord
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
June 21,
1788 - 40th
State
FLOWER:
Purple
Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris)
WILDFLOWER:
Pink
Lady's Slipper
(Cypriepedium acavle)
TREE:
White
birch (Betula
papyrifera)
BIRD:
Purple
Finch
(Carpodacus purpureus
virginianus)
ANIMAL:
White-tailed Deer
(Odocoileus
viriginianus)
GEM:
Smoky
Quartz
ROCK:
Granite
MINERAL:
Beryl
INSECT:
Ladybug
(Adalia
bipunctata)
BUTTERFLY:
The
Karner Blue
(Melissa Blue)
SALTWATER
GAME FISH:
Striped
Bass
FRESHWATER FISH:
Brook
Trout
AMPHIBIAN:
Red
Spotted Newt
(Notophthalmus v.
viridescens)
SONGS:
"Old New
Hampshire", "New Hampshire, My New
Hampshire"
REGION:
New
England State
NEW JERSEY
NJ
"THE GARDEN/CLAM/CAMDEN &
AMBOY/JERSEY
BLUE/MOSQUITO STATE/PATHWAY OF THE
REVOLUTION"
'Liberty and Prosperity'
CAPITAL:
Trenton
ADMITTED
TO UNION:
December
18, 1787 -
3rd State
FLOWER:
Common
Meadow Violet {Viola sororia}
MEMORIAL
TREE:
Flowering Dogwood {Cornus
florida}
BIRD:
Eastern
Goldfinch {Carduelis tristis}
INSECT:
Honeybee
{Apis mellifera}
DINOSAUR:
Hadrosaurus
foulkii
SHELL:
Knobbed
Welk (Conch
Shell) {Busycon carica gmelin}
AMERICAN
FOLK DANCE:
Square
Dance
ANIMAL:
Horse
{Equus caballus}
FISH:
Brook
Trout {Aslvelinus fontinalis}
COLORS:
Buff and
Jersey Blue
UNOFFICIAL SONG:
"I'm From New Jersey"
REGION:
Mid Atlantic State
