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ALABAMA
Capital: Montgomery
Joined the Union: December 14, 1819
22nd State to join the union.
Motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
Nickname(s): The Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State, The Yellowhammer
State
Flower: Camellia
Bird: Yellowhammer
Song: "Alabama"
Origin of Name: Possibly comes from the Choctaw word meaning
"thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers"
Unusual Town Names:
Aimwell
Bobo
Burnt Corn
Eclectic
Intercourse
Muck City
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ALASKA
Capital: Juneau
Joined the Union: January 3, 1959
49th State to join the union.
Motto: North to the Future
Nickname(s): The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun"
Flower: Forget-me-not
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Song: Alaska's Flag
Origin of Name: From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or "that
which the sea breaks against."
Unusual Town Names
Chicken
Deadhorse
Eek
Lefthand Bay
Nightmute
Unalaska
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ARIZONA
Capital: Phoenix
Joined the Union: February 14, 1912
48th State to join the union.
Motto: Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
Nickname(s): The Grand Canyon State
Flower: Flower of the saguaro cactus
Bird: Cactus Wren
Song: Arizona March Song
Origin of Name: From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning
"little spring" or "young spring.
Unusual Town Names:
Bagdad
Boneyard
Bootlegger Crossing
Bumble Bee
Carefree
Chloride
Floss
Goobertown
Goodyear
Many Farms
Nothing
Show Low
Strong
Surprise
Three Forks
Tuba City
Two Guns
Why
Winkleman
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ARKANSAS
Capital: Little Rock
Joined the Union: June 15, 1836
25th State to join the union.
Motto: Regnat Populus (The People Rule)
Nickname(s): The Natural State, The Land of Opportunity"
Flower: Apple Blossom
Bird: Mockingbird
Song: Arkansas
Origin of Name: From the Quapaw word meaning "south wind.
Unusual Town Names:
Bald Knob
Beaver
Biggers
Blue Eye
Experiment
Fannie
Fifty-Six
Flippin
Gassville
Greasy Corner
Grubbs
Hasty
Hooker
Magazine
Moscow
Nuckles
Okay
Pocahontas
Possum Grape
Romance
Smackover
Strawberry
Toad Suck
Turkey Scratch
Umpire
Weiner
Yellville
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CALIFORNIA
Union: September 9, 1850
31st State to join the union.
Motto: Eureka (I Have Found It)
Nickname(s): The Golden State
Flower: Golden Poppy
Bird: California Valley Quail
Song: I Love You, California
Origin of Name: From the name of a fictional earthly paradise in a
book called Las Sergas de Esplanidian, written by Garcia Ordonez de
Montalvo around 1500."
Unusual Town Names:
5 Brooks
Advance
Alliance
Arcade
Aromas
Avocado
Badger
Badwater
Bagdad
Bee Rock
Bend
Bivalve
Blunt
Booneville
Bumblebee
Bummerville
Cabbage Patch
Cactus
Chiquita
Clapper Gap
Confidence
Cool
Cow Creek
Dairyville
Date City
Deadman Crossing
Deadwood
Dixieland
Doghouse Junction
Dogtown
Dunmovin
Eureka
Fair Play
Fallen Leaf
False Klamath
Forks of Salmon
Fort Dick
Freedom
Fruitland
Frying Pan
Gas Point
Globe
Grand
Hallelujah Junction
Hardy
Harmony
Hellhole Palms
Hells Kitchen
Honda
Honeydew
Hooker
Idlewild
Igo
Java
Jupiter
Keg
King Salmon
Klondike
Last Chance
Laws
Little Penny
Mad River
Mormon Bar
Mystic
Nashville
Needles
Ono
Orange
Peanut
Plaster City
Priest
Ragtown
Rainbow
Rancho Cucamonga
Relief
Rescue
Rice
Roads End
Rough and Ready
Sargent
Scarface
Secret Town
Shrub
Siberia
Skidoo
Sky High
Skytop
Soapweed
Soda Springs
Squabbletown
Standish
Steam
Stone
Stovepipe
Strawberry
Sucker Flat
Surf
Surfside
Surprise
Tarzana
Teakettle Junction
Thorn
Timbuctoo
Toadtown
Truths Home
Volcano
Weed
Weedpatch
Wimp
You Bet
Yreka Zzyzx
California Spanish Town Name Translations
Asuncion (Translation = Assumption)
Boca (Translation = Mouth)
Bonita (Translation = Beautiful)
Chico (Translation = Little Boy)
Chula Vista (Translation = Insolent View)
Concepcion (Translation = Conception)
Escondido (Translation = Hidden)
Fortuna (Translation = Fortune)
Hacienda Del Florasol (Translation = Ranch of the Sun Flower)
Los Gatos (Translation = The Cats)
Los Olivos (Translation = The Olive Trees)
Los Osos (Translation = The Bears)
Mariposa (Translation = Butterfly)
Pajaro (Translation = Bird)
Palo Verde (Translation = Green Wood)
Rancho Llano Seco (Translation = Dry Level Farm)
Roblar (Translation = To Rivet)
Salinas (Translation = Salt Mines)
Sandia (Translation = Watermelon)
Soledad (Translation = Solitude)
Tierra del Sol (Translation = Land of Sun)
Tortuga (Translation = Turtle)
Verde (Translation = Green)
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