| State Trivia 6 |
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MONTANA
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Capital: Helena
Joined the Union: November 8, 1889
41st State to join the union.
Motto: Oro y plata (Gold and Silver)
Nickname(s): Treasure State
Flower: Bitterroot
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: Montana
Origin of Name: Chosen from the Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley; it
is a Latinized Spanish word meaning "mountainous.
Unusual Town Names:
Belt
Big Arm
Eureka
Bigfork
Big Sky
Bitterroot
Checkboard
Divide
Elmo
Happy's Inn
Hungry Horse
Offer
Opportunity
Outlook
Rocky Boy
Saint Regis
Square Butt
Sweetgrass
Two-dot
Yaak
NEBRASKA
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Capital: Lincoln
Joined the Union: March 1, 1867
37th State to join the union.
Motto: Equality Before the Law
Nickname(s): Cornhusker State, Beef State, and The Tree Planter
State"
Flower: Goldenrod
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: Beautiful Nebraska
Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning "flat water.
Unusual Town Names:
Beaver Crossing
Colon
Fort Crook
Loup City
Roach
Surprise
Valentine
Wahoo
Weeping Water
Worms
NEVADA
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Capital: Carson City
Joined the Union: October 31, 1864
36th State to join the union.
Motto: All for Our Country
Nickname(s): Sagebrush State, Silver State, and Battle-born State"
Flower: Sagebrush
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Song: Home Means Nevada
Origin of Name: From a Spanish word meaning "snowcapped.
Unusual Town Names:
Jackpot
Searchlight
Weed Heights
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Capital: Concord
Joined the Union: June 21, 1788
9th State to join the union.
Motto: Live Free or Die
Nickname(s): Granite State
Flower: Purple Lilac
Bird: Purple Finch
Song: Old New Hampshire" and "New Hampshire, My New Hampshire
Origin of Name: From the county of Hampshire in England.
Unusual Town Names:
Berlin
Bow
Bungy
Contoocook
Grape Corner
Hell Hollow
Lost Nation
Sandwich Landing
Rye
NEW JERSEY
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Capital: Trenton
Joined the Union: December 18, 1787
3rd State to join the union.
Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
Nickname(s): Garden State
Flower: Violet
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Song: None
Origin of Name: From the Channel Isle of Jersey.
Unusual Town Names:
Bivalve
Brick
Cheesequake
Cherry Hill
Cologne
Colts Neck
Egg Harbor
Good Intent
Ho-ho Kus
Little Egg Harbor
Love Ladies
Succasunna
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