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OKLAHOMA
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Capital: Oklahoma City
Joined the Union: November 16, 1907
46th State to join the union.
Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
Nickname(s): Sooner State
Flower: Mistletoe
Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Song: Oklahoma
Origin of Name: From two Choctaw Indian words meaning "red people.
Unusual Town Names:
Bowlegs
Cookietown
Frogville
Happy Land
Hooker
Kremlin
Okay
Pumpkin Center
Slapout
Slaughterville
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OREGON
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Capital: Salem
Joined the Union: February 14, 1859
33rd State to join the union.
Motto: Alis volat Propriis ( She flies with her own wings)
Nickname(s): Beaver State
Flower: Oregon Grape
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: Oregon, My Oregon
Origin of Name: Unknown. It is generally accepted that the name, first
used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Major
Robert Rogers, an English army officer."
Unusual Town Names:
Beaver
Boring
Drain
Eureka
Half.com
Idiotville
Sodaville
Windmaster Corner
Zig Zag
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Capital: Harrisburg
Joined the Union: December 12, 1787
2nd State to join the union.
Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence"
Nickname(s): Keystone State
Flower: Mountain Laurel
Bird: Ruffed Grouse
Song: Pennsylvania
Origin of Name: In honor of Admiral Sir William Penn, father of
William Penn. It means Penn's Woodland."
Unusual Town Names:
Bath
Balltown
Bath Addition
Beaver
Beverly Hills
Big Beaver
Bird-in-Hand
Blue Ball
California
Climax
Corner Store
Desire
Drab
Eighty Four
Experiment
Fear Not
Forty Fort
Gravity
Hershey
Home
Indiana
Intercourse
Jersey Shore
King of Prussia
Loyalsockville
Mars
Moon
Moscow
Nanty Glo
New Beaver
Ono
Panic
Paradise
Peach Bottom
Pillow
Porkey
Possum Hollow
Pottstown
Quiggleville
Scalp Level
Slate Lick
Slippery Rock
Transfer
Telescope
Torpedo
Uno
Virginville
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RHODE ISLAND
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Capital: Providence
Joined the Union: May 29, 1790
13th State to join the union.
Motto: Hope
Nickname(s): The Ocean State
Flower: Violet (unofficial)
Bird: Rhode Island Red
Song: Rhode Island
Origin of Name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes.
Unusual Town Names:
Mooseup Valley
Quidnick
Quonochontaug
Woonsocket
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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Capital: Pierre
Joined the Union: November 2, 1889
40th State to join the union.
Motto: Under God the people rule
Nickname(s): Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
Flower: American Pasqueflower
Bird: Ring-necked pheasant
Song: Hail! South Dakota
Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe word, meaning "allies.
Unusual Town Names:
Coward
Due West
Little Switzerland
Ninetimes
Ninety Six
North
Round O
Six Mile
Southern Shops
South of the Border
Townville
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