2. Capital City: The Current State
Boise Flag of Idaho
Admission to
Statehood: July 3,
1890
State Flower:
Syringa
43rd state
admitted to the
union
Highest point:
Borah peak at
12,662 feet
3. Admission to statehood:
November 21,1789
Lowest point: Atlantic
coast; sea level
Motto: To be, rather than
to seem
Nicknames: Tar Heel
State/Old North State
State Flower: Cornus
florida (Dogwood)
North Carolina state flag
State Bird: Cardinal
4. State bird: Scissor-
tailed Flycatcher
Admission to
statehood: November
16, 1907
Astronaut Gordon
Cooper was from
there
State Flower:
Mistletoe
Nickname: Sooner
State
5. Capital City: Nashville
State Bird: Mockingbird
Tennessee 16th state admitted to the
Union
Sounds good to me State flower: Iris
Motto: Agriculture and
Commerce
6. Capital City: Lincoln
State Flower: Goldenrod
Lowest Point: Missouri River, 480
ft.
Motto: Equality before the law
Nickname: Cornhusker State
7. Capital City: Little Rock
Admission to
Statehood: June
15,1836
Motto: The People Rule
25th State in the Union
Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean
a baseball player was
from Arkansas
The Arkansas Flag
8. •Capital City: Tallahassee
•Admission to Statehood: March
3,1845
•27th State in the Union
•Motto: In God We Trust
•Nickname: Sunshine State
Florida
Sunshine State
9. Capital City:Charleston
Admission to Statehood: June 20, 1863
