The document provides brief summaries of facts about the US states of California, Hawaii, Ohio, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Washington, and New Mexico. For each state, it lists the capital city, state bird, order of statehood, nickname (for some), and sometimes the date it became a state or details about the state flag. The information is presented in a list format with bullet points.

1. By: Wendy Miller
Period 2
1/17/2012
50 STATES

2. California
 States capital is Sacramento.
 States bird is a Valley Quail.
 California is a big state it is where people live and go
visits.
 California is the 31st state.
 The states flower is the California poppy.
 The states nickname is the Golden State.

3. Hawaii
 The capital is Honolulu.
 The state bird is the Nene.
 Hawaii was the 50th state.
 The Hawaiian flag has eight stripes of
white, red, and blue that represent the eight
main island.
 The state flower is the Hibiscus.
 The nickname is the Aloha state.

4. Ohio
 The states capital is Columbus.
 The states bird is the Cardinal.
 Ohio was the 17th state.
 The large blue triangle represents Ohio’s hills
and valleys, and the stripes represent the roads
and waterways.
 The flower is the Scarlet Carnation.

5. Arizona
 The state capital is Phoenix.
 The day Arizona became a state is on
February14,1912.
 The state bird is the Cactus Wren.
 Arizona is the 48th state.
 The flower is the Cactus Blossom.

6. Florida
 The capital is Tallahassee.
 The state bird is the Mockingbird.
 This was the 27th state.
 The nickname was Sunshine State.
 The day Florida became a state was
March 3, 1845.

7. New Jersey
 The capital is Trenton.
 New Jersey became a state on
 December 18, 1787.
 The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch.
 New Jersey is the 3rd state.
 The state flower is the Violet.

8. New York
 The state capital is Albany.
 New York became a state on July
26,1788.
 The state bird is the
 Bluebird.
 New York is the 11th state.
 State flower is the Rose.

9. Nevada
 The state capital is Carson City.
 Nevada became a state on
October 31,1864.
 The state bird is the
Mountain Bluebird
 Nevada is the 36th state.
 The nickname is the Silver State.

10. Washington
 The capital is Olympia.
 Washington became a state on
November 11,1889.
 The states bird is the
Willow Goldfinch.
 Washington is the 42nd state.
 The state flower is the Pink
Rhododendron.

11. New Mexico
 The capital is Santa Fe.
 New Mexico became a state on
 January 6, 1912.
 The state bird is the Roadrunner.
 It is the 47th state.
 The flower is called the Yucca
flower.