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UNITED STATES - 50 STATES
STATE
POSTAL
ABBREV.
NICKNAME
CAPITAL
YEAR OF
ADMISSION
Alabama AL
Heart of
Dixie Montgomery 1819
Alaska AK
Last
Frontier Juneau 1959
Arizona AZ
Grand
Canyon
State Phoenix 1912
Arkansas AR
Natural
State Little Rock 1836
California CA
Golden
State Sacremento 1850
Colorado CO
Centennial
State Denver 1876
Connecticut CT
Constitution
State Hartford 1788
Delaware DE First State Dover 1787
Florida FL
Sunshine
State Tallahassee 1845
Georgia GA
Empire State
of the South,
Peach State Atlanta 1788
Hawaii HI
Aloha
State Honolulu 1959
Idaho ID Gem State Boise 1890
Illinois IL
Prairie
State Springfield 1818
Indiana IN
Hoosier
State Indianapolis 1816
Iowa IA
Hawkeye
State
Des
Moines 1846
Kansas KS
Sunflower
State Topeka 1861
Kentucky KY
Bluegrass
State Frankfort 1792
Louisiana LA
Pelican
State
Baton
Rouge 1812
Maine ME
Pine Tree
State Augusta 1820
Maryland MD
Free
State, Old
Line State Annapolis 1788
Massachuset
ts MA Bay State Boston 1788
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Michigan MI
Great
Lake
State,
Wolverine
State Lansing 1837
Minnesota MN
Gopher
State,
North Star
State St. Paul 1858
Mississippi MS
Magnolia
State,
Hospitality
State Jackson 1817
Montana MT
Treasure
State Helena 1889
Nebraska NE
Cornhusker
State Lincoln 1867
Nevada NV
Silver
State
Carson
City 1864
New
Hampshire NH
Granite
State Concord 1788
New Jersey NJ
Garden
State Trenton 1787
New
Mexico NM
Land of
Enchantment Santa Fe 1912
New York NY
Empire
State Albany 1788
North
Carolina NC
Old North
State, Tar
Heel State Raleigh 1789
North
Dakota ND
Peace
Garden
State Bismarck 1889
Ohio OH
Buckeye
State Columbus 1803
Pennsylvania PA
Keystone
State Harrisburg 1787
Rhode Island RI
Little
Rhody,
Ocean
State Providence 1790
South Carolina SC
Palmetto
State Columbia 1788
South Dakota SD
Mount
Rushmore
State Pierre 1889
Tennessee TN
Volunteer
State Nashville 1796
Texas TX
Lone Star
State Austin 1845
Utah UT Beehive
Salt Lake
City 1896
Vermont VT
Green
Mountain Montpelier 1791
Virginia VA
Old
Dominion Richmond 1788
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Washington WA Evergreen Olympia 1889
West
Virginia WV Mountain Charleston 1863
Wisconsin WI Badger Madison 1848
Wyoming WY Equality Cheyenne 1890

50 States Chart

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    1 UNITED STATES -50 STATES STATE POSTAL ABBREV. NICKNAME CAPITAL YEAR OF ADMISSION Alabama AL Heart of Dixie Montgomery 1819 Alaska AK Last Frontier Juneau 1959 Arizona AZ Grand Canyon State Phoenix 1912 Arkansas AR Natural State Little Rock 1836 California CA Golden State Sacremento 1850 Colorado CO Centennial State Denver 1876 Connecticut CT Constitution State Hartford 1788 Delaware DE First State Dover 1787 Florida FL Sunshine State Tallahassee 1845 Georgia GA Empire State of the South, Peach State Atlanta 1788 Hawaii HI Aloha State Honolulu 1959 Idaho ID Gem State Boise 1890 Illinois IL Prairie State Springfield 1818 Indiana IN Hoosier State Indianapolis 1816 Iowa IA Hawkeye State Des Moines 1846 Kansas KS Sunflower State Topeka 1861 Kentucky KY Bluegrass State Frankfort 1792 Louisiana LA Pelican State Baton Rouge 1812 Maine ME Pine Tree State Augusta 1820 Maryland MD Free State, Old Line State Annapolis 1788 Massachuset ts MA Bay State Boston 1788
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    2 Michigan MI Great Lake State, Wolverine State Lansing1837 Minnesota MN Gopher State, North Star State St. Paul 1858 Mississippi MS Magnolia State, Hospitality State Jackson 1817 Montana MT Treasure State Helena 1889 Nebraska NE Cornhusker State Lincoln 1867 Nevada NV Silver State Carson City 1864 New Hampshire NH Granite State Concord 1788 New Jersey NJ Garden State Trenton 1787 New Mexico NM Land of Enchantment Santa Fe 1912 New York NY Empire State Albany 1788 North Carolina NC Old North State, Tar Heel State Raleigh 1789 North Dakota ND Peace Garden State Bismarck 1889 Ohio OH Buckeye State Columbus 1803 Pennsylvania PA Keystone State Harrisburg 1787 Rhode Island RI Little Rhody, Ocean State Providence 1790 South Carolina SC Palmetto State Columbia 1788 South Dakota SD Mount Rushmore State Pierre 1889 Tennessee TN Volunteer State Nashville 1796 Texas TX Lone Star State Austin 1845 Utah UT Beehive Salt Lake City 1896 Vermont VT Green Mountain Montpelier 1791 Virginia VA Old Dominion Richmond 1788
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    3 Washington WA EvergreenOlympia 1889 West Virginia WV Mountain Charleston 1863 Wisconsin WI Badger Madison 1848 Wyoming WY Equality Cheyenne 1890