This document provides brief summaries of facts about 13 U.S. states: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, New York, Colorado, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, and others. For each state, it lists the capital city, admission to statehood, state flower, bird, tree, motto or nickname, and sometimes population or highest/lowest points. The summaries are concise, highlighting key identifying information about each state in a consistent format.

1. Fifty States
Jennifer Riess
Williams
Computer Apps. Per.2
25 March 2013

2. Alaska
“North To The Future”
• Capital City: Juneau
• Admission to Statehood:
January 3, 1959
• State Flower: Forget Me
Not
• Nickname: The Last
Frontier
• Population: 626,923; 48th,
12/00

3. Florida
“In God We Trust”
• Capital City: Tallahassee
• Flower: Orange Blossom
• Highest Point: Britton
Hill; 345 feet, 50th
• Nickname: Sunshine
State
• State Tree: Cabbage
Palmetto

4. Hawaii
“Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono”
“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”
• Capital City: Honolulu
• Admission to
Statehood: August 21,
1959
• State Flower: Hibiscus
or Pua Aloalo
• Nickname: Aloha State
• State Tree: Kukui -
Candlenut

5. New York
“Excelsior”
• Capital City: Albany
• State Bird: Blue Jay
• State Flower: Rose
• Highest Point: Mt.
Marcy; 5,344 feet, 21st
• Population: 18,976,457;
3rd, 12/00

6. Colorado
“Nil sine Numine”
“Nothing without Providence”
• Capital City: Denver
• Lowest Point: Arikaree
River; 3315 feet, 50th
• Flower: Rocky Mountain
Columbine
• State Bird: Lark Bunting
• State Tree: Blue Spruce

7. California
“Eureka”
“ I have found it”
• Capital City:
Sacramento
• Flower: California Poppy
• Nickname: Golden State
• Bird: California Valley
Quail
• Population: 33,871,648;
1st, 12/00

8. Michigan
“Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice”
“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.”
• Capital City: Lansing
• Admission to
Statehood: January 26,
1837
• Bird: Robin
• Flower: Apple Blossom
• Tree: Eastern whitepine

9. Pennsylvania
“Virtue, Liberty, and Independence”
• Capital City: Harrisburg
• Admission to
Statehood: December
12, 1787
• Bird: Ruffed Grouse
• Flower: Mountain
Laurel
• Highest Point: Mt.
Davis; 3,213 feet, 33rd

10. Utah
“Industry”
• Capital City: Salt Lake City
• Admission to Statehood:
January 4, 1896
• Bird: The Common
American Gull
• Flower: Sego lily
• Nickname: The Beehive
State

11. Washington
“Alki”
“Bye and Bye”
• Capital City: Olympia
• Admission to
Statehood: November
11, 1889
• Bird: Willow Goldfinch
• Flower: Pink
Rhododendron
• Highest Point: Mt.
Rainier; 14,410 feet, 4th