This document provides brief summaries of facts about the US states of Missouri, Florida, Mississippi, Utah, Oregon, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Vermont, Indiana including their capital cities, state flowers, trees, birds, nicknames, constitutions and highest points.

1. By Lilian Humphrey

2.  Capital City- Jefferson City
 State Bird- Bluebird
 Origin of Name- Missouri Indian Tribe, It
Means “Town of the Large Canoes”
 State Tree- Flowering Dogwood
 Highest Point- Taum Sauk Mountain; 1,772
feet, 41st

3.  Capital City- Tallahassee
 State Flower- Orange Blossom
 Origin of Name- from the Spanish for
“Flowery Easter”
 State Tree- Cabbage Palmetto
 Highest Point- Britton Hill; 345 feet, 50th

4.  Capital City- Jackson
 State Flower- Magnolia
 Nickname- Magnolia State
 Elvis’s Home State
 Highest Point- Woodall Mountain; 806 feet,
47th

5.  Capital City- Salt Lake City
 Bird- The Common American Gull
 Constitution- 45th State
 Flower- Sego lily
 Nickname- The Beehive State

6.  Capital City- Salem
 Constitution- 33rd State
 Highest Point- Mount Hood; 11,239 feet, 13th
 Tree- Douglas Fir
 Bird- Western Meadowlark

7.  Capital City- Boston
 Salem Witch Trials
 Bird- Chickadee
 Constitution- 6th State
 Flower- Mayflower

8.  Capital City- Cheyenne
 Constitution- 44th State
 Flower- Indian Paintbrush
 Tree- Cottonwood
 Highest Point- Gannett Peak; 13,804 feet, 5th

9.  Capital City- Madison
 Bird- Robin
 Flower- Wood Violet
 Constitution- 30th State
 Highest Point- Timms Hill; 1,951 feet, 39th

10.  Capital City- Montpelier
 Constitution- 14th State
 Flower- Red Clover
 Nickname- Green Mountain State
 Tree- Sugar Maple

11.  Capital City- Indianapolis
 Constitution- 19th State
 Flower- Peony
 Highest Point- Hoosier Hill; 1,257 feet, 44th
 Song- On the banks of the Wabash