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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Orangeburg – The Garden City [24] Pageland – The Watermelon Capital of the World [25] Rock Hill – The Gateway to South Carolina [26] Ruby. Jewel City of the South [citation needed] Spartanburg. The Hub City [7] [27] Sparkle City [7] [11] [28] Sumter – The Gamecock City [29] Walterboro - "The Front Porch of the Lowcountry" [30] Winnsboro ...
Various nicknames are featured on a wall at John F. Kennedy International Airport.. The Big Apple – first published as a euphemism for New York City in 1921 by sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald, who claimed he had heard it used the year prior by two stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Grounds because of the large prizes available at horse races in New York. [3]
New York's nickname traces back to a letter from George Washington in the early years of his presidency to the New York Common Council. In 1785, the father of our nation referred to the state of ...
The New York Historical Society credits Washington for the nickname, citing a 1785 letter he wrote in praise of the state's Revolutionary War efforts where he described New York as "the seat of ...
Knowing a few words of Charleston slang will help you make the most of this enchanting city. If you have plans to visit, take a minute to get familiar with Charleston local lingo with the help of ...
City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community, attract people to a community because of its nickname, promote civic pride, and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
New Hampshire: New Hampshirite New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys [42] New Jersey: New Jerseyan New Jerseyite New Mexico: New Mexican Spanish: Neomexicano, neomexicana, Neomejicano, neomejicana [43] New York: New Yorker Knickerbocker [44] [45] Spanish: Neoyorquino, neoyorquina North Carolina: North Carolinian