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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.
Colorado state government logo [5] See Colorado state logo. March 26, 2019 [5] Motto: Nil sine numine [2] (Latin: Nothing without providence) NIL SINE NVMINE: November 6, 1861 November 6, 1876 CRS 24-80-901 [1] Nickname: Centennial State [6] [b] The Centennial State: Statehood on August 1, 1876 [7] Seal: Great Seal of the State of Colorado [3 ...
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Albuquerque. Burque [3] [4] The Duke City [5] The Q [4] [6] Anthony – Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, Texas) [7] Carlsbad – Cavern City [8]
Every state has its own unique symbols, like state animal, state flower, and state motto. The U.S. Government Publishing Office recognizes the following demonyms as the official nicknames for ...
Colorado: The Centennial State. Colorado's nickname is pretty cute if we do say so ourselves. Since it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, it was ...
Ready to test your knowledge and take a trip down America's memory lane? Let's find out how many states you can recognize based on their iconic mottos!
The bioscience sector has experienced particularly robust growth, beginning with the 2013 opening of a BioScience Center in Uptown Albuquerque, which was the state's first private incubator for biotechnology startups; since then, New Mexico-based scientists have formed roughly 150 bioscience startups, many of which are based in the Albuquerque ...
The nickname was adopted by the state in 1950 and was adopted as the mascot of Ohio State University in the 1960s. Oklahoma's nickname, the "Sooner State," dates back to the 1800s.