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City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting 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]
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.
However, Missouri's unofficial nickname is the "Show Me State", which appears on its license plates. This phrase has several origins. This phrase has several origins. One is popularly ascribed to a speech by Congressman Willard Vandiver in 1899, who declared that "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton, cockleburs and Democrats, and ...
Missouri: Show-Me State Like any good legend, Missouri's moniker has several origin stories. The phrase is widely attributed to Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served at the turn of the ...
Instead, Missouri is called "The Show Me State" because the phrase was popularized in the 1890s, when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver delivered a speech and said, "I'm from Missouri, and you ...
Missouri's nickname, the "Show-Me State," is often credited to a speech given by Rep. Willard Duncan Vandiver in 1899. Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...