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St. John County was established in 1871, and formed from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. In 1885, the name was changed to Logan County. [28] Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873, and was dissolved in 1883, with the land area being split between Hamilton and Finney counties. It was ...
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.
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]
Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [31] Massachusettsian, [32] Massachusite, [33] [34] Masshole (derogatory [35] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [36]) Michigan: Michiganian
New York: The Empire State. The nickname "Empire State" is believed to have origins dating back to a letter written by George Washington in 1785, where he praised New York's resilience and ...
Image County Adopted Allegany: 1976 Anne Arundel: 1762, 1968, 2016 Baltimore: 1957 Calvert: 1954 Caroline: 1984 Carroll: 1977 Charles: 1954 [1]: Cecil: 1968: Dorchester
This category is for counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. See also: Kansas City Metropolitan Area ... Stevens County, Kansas; Sumner County, Kansas; T. Thomas County ...
Pages in category "Capitals of Kansas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Minneola, Franklin County, Kansas; P. Pawnee, Kansas; S.