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The Texas state legislature has officially granted many Texas cities honorary designations as the state's "capital" of something. [1] 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. [2]
Crystal City, Texas - wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo; Deltona, Florida - Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens; Dunedin, Florida - osprey, Pandion haliaetus [26] Fort Worth, Texas - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis [27] Galveston, Texas - reddish egret, Egretta rufescens; Germantown, Tennessee - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis [28]
Pages in category "Lists of city nicknames by U.S. state" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
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Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this
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1930 [1] [2] Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839 State coat of arms: Coat of arms ...