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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.
Location of the state of Florida in the United States of America. The state of Florida has numerous symbols defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the two oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), and the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state nickname (chosen in 1970)—are not listed in the 2010 Florida Statutes. [1]
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Image County Adopted Allegany: 1976 Anne Arundel: 1762, 1968, 2016 Baltimore: 1957 Calvert: 1954 Caroline: 1984 Carroll: 1977 Charles: 1954 [1]: Cecil: 1968: Dorchester
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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey. Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League. A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.
Osceola performs at all home football games at Doak Campbell Stadium and related events like homecoming. He initiates each game by charging Renegade to midfield while the Marching Chiefs perform the War Chant. Right after the team enters and before the first play of the game occurs, he hurls a flaming spear into the ground at the center of the ...