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  2. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Wonder State [14] California: El Dorado State [16] The Golden State [17] [18] (previously used on license plates) Colorado: Buffalo Plains State [19] (no longer used) Centennial State [20] (previously used on license plates. Colorado was admitted to the Union one hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.)

  3. List of college team nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, California California State University Maritime Academy (Cal State Maritime) Keelhaulers: Vallejo, California: California State University, Monterey Bay (Cal State Monterey Bay) Otters: Seaside, California: California State University, Northridge (Cal State Northridge) Matadors: Northridge, California: California State University ...

  4. How Every State Got Its Nickname - AOL

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    California: The Golden State There are mixed opinions on the origin of the Golden State nickname, and in truth, it's probably a combination of inspiration. For starters, there's the iconic Golden ...

  5. List of city nicknames in California - Wikipedia

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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]

  6. How every state got its nickname - AOL

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  7. List of college mascots in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Benny Beaver – mascot of the Oregon State Beavers; Bernie – St. Bernard dog mascot of the Siena Saints; Bernie the Dog – mascot of the Marymount University Saints; Bernoulli – Beaver mascot of the Caltech Beavers; Bevo – a live Texas longhorn steer, mascot of the Texas Longhorns; Big Al – Elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide

  8. List of U.S. state dogs - Wikipedia

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    A map of the US showing in red which states have a specified dog breed as an official symbol. Thirteen states of the United States have designated an official state dog breed. Maryland was the first state to name a dog breed as a state symbol, naming the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1964. [1]

  9. List of California state symbols - Wikipedia

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    California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the ...