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ARIZONA
Introduced: 11-30-05
Retired:
7-26-06
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Arizona State
Flag Adopted February 17, 1917
STATE MOTTO: "Ditat Deus" (God enriches)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: February 14, 1912
CAPITOL CITY: Phoenix
STATE FLOWER: Saguaro Cactus Blossom
NICKNAME: Grand Canyon State
FACT: Arizona produces more copper than
anywhere else in the nation ! |
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CALIFORNIA
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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California
State Flag Adopted 1911
STATE MOTTO: "Eureka" (I have found it)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: September 9, 1850
CAPITAL CITY: Sacramento
STATE FLOWER: California Poppy
NICKNAME: Golden State
FACT: Death Valley, California is 282 feet
below sea level ! |
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COLORADO
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 4-28-05
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Colorado
State Flag Adopted 1911
STATE MOTTO: "Nil Sine Numine" (Nothing Without the Deity)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: August 1, 1876
CAPITAL CITY: Denver
STATE FLOWER: White & Lavender Columbine
NICKNAME: Centennial State
FACT: Colorado has over 200 state wildlife areas ! |
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FLORIDA
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Florida
State Flag Adopted 1968
STATE MOTTO: "In God We Trust"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: March 3, 1845
CAPITOL CITY: Tallahassee
STATE FLOWER: Orange Blossom
NICKNAME: Sunshine State
FACT: The St. John's River is 1 of only 3 rivers in the U.S. that flows
north instead of south ! |
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GEORGIA
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Georgia
State Flag Adopted May 8, 2003
STATE MOTTO: "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: January 2, 1788
CAPITAL CITY: Atlanta
STATE FLOWER: Cherokee Rose
NICKNAME: Peach State
FACT: 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution ! |
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HAWAII
Introduced: 12-7-04
CURRENT
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Hawaii State
Flag Adopted 1959
STATE MOTTO: "The life of the land is perpetuated in
righteousness"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: August 21, 1959
CAPITOL CITY: Honolulu
STATE FLOWER: Hibiscus
NICKNAME: Aloha State
FACT: Under-sea volcanoes that erupted thousands of ears ago formed the
Hawaiian Islands !
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ILLINOIS
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Illinois
State Flag Adopted July 1, 1970
STATE MOTTO: "State Sovereignty, National Union"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: December 3, 1818
CAPITAL CITY: Springfield
STATE FLOWER: Purple Violet
NICKNAME: Prairie State
FACT: 40th President Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois ! |
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KANSAS
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Kansas
State Flag Adopted 1927
STATE MOTTO: "Ad Astra Per Aspra" (To the Stars Through
Difficulty)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: January 28, 1861
CAPITAL CITY: Topeka
STATE FLOWER: Sunflower
NICKNAME: Sunflower State
FACT: Dodge City, Kansas is the windiest city in the U.S. ! |
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MASSACHUSETTS
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Massachusetts
State Flag Adopted 1915
STATE MOTTO: "By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under
Liberty"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: February 6, 1788
CAPITAL CITY: Boston
STATE FLOWER: Mayflower
NICKNAME: Bay State
FACT: Boston common became the first public park in the U.S. in 1634 ! |
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MINNESOTA
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 12-29-05
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Minnesota
State Flag Adopted 1957
STATE MOTTO: "Etoile du Nord" (Star of the North)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: May 11, 1858
CAPITAL CITY: Saint Paul
STATE FLOWER: Pink & White Lady's-Slipper
NICKNAME: North Star State
FACT: Minnesota boasts over 90,000 miles of shoreline ! |
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NEW JERSEY
Introduced: 4-5-05
Retired: 12-29-05
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New
Jersey State Flag was adopted in 1896
STATE MOTTO: "Liberty and Prosperity"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: December 18, 1787
CAPITOL CITY: Trenton
STATE FLOWER: Violet
NICKNAME: Garden State
FACT: Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and
phonograph his Menlo Park, NJ laboratory ! |
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NEW YORK STATE
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired: 11-24-04
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New
York State Flag Adopted 1901
STATE MOTTO: "Excelsior" (Ever Upward)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: July 26, 1788
CAPITAL CITY: Albany
STATE FLOWER: Rose
NICKNAME: Empire State
FACT: The 1st railroad in the U.S. ran from Albany to Schenectady, NY !
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OHIO
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired:
12-29-05
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Ohio
State Flag Adopted 1902
STATE MOTTO: "With God, All Things Are Possible"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: March 1, 1803
CAPITAL CITY: Columbus
STATE FLOWER: Red Carnation
NICKNAME: Buckeye State
FACT: The flag of Ohio is the only state flag in a pennant design ! |
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PENNSYLVANIA
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired:
12-29-05
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Pennsylvania
State Flag Adopted June 13, 1907
STATE MOTTO: "Virtue, Liberty and Independence"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: December 12, 1787
CAPITAL CITY: Harrisburg
STATE FLOWER: Mountain Laurel
NICKNAME: Keystone State
FACT: The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, PA ! |
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SOUTH
CAROLINA
Introduced: 11-30-05
Retired: 5-24-06
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South
Carolina State Flag Adopted 1861
STATE MOTTO: "Animis Opibusque Parati" (Prepared in mind and
resources)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: May 23, 1788
CAPITOL CITY: Columbia
STATE FLOWER: Yellow Jessamine
NICKNAME: Palmetto State
FACT: The Upper Whitewater Falls is the highest cascade in eastern
America, descending nearly 411 feet ! |
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TENNESSEE
Introduced: 4-5-05
Retired: 12-29-05
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Tennessee
State Flag was adopted 1905
STATE MOTTO: "Agriculture and Commerce"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: June 1, 1796
CAPITOL CITY: Nashville
STATE FLOWER: Iris
NICKNAME: Volunteer State
FACT: The nickname, "The Volunteer State," came as a result of
the volunteer soldiers' valor during the War of 1812! |
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WASHINGTON
Introduced: 8-30-04
Retired:
12-29-05
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Washington
State Flag Adopted 1923
STATE MOTTO: "Aiki" (BYE AND BYE)
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: November 11, 1889
CAPITAL CITY: Olympia
STATE FLOWER: Coast Rhododendron
NICKNAME: Evergreen State
FACT: Washington is the only state named after a U.S. President ! |
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WISCONSIN
Introduced: 11-30-05
Retired:
7-26-06
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Wisconsin
State Flag Adopted 1863
STATE MOTTO: "Forward"
ACHIEVED STATEHOOD: May 29, 1848
CAPITOL CITY: Madison
STATE FLOWER: Wood Violet
NICKNAME: Badger State
FACT: Wisconsin produces more milk than anywhere
else in the United States ! |
