CAPITAL: Springfield
ADMITTED TO UNION: December 3, 1818 - 21st State
FLOWER: Violet
TREE: White Oak
BIRD: Cardinal
MINERAL: Fluorite
INSECT: Monarch Butterfly
ANIMAL: White-tailed Deer
FISH: Bluegill
FOSSIL: Tully Monster
PRAIRIE GRASS: Big Bluestem
DANCE: Square Dance
LANGUAGE: English
SONG: "Illinois"
REGION: Midwestern State

INDIANA

IN

"THE HOOSIER STATE"
'The Crossroads of America'

CAPITAL: Indinanapolis
ADMITTED TO UNION: December 11, 1816 - 16th State
FLOWER: Peony
TREE: Tulip Tree
BIRD: Cardinal
STONE: Limestone
LANGUAGE: English
POEM: "Indiana"
SONG: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"
REGION: Midwestern State

IOWA

IA

"THE HAWKEYE/BLACKHAWK/CORN STATE/LAND WHERE THE TALL CORN GROWS/NATION'S BREADBASKET

'Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We Will Maintain'

CAPITAL: Des Moines
ADMITTED TO UNION: December 28, 1846 - 29th State
FLOWER: Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa practincola)
TREE: White and Red Oak
BIRD: Eastern Goldfinch (Wild Canary) {carduelis tristis}
ROCK: Geode
FOSSIL: Crinoid (an inetebrate)
UNOFFICIAL SOIL: Tama Series Soil
SONG: "The Song of Iowa"
REGION: Midwestern State

KANSAS

KS

"THE SUNFLOWER/WHEAT/JAYHAWKER /SQUATTER/CYCLONE STATE/MIDWAY, USA" before Civil War, "BLEEDING KANSAS"

'Ad Astra Aspera'
'To the stars Through Difficulties')

CAPITAL: Topeka
ADMITTED TO UNION: January 29, 1861 - 34th State
FLOWER: Wild Native Sunflower
TREE: Cottonwood
BIRD: Western Meadowlark {sturnella negleta}
ANIMAL: American Buffalo or Bison {Bison bison}
INSECT: Honeybee {Apis mellifera}
REPTILE: Ornate Box Turtle {Terrapene ornata}
AMPHIBIAN: Barred Tiger Salamander {Ambystoma tirinum mavortium}
SOIL: Harney Silt Loam
MARCH: "The Kansas March"
SONG: "Home on the Range"
REGION: Midwestern State

KENTUCKY

KY

"THE BLUEGRASS/HEMP/TOBACCO STATE" early days, "DARK AND BLOODY GROUND"
'United We Stand, Divided We Fall'

CAPITAL: Frankfort
ADMITTED TO UNION: June 1, 1792 - 15th state
FLOWER: Goldenrod (Solidago altissima
TREE: Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus Leguminosae)
BIRD: Kentucky cardinal
WILD GAME SPECIES: Gray Squirrel
LANGUAGE: English
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Shakespeare in Cenral Park, Louisville
TUG-OF-WAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Nelson County Fair
SONG: "My Old Kentucky Home"
REGION: Southern State

LOUISIANA

LA

"THE CREOLE/PELICAN/BAYOU/SUGAR STATE/CHILD OF THE MISSISSIPPI"
'Union, Justice, Confidence'

CAPITAL: Baton Rouge
ADMITTED TO UNION: April 30, 1812 - 18th State
FLOWER: Magnolia
TREE: Bald Cypress
BIRD: Louisiana Brown Pelican
DOG: Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog
DRINK: Milk
INSECT: Honeybee (Apis mellifera
MAMMAL: Black Bear
COLORS: Blue, White, and Gold
CRUSTACEAN: Crawfish
FOSSIL: Petrified Palmwood
GEMSTONE: Agate
REPTILE: Alligator
INSTRUMENT: Diatonic Accordian ("Cajun" Accordian)
WILDFLOWER: Louisiana Iris (Giganticaerulea)
ENVIRONMENTAL SONG: "Gifts of the Earth"

SONGS: "You are My Sunshine," "Give Me Louisiana"
REGION: Southern State

MAINE

ME

"THE BORDER/LUMBER/OLD DIRIGO/PINE TREE STATE"
'Dirigo'
('I Direct,' 'I Guide,' 'I Lead') CAPITAL: Augusta
ADMITTED TO UNION: March 15, 1820 - 23rd State
FLOWER: White Pine Cone and Tassel
TREE: White Pine
BIRD: Chickadee
ANIMAL: Moose
CAT: Coon Cat
FISH: Landlocked Salmon
GEMSTONE: Tourmaline
FOSSIL: Petreca Quadrifaria
INSECT: Honeybee
SONG: "State of Main Song"
REGION: New England State

MARYLAND

MD

"COCKADE/OLD LINE/OYSTER/FREE STATE"
'Fatti Maschii Parole Fenine' (Calvert Family Motto)
('Manly Deeds, Womanly Words')
'Scuto Bonae Voluntatis Tuae Coronasti Nos'
('With the Shield of Thy Good-will, Thou Hast Covered Us')

CAPITAL: Annapolis
ADMITTED TO UNION: April 28, 1788 - 7th State
FLOWER Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
TREE: White Oak (Oldest Oak tree is the Wye Oak or Wye Mills Oak) {Quercus alba}
BIRD: Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
FOSSIL SHELL: Ecphora gardenrae gardnerae Wilson
BOAT: Skipjack
FISH: Striped Bass (Rockfish) {Roccus saxatilis 2}
INSECT: Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydras phaeton)
SPORT: Jousting
DOG: Chesapeake Bay Retreiver
CRUSTACEAN: Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
REPTILE: Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
THEATER: Center Stage
SUMMER THEATER: Olney Theatre
SONG: "Maryland, My Maryland"
REGION: Southern State

MASSACHUSETTS

MA

"BAKED BEAN/OLD COLONY/BAY/OLD BAY/PURITAN STATE"
'Ense Petit Pladidam Sub Libertate Quietem'
('By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace only Under Liberty')

CAPITAL: Boston
ADMITTED TO UNION: February 6, 1788 - 6th State
CITIZENRY: Bay Staters
FLOWER: Mayflower (Ground Laurel or Trailing Arbutus) {Epigaea regena}
TREE: American Elm (Ulmus Americana)
BIRD: Black-Capped Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus)
GEM: Rhodonite
MINERAL: Babingtonite
ROCK: Roxbury Puddingstone (Roxbury Conglomerate)
BUILDING ROCK AND MONUMENT STONE: Granite
DOG: Boston Terrier (Canis familiaris bostenensis)
HORSE: Morgan Horse (Equus cabullus morganensis)
CAT: Tabby Cat (Felis familiaris)
MARINE MAMMAL: Right Whale (Eubabalena Glacialis)
FISH: Cod (Gadus morrhua)
INSECT: Ladybug (Two-Spotted Lady Beetle) {Adalia bipunctata}
FOSSIL: Dinosaur Track (Theropod Dinosaur)
HEROINE: Deborah Samson
HERO: Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman)
BEVERAGE: Cranberry Juice
EXPLORER ROCK: Dighton Rock
HISTORICAL ROCK: Plymouth Rock
BEAN: Navy Bean
BERRY: Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon)
GAME BIRD: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
MUFFIN: Corn Muffin
DESSERT: Boston Cream Pie
COOKIE: Chocolate Chip Cookie
SHELL: New England Neptune (Neptuna lyrata decemcostata)
SOIL: Paxton Soil Series
CIVIL WAR HERO: Sergeant William H. Carney
CEREMONIAL MARCH: "The Road to Boston"
FOLK SONG: Massachusetts"
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
PATRIOTIC SONG: "Massachusetts (Because of You, Our Land is Free)"
POEM: "Blue HIlls of Massachusetts"
SONG: "All Hail to Massachusetts"
REGION: New England State