"THE GARDEN/CLAM/CAMDEN &
AMBOY/
BLUE/MOSQUITO STATE/PATHWAY OF THE
REVOLUTION"
'Liberty and Prosperity'
CAPITAL:
Concord
ADMITTED TO UNION:
June 21,
1788 - 40th State
FLOWER:
Purple
Lilac {Syringa vulgaris}
WILDFLOWER:
Pink
Lady's Slipper {Cypriepedium
acavle}
TREE:
White
Birch {Betula papyrifera}
BIRD:
Purple
Finch {Carpodacus pupueus
virginianus}
ANIMAL:
White-tailed Deer {Odocoileus
virginianus}
GEM:
Smoky
Quartz
ROCK:
Granite
MINERAL:
Beryl
INSECT:
Ladybug
{Adalia bipunctata}
BUTTERFLY:
THE
KARNER BLUE (MELISSA BLUE)
SALTWATER GAME FISH:
Striped
Bass
FRESHWATER FISH:
Brook
Trout
AMPHIBIAN:
Red
Spotted Newt {Notophthalmus v.
viridescens}
SONGS: "Old New Hampshire",
"New Hampshire, My New
Hampshire"
REGION:
New
England State
NEW JERSEY
NJ
"THE GARDEN/CLAM/CAMDEN & AMBOY/JERSEY
BLUE/MOSQUITO STATE/PATHWAY OF THE
REVOLUTION"
'Liberty and Prosperity'
CAPITAL:
Trenton
ADMITTED TO UNION:
December
18, 1787 - 3rd State
FLOWER:
Common
Meadow Violet {Viola sororia}
TREE:
Red Oak
{Quercus borealis maxima (Marsh)
Ashe}
MEMORIAL TREE:
Flowering
Dogwood {Cornus florida}
BIRD:
Eastern
Goldfinch {Carduelis tristis}
INSECT:
Honeybee
{Apis mellifera}
DINOSAUR:
{Hadrosaurus foulkii}
SHELL:
Knobbed
Welk (Conch Shell)
{Busycon carica gmelin}
AMERICAN FOLK DANCE:
Square
Dance
ANIMAL:
Horse
{Equus caballus}
FISH:
Brook
Trout
{Salvelinus fontinalis}
TALL SHIP:
A. J.
Meerwald (Deleware Bay Oyster Schooner)
COLORS:
Buff and
Jersey Blue
UNOFFICIAL SONG: "I'm
From New Jersey"
REGION:
Mid
Atlantic State
NEW MEXICO
NM
"LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT/CACTUS/SPANISH/SUNSHINE
STATE"
'Crescit Eundo'
CAPITAL:
Santa Fe
ADMITTED TO UNION:
January
6, 1912 - 47th State
FLOWER:
Yucca
Spanish Bayonet, Beargrass, Soapweed)
{Yucca glauca}
TREE:
Pinon
(Nut Pine)
{Pinus edulis}
BIRD:
Chaparral
Bird (Road Runner) {Geococcyx
califomianus}
INSECT:
Tarantula
(Spider Wasp)
{Pepsis formosa}
FOSSIL:
{Coelophysis} (A Dinosaur)
FISH:
New
Mexico Cutthroat Trout (Rio Grande)
{Oncorhynchus clark}
VEGETABLES:
Chili
{Capsucum annum} and
Frijoles (Pinto Beans of the
{Phaseolus vulgarisfamily}
GEM:
Turquoise
COLORS:
Red and Yellow of Old Spain
SHELL:
New
Mexico Black Bear {Ursus
americanus}
COOKIE:
Biscochito (Bozcochito)
POEM:
"Asi es Nuevo Mexico"
BALLAD:
"Land of
Enchantment"
SONG: "O, Fair New Mexico"
SPANISH SONG: "Asi es Nuevo Mejico"
REGION:
Southwestern State
NEW YORK
NY
"THE EMPIRE/EXCELSOIR STATE"
'Excelsoir'
('Higher')
CAPITAL:
Albany
ADMITTED TO UNION:
July 26,
1788 - 11th State
FLOWER:
Rose
TREE:
Sugar
Maple
BIRD:
Bluebird
FRUIT:
Apple
FOSSIL:
Eurpterus remipes
FISH:
Brook or
Speckled Trout
GEM:
Garnet
ANIMAL:
American
Beaver
BEVERAGE:
Milk
SONG: "I Love New York"
REGION:
Mid-Atlantic State
NORTH CAROLINA
NC
"The Old North/TAR HEEL/Turpentine
State"
'Esse Quam Videri'
('To Be, Rather Than to be Seen')
CAPITAL:
Raleigh
ADMITTED TO UNION:
November
21, 1789 - 12th State
FLOWER:
Flowering
Dogwood
TREE:
Pine
BIRD:
Cardinal
{Winter Redbird}
REPTILE:
Eastern Box Turtle
FISH:
Channel
Bass
BOAT:
Shad Boat
COLORS:
Blue and
Red
BEVERAGE:
Milk
DOG:
Plott
Hound
STONE:
Emerald
SHELL:
Scotch
Bonnet or Red Drum
ROCK:
Granite {The Noble Rock}
MAMMAL:
Gray
Squirrel
INSECT:
Honeybee
VEGETABLE:
Sweet
Potato
TOAST: "Tar Heel Toast"
SONG: "The
Old North State"
REGION:
Southern State
NORTH DAKOTA
ND
"THE GREAT
CENTRAL/SIOUX/FLICKERTAIL/PEACE
GARDEN/ROUGHRIDER STATE/LAND OF THE
DAKOTAS"
'Liberty and Union, Now and
Forever, One and Inseparable'
CAPITAL:
Bismark
ADMITTED TO UNION:
November
2, 1889 - 39th State
FLOWER:
Wild
Prairie Rose (Rosa Blanda or
Arkansana)
TREE:
American
Elm (Ulmus Americana)
BIRD:
Western
Meadowlark (Sturnella Neglecta)
FOSSIL:
Teredo Petrified Wood
FISH:
Northern
Pike (Esox Lucius)
GRASS:
Western
Wheatgrass (Agropyron Smithii)
LANGUAGE:
English
BEVERAGE:
Milk
MARCH:
"Flickertail March"
DANCE:
Square
Dance
HONORARY EQUINE:
Nokota
Horse
ART GALLERY:
University of North Dakota Art
Gallery, Grand Forks
SONG: "North Dakota Hymn"
REGION:
Midwestern State
OHIO
OH
"BUCKEYE STATE"
'Ohio, the Heart of it All'
'With God, All Things are Possible'
CAPITAL:
Columbus
ADMITTED TO UNION:
March
1, 1803 - 17th State
FLOWER:
Scarlet Carnation
TREE:
Buckeye
BIRD:
Cardinal
WILD FLOWER:
Large White Trillium
REPTILE:
Black
Racer Snake
INSECT:
Ladybug
GEMSTONE:
Ohio
Flint
BEVERAGE:
Tomato
Juice
ROCK SONG:
"Hand on Sloopy"
FOSSIL:
Trilobite
SONG: "Beautiful Ohio"
REGION:
Midwestern State
OKLAHOMA
OK
"BOOMER'S PARADISE/SOONER STATE"
'Labor Omnia Vincit'
('Labor Conquers All Things')
CAPITAL:
Oklahoma City
ADMITTED TO UNION:
November
16, 1907 - 46th State
FLOWER:
Mistletoe {phoradendron
serotinum}
WILDFLOWER:
Indian Blanket {Gaillardia
pulcella}
TREE:
Redbud {canadensis}
BIRD:
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
{Muscivora forficata}
GAME BIRD:
Wild Turkey
FISH:
White or Sand Bass {Bass
Morone chrysops}
GRASS:
Indian
Grass
ROCK:
Rose
Rock {Barite Rose}
ANIMAL:
American Buffalo {Bison}
FURBEARER:
Raccoon
REPTILE:
Collared Lizard (The Mountain
Boomer) {Crotaphytus collaris}
COLORS:
Green and White
SONG: "Oklahoma"
REGION:
Southwestern State
OREGON
OR
"THE
BEAVER/WEB-FOOT/SUNSET/VALENTINE/HARDCASE STATE"
'Alis Volat Propriis'
'She Flies WIth Her Own Wings'
('The Union',
1957 - 1987)
CAPITAL:
Salem
ADMITTED TO UNION:
February
14, 1859 - 33rd State
FLOWER:
Oregon
Grape {Berberis aquifolium}
TREE:
Douglas
Fir {Pseudotsuga menziesii}
BIRD:
Western
Meadowlark {Stumella neglecta}
SHELL:
Oregon Hairy Titron {
Fusitriton oregonensis}
FISH:
Chinook
Salmon {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}
ROCK:
Thunderegg (geode)
GEMSTONE:
Oregon
Sunstone
NUT:
Hazelnut
{Corylus avellana}
BEVERAGE:
Milk
FATHER OF OREGON:
Dr. John
McLoughlin
MOTHER OF OREGON:
Tabitha
Moffit Brown
HISTORIAN LAUREATE:
Thomas Vaughan
COLORS:
Navy Blue
and Gold
REPTILE:
Eastern
Box Turtle
INSECT:
Oregon
Swallotail {Papilio oregonius}
SONG: "Oregon, My Oregon"
REGION:
Pacific
Coast State
PENNSYLVANIA
PA
"THE KEYSTONE STATE"
CAPITAL:
Harrisburg
ADMITTED TO UNION:
December 12, 1787 - 2nd State
FLOWER:
Mountain Laurel
TREE:
Hemlock
BIRD:
Ruffed Grouse (Partridge)
FOSSIL:
Phacops rana (A small water animal)
FISH:
Brook Trout
DOG:
Great Dane
FLAGSHIP:
United States Brig "Niagara" (flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry)
BEAUTIFICATION and CONSERVATION PLANT:
Penngift Crownvetch
BEVERAGE:
Milk
INSECT:
Firefly {Poturis Pennsylvanica De Geer}
SONG: "Pennsylvania"
REGION:
Mid-Atlantic State
RHODE ISLAND
RI
"THE PLANTATION/SMALLEST/OCEAN STATE/LITTLE RHODY/LAND OF ROGER WILLIAMS"
'Hope'
CAPITAL:
Providence
ADMITTED TO UNION:
May 29, 1790 - 13th State
FLOWER:
Violet {Viola Palmata}
TREE:
Red Maple
BIRD:
Rhode Island Red
SHELL:
Quahaug {Mercenari Mercenari}
ROCK:
Cumberlandite
MINERAL:
Bowenite
AMERICAN FOLK ART SYMBOL:
Charles I.D. Looff Carousel
SONG: "Rhode Island's New State Song"
REGION:
New England State
SOUTH CAROLINA
SC
"THE IODINE/RICE/SWAMP/PALMETTO STATE/KEYSTONE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SEABOARD"
'Animis Opibusque Parati'
('Ready in Soul and Resource')
'Dum Spiro, Spero'
('While I Breathe, I Hope')
CAPITAL:
Columbia
ADMITTED TO UNION:
May 23, 1788 - 24th State
FLOWER:
Carolina Yellow Jessamine
TREE:
South Carolina Palmetto {Pinodes palmetto sabal and cabbage}
BIRD:
Carolina Wren {Troglodytiadae}
SHELL:
Lettered Olive {Oliva sayana}
FISH:
Striped Bass
STONE:
Blue Granite
GEM:
Amethyst
FRUIT:
Peach
BEVERAGE:
Milk
HOSPITALITY BEVERAGE:
Tea {Camellia Sinesis}
ANIMAL:
White-tailed Deer {Odocoileus virgianus}
GAME BIRD:
Wild Turkey {Meleagris Gallopovo}
POET LAUREATE:
Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis)
BOTANICAL GARDEN:
Clemson Btanical Garden
REPTILE:
Logger-head Turtle {Caretta Caretta}
INSECT:
Carolina Mentid {stagmomantis carolina johannson}
BUTTERFLY:
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail {Pterous Glaucus}
DOG:
Boykin Spaniel
DANCE:
The Shag
FOLK DANCE:
Square Dance
SONGS: "Carolina", "Carolina on My Mind"
REGION:
Southern State
Please have patience with me. I
accidentally got rid of all the states
on this page, so I am in the process of
re-doing the page.
