How Every State Got Its Nickname

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class="slideshow-intro-content " data-slideshow-intro-content > <div id="piano-inline-content-wrapper" data-piano-inline-content-wrapper="" > <div data-component-type="content-lock" data-load-strategy="exclude"> <div class="content-lock-content"> <div class="in-post-sticky only-desktop"><div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad="" id="gpt-slideshow-travel-desktop_in_post_ad-desktop-fluid-1" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-1/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Desktop In Post Ad" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[728,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],"fluid"]},{"browserLimit":[1260,0],"slotSize":[[728,90],[300,250],[800,480],[600,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-1" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-1/travel","region":"Desktop In Post Ad","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-1","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[728,90],[300,250]]" data-not-lazy="" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0"></div> </div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Each of the 50 states has a famous nickname.</li><li>Some are straightforward, like Delaware's nickname, the "First State."</li><li>Others require a bit more of an explanation, such as how Wisconsin became the "Badger State."</li></ul><p>Have you ever wonder why <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moved-texas-oregon-left-red-state-blue-politics-2024-2" data-analytics-product-module="body_link" rel="">Oregon</a> State University's mascot is a beaver? Why there's an NBA team called the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-orleans-travel-guide-including-flights-accomodations-activities-restaurants-advisories" data-analytics-product-module="body_link" rel="">New Orleans</a> Pelicans? Or what a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-jordan-1982-unc-tar-heels-ncaa-champions-2018-3" data-analytics-product-module="body_link" rel="">Tar Heel</a> is?</p><p>It turns out a lot of the pop-culture references we've come to know and love, especially in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/womens-sports-merchandise-market-gap-2024-7" data-analytics-product-module="body_link" rel="">sports</a>, are actually connected to state nicknames, which draw on everything from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/one-weird-fact-about-every-state-2017-9" data-analytics-product-module="body_link" rel="">historical facts</a> to natural flora and fauna.</p><div class="in-post-sticky only-desktop"><div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad="" id="gpt-slideshow-travel-desktop_in_post_ad-desktop-fluid-2" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-2/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Desktop In Post Ad" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[728,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],"fluid"]},{"browserLimit":[1260,0],"slotSize":[[728,90],[300,250],[800,480],[600,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-2" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-2/travel","region":"Desktop In Post Ad","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-2","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[728,90],[300,250]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0"></div> </div></div><p>Here's a look at each of the 50 states' nicknames and how they came to be.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div data-piano-inline-content-wrapper> <section class="slideshow-inner-content" data-slideshow-inner-content > <div class="slideshow-slide-container" data-slideshow-slide-container data-component-type="slideshow" > <div class="slide-wrapper" data-slide-wrapper > <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-0" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-3/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-0" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-3/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-3","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="alabama-doesnt-have-an-official-nickname-but-its-often-called-the-yellowhammer-state-or-the-heart-of-dixie-1" data-slide-number="1" data-slide-anchor="#alabama-doesnt-have-an-official-nickname-but-its-often-called-the-yellowhammer-state-or-the-heart-of-dixie-1" data-slide-title="Alabama doesn't have an official nickname, but it's often called the "Yellowhammer State" or the "Heart of Dixie."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-1" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Alabama doesn't have an official nickname, but it's often called the "Yellowhammer State" or the "Heart of Dixie."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2592 / 3456)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35b7e1aa2ac29ee322450"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35b7e1aa2ac29ee322450":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3456,"aspectRatioH":2592}}" alt="A wide view of the Alabama State Capitol buidling." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35b7e1aa2ac29ee322450?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">"Dixie" is a nickname for the American South.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Dennis MacDonald/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Perhaps surprisingly, Alabama's unofficial nicknames have nothing to do with the popular rival university cheers, "Roll Tide!" or "War Eagle!"</p><p>Instead, both of the state's most common nicknames hark back to the Civil War, with "Yellowhammer" referencing Alabama soldiers' uniforms, which were trimmed with yellow, and "Heart of Dixie" referring to Montgomery, Alabama's position as the first capital of the Confederacy.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-1" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-1" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="alaskas-vast-wilderness-has-led-to-its-nickname-the-last-frontier-2" data-slide-number="2" data-slide-anchor="#alaskas-vast-wilderness-has-led-to-its-nickname-the-last-frontier-2" data-slide-title="Alaska's vast wilderness has led to its nickname, "the Last Frontier."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-2" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Alaska's vast wilderness has led to its nickname, "the Last Frontier."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2666 / 3555)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35d1f1aa2ac29ee32259c"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35d1f1aa2ac29ee32259c":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3555,"aspectRatioH":2666}}" alt="A view of Hubbard Glacier in Alaska off the coast of Yakutat, Alaska." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35d1f1aa2ac29ee32259c?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Alaska famously still has vast areas of unexplored territory.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Dkojich/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Alaska is the largest state in the US, yet it has one of the smallest populations, with fewer than 750,000 residents, according to the 2020 Census.</p><p>With so much space and so few people, Alaska was dubbed "the Last Frontier," as there is still so much area to be explored.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-2" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-2" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="arizona-is-the-home-of-the-grand-canyon-making-it-the-grand-canyon-state-3" data-slide-number="3" data-slide-anchor="#arizona-is-the-home-of-the-grand-canyon-making-it-the-grand-canyon-state-3" data-slide-title="Arizona is the home of the Grand Canyon, making it the "Grand Canyon State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-3" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Arizona is the home of the Grand Canyon, making it the "Grand Canyon State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3840 / 5120)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35da55da406397bf6d63e"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35da55da406397bf6d63e":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5120,"aspectRatioH":3840}}" alt="A view of the Grand Canyon with the Colorado River running through it." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35da55da406397bf6d63e?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The Grand Canyon is located mostly in Arizona.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > romeovip_md/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>More than 4.5 million people visited Grand Canyon National Park in 2023, according to the National Park Service.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-3" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-3" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="arkansas-nickname-the-natural-state-became-official-in-1995-4" data-slide-number="4" data-slide-anchor="#arkansas-nickname-the-natural-state-became-official-in-1995-4" data-slide-title="Arkansas' nickname, the "Natural State," became official in 1995." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-4" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Arkansas' nickname, the "Natural State," became official in 1995.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2268 / 3024)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35e855da406397bf6d67d"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35e855da406397bf6d67d":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3024,"aspectRatioH":2268}}" alt="Aerial photo of rural Arkansas filled with lush trees and grass." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35e855da406397bf6d67d?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Arkansas started being promoted as the "Natural State" in the 1980s.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > ArkNow Drone and Outdoor/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/official-state-nicknames-3150/" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">The Encyclopedia of Arkansas</a> reported that the Arkansas Parks System started advocating for more tourism in the 1980s, using the nickname the "Natural State."</p><p>The nickname became official in 1995 thanks to Rep. Dennis Young, who introduced legislation citing the state's various rivers, streams, lakes, bayous, mountains, and wildlife.</p><p>Arkansas Tourism is now a $9.2 billion industry with upward of 48 million visiting the state in 2022, per a press release from the Arkansas Cabinet Secretary.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-4" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-4" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="california-is-the-golden-state-5" data-slide-number="5" data-slide-anchor="#california-is-the-golden-state-5" data-slide-title="California is the "Golden State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-5" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >California is the "Golden State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 1793 / 2391)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35f085da406397bf6d6b7"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35f085da406397bf6d6b7":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2391,"aspectRatioH":1793}}" alt="A field of Orange County California poppies in bloom with mountains in the background and clouds in the blue sky." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35f085da406397bf6d6b7?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">One source of California's nickname, the "Golden State," comes from its golden poppies.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Steve Petit/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>From the Gold Rush and golden poppies to sunshine and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hollywood-sign-history-photos-2023-11" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">Hollywood</a>, golden has always been the perfect way to describe California.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="colorado-is-the-centennial-state-because-it-became-a-state-100-years-after-the-signing-of-the-declaration-of-independence-6" data-slide-number="6" data-slide-anchor="#colorado-is-the-centennial-state-because-it-became-a-state-100-years-after-the-signing-of-the-declaration-of-independence-6" data-slide-title="Colorado is the "Centennial State" because it became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-6" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Colorado is the "Centennial State" because it became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2789 / 3719)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c35fc81aa2ac29ee3226e1"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c35fc81aa2ac29ee3226e1":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3719,"aspectRatioH":2789}}" alt="A landscape of snow-capped forested Pikes Peak Mountains. A lake with a sand bank jutting into it is in the middle ground while two trees occupy the foreground." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c35fc81aa2ac29ee3226e1?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Colorado became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Oleg Kovtun Hydrobio/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-5" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-5" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="connecticut-is-nicknamed-the-constitution-state-7" data-slide-number="7" data-slide-anchor="#connecticut-is-nicknamed-the-constitution-state-7" data-slide-title="Connecticut is nicknamed the "Constitution State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-7" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Connecticut is nicknamed the "Constitution State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4000 / 5333)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c360fe1aa2ac29ee3227aa"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c360fe1aa2ac29ee3227aa":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5333,"aspectRatioH":4000}}" alt="Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c360fe1aa2ac29ee3227aa?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Connecticut adopted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Faina Gurevich/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Long before the US Constitution was ratified in 1788, settlers drafted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.</p><p>The Fundamental Orders were adopted in 1639 and served as a state constitution determining the scope of government.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="delaware-was-the-first-state-in-the-us-8" data-slide-number="8" data-slide-anchor="#delaware-was-the-first-state-in-the-us-8" data-slide-title="Delaware was the "First State" in the US." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-8" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Delaware was the "First State" in the US.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3000 / 4000)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c362d8b4912df3ae1c99ec"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c362d8b4912df3ae1c99ec":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4000,"aspectRatioH":3000}}" alt="A plaque hung on a brick wall reads, "In the council chamber of Elizabeth Battell's Golden Fleece Tavern on this site, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. December 7, 1787." Below this, is a copy of the original text and signatures of the ratification. At the bottom, it reads, "Erected by the friends of Old Dover December 7, 1987."" /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c362d8b4912df3ae1c99ec?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Nagel Photography/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-6" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-6" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="the-nickname-the-sunshine-state-belongs-to-florida-9" data-slide-number="9" data-slide-anchor="#the-nickname-the-sunshine-state-belongs-to-florida-9" data-slide-title="The nickname the "Sunshine State" belongs to Florida." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-9" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >The nickname the "Sunshine State" belongs to Florida.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3167 / 4223)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36397b4912df3ae1c9a65"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36397b4912df3ae1c9a65":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4223,"aspectRatioH":3167}}" alt="A wide view of Miami Beach. There are buildings in the background, the turquoise ocean in the middle ground, and beachgoers on the sand in the foreground." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36397b4912df3ae1c9a65?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > xbrchx/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>With beautiful beaches, a warm climate, and plenty of sunshine, Florida adopted the nickname in 1970.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-7" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-7" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="georgias-nickname-the-peach-state-stems-from-a-much-darker-history-10" data-slide-number="10" data-slide-anchor="#georgias-nickname-the-peach-state-stems-from-a-much-darker-history-10" data-slide-title="Georgia's nickname the "Peach State" stems from a much darker history." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-10" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Georgia's nickname the "Peach State" stems from a much darker history.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3020 / 4027)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c364a0b4912df3ae1c9b19"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c364a0b4912df3ae1c9b19":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4027,"aspectRatioH":3020}}" alt="A "Welcome to Georgia" highway sign. The sign is blue with white writing and has an illustration of a peach. The bottom of the sign is light gray with dark blue writing that reads, "We're glad Georgia's on your mind."" /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c364a0b4912df3ae1c9b19?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The peach became Georgia's state fruit in 1995.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Feng Cheng/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Peaches may now be widely known as a symbol for Georgia, but the state's attachment to the fruit was actually part of a post-Civil War effort to reinvent its image, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/21/537926947/the-un-pretty-history-of-georgias-iconic-peach" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">NPR</a> reported.</p><p>Like so many of the other Southern states, Georgia was primarily known for producing cotton, but after the war, peaches became a new focus as fruit production seemed more "refined and European" than corn and cotton farming.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-8" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-8" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="hawaii-is-nicknamed-the-aloha-state-11" data-slide-number="11" data-slide-anchor="#hawaii-is-nicknamed-the-aloha-state-11" data-slide-title="Hawaii is nicknamed the "Aloha State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-11" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Hawaii is nicknamed the "Aloha State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3425 / 4567)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36774b4912df3ae1c9c1e"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36774b4912df3ae1c9c1e":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4567,"aspectRatioH":3425}}" alt="A Hawaii license plate hung on a wooden wall. The license plate reads "Hang Loose" and features the state's nickname, "Aloha State."" /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36774b4912df3ae1c9c1e?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Hawaii is the "Aloha State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Jade Prevost Manuel/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Hawaii's nickname comes from the Hawaiian language — "aloha" is both a word for greetings and partings as well as a way of life emphasizing principles like kindness, unity, and patience.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-9" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-9" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="idahos-wide-variety-of-minerals-and-gems-led-to-its-nickname-the-gem-state-12" data-slide-number="12" data-slide-anchor="#idahos-wide-variety-of-minerals-and-gems-led-to-its-nickname-the-gem-state-12" data-slide-title="Idaho's wide variety of minerals and gems led to its nickname, the "Gem State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-12" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Idaho's wide variety of minerals and gems led to its nickname, the "Gem State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c368625da406397bf6dc69"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c368625da406397bf6dc69":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="Shoshone Falls Park, Idaho. Mountains with waterfalls streaming into a pool of water. A rainbow is in the bottom left corner." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c368625da406397bf6dc69?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Idaho is known for its many natural resources, including rare minerals like gold, cobalt, and garnet.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Sean Pavone/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>In addition to its potatoes, Idaho is known for its many natural resources, including minerals and gems.</p><p>Copper, gold, opal, sapphire, and garnet are just a few of the stones that can be found in the state.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-10" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-10" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="illinois-is-known-as-the-prairie-state-13" data-slide-number="13" data-slide-anchor="#illinois-is-known-as-the-prairie-state-13" data-slide-title="Illinois is known as the "Prairie State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-13" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Illinois is known as the "Prairie State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3528 / 4704)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36a561aa2ac29ee322ca4"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36a561aa2ac29ee322ca4":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4704,"aspectRatioH":3528}}" alt="Sunrise over the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve filled with yellow and purple wildflowers and lush grasses." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36a561aa2ac29ee322ca4?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Illinois once was home to 22 million acres of prairie land.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Hank Erdmann/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The state once had 22 million acres of prairie land, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Now, less than 2,300 acres remain.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-11" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-11" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="residents-of-indiana-live-in-the-hoosier-state-14" data-slide-number="14" data-slide-anchor="#residents-of-indiana-live-in-the-hoosier-state-14" data-slide-title="Residents of Indiana live in the "Hoosier State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-14" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Residents of Indiana live in the "Hoosier State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2200 / 2933)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36b72b4912df3ae1c9e07"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36b72b4912df3ae1c9e07":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2933,"aspectRatioH":2200}}" alt="A side view of the Hoosier Indiana Football Stadium with cars in the parking lot. The stadium reads, "Indiana Hoosiers" across bold red panels with white lettering." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36b72b4912df3ae1c9e07?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Residents of Indiana are called "Hoosiers."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Vineyard Perspective/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The word "Hoosier" has been part of Indianans' dialect for more than 100 years, but the word's origins are hard to nail down.</p><p>The Indiana Historical Bureau said that one way the word may have gained popularity was from a poem written by John Finley called "The Hoosier's Nest" (originally written as Hoosher), which was published and used as the "Carrier's Address" of the Indianapolis Journal in January 1833.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-12" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-12" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="the-hawkeye-state-was-first-recorded-as-a-nickname-for-iowa-in-1859-15" data-slide-number="15" data-slide-anchor="#the-hawkeye-state-was-first-recorded-as-a-nickname-for-iowa-in-1859-15" data-slide-title="The "Hawkeye State" was first recorded as a nickname for Iowa in 1859." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-15" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >The "Hawkeye State" was first recorded as a nickname for Iowa in 1859.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3167 / 4223)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36c9e1aa2ac29ee322e50"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36c9e1aa2ac29ee322e50":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4223,"aspectRatioH":3167}}" alt="Caitlin Clark clapped during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. She wore a black and gold jersey for Iowa with her number, 22." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36c9e1aa2ac29ee322e50?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Caitlin Clark famously played basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Steph Chambers/Staff/Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The origin of the Hawkeyes' connection to Iowa is still unclear, but, according to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://oniowa.uiowa.edu/content/traditions-0" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">University of Iowa</a>, some believe a local judge suggested the name after reading James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, which features a character named Hawkeye.</p><p>The name gained popularity and is now used by the university's sports teams, with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/caitlin-clark-connor-mccaffery-relationship-timeline-2024-4" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">Caitlin Clark</a> being one of the most famous Hawkeyes in recent history.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="kansas-is-the-sunflower-state-16" data-slide-number="16" data-slide-anchor="#kansas-is-the-sunflower-state-16" data-slide-title="Kansas is the "Sunflower State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-16" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Kansas is the "Sunflower State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4332 / 5776)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36d66b4912df3ae1c9ffd"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36d66b4912df3ae1c9ffd":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5776,"aspectRatioH":4332}}" alt="Sunflower field in Kansas." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36d66b4912df3ae1c9ffd?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Kansas' state flower is the sunflower.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Matt Fowler KC/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Forget about tornados, sunflowers hold a special place in Kansas' heart — they're the state flower and even on the state flag.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-13" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-13" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="kentucky-is-the-bluegrass-state-17" data-slide-number="17" data-slide-anchor="#kentucky-is-the-bluegrass-state-17" data-slide-title="Kentucky is the "Bluegrass State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-17" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Kentucky is the "Bluegrass State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2124 / 2832)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36e235da406397bf6e011"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36e235da406397bf6e011":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2832,"aspectRatioH":2124}}" alt="Seven horses grazing in the Kentucky Bluegrass Region." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36e235da406397bf6e011?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Kentucky is known for its bluegrass.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Theodore P. Webb/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Bluegrass is common throughout the state, especially on horse pastures.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="louisiana-is-known-as-the-pelican-state-18" data-slide-number="18" data-slide-anchor="#louisiana-is-known-as-the-pelican-state-18" data-slide-title="Louisiana is known as the "Pelican State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-18" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Louisiana is known as the "Pelican State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3632 / 4843)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36f635da406397bf6e0b5"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36f635da406397bf6e0b5":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4843,"aspectRatioH":3632}}" alt="A flock of pelicans in the Louisiana marsh." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36f635da406397bf6e0b5?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The pelican has been the state symbol of Louisiana since the 1800s.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Konoplytska/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The brown pelican is native to Louisiana, making it the perfect choice for the state's official bird. It also appears on Louisiana's flag, state seal, and in professional sports teams — hello, New Orleans Pelicans.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-14" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-14" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="the-nickname-the-pine-tree-state-belongs-to-maine-19" data-slide-number="19" data-slide-anchor="#the-nickname-the-pine-tree-state-belongs-to-maine-19" data-slide-title="The nickname the "Pine Tree State" belongs to Maine." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-19" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >The nickname the "Pine Tree State" belongs to Maine.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 4000)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c36fe91aa2ac29ee322fd1"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c36fe91aa2ac29ee322fd1":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4000,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="A pine tree forest along the shore of Otter Cove in Acadia National Park, Maine." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c36fe91aa2ac29ee322fd1?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Maine is nicknamed the "Pine Tree State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Jordan Kercheff/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>As of 2021, Maine had over 17 million acres of forests, accounting for 83% of the state's area, the USDA Forest Service reported.</p><p>The state is home to a high number of Eastern white pine trees.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-15" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-15" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="maryland-has-two-nicknames-the-old-line-state-and-the-free-state-20" data-slide-number="20" data-slide-anchor="#maryland-has-two-nicknames-the-old-line-state-and-the-free-state-20" data-slide-title="Maryland has two nicknames: the "Old Line State" and the "Free State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-20" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Maryland has two nicknames: the "Old Line State" and the "Free State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3000 / 4000)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c370d2b4912df3ae1ca134"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c370d2b4912df3ae1ca134":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4000,"aspectRatioH":3000}}" alt="An aerial view of Fort McHenry in Baltimore." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c370d2b4912df3ae1ca134?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Maryland's nickname, the "Old Line State," was given during the Revolutionary War. Fort McHenry in Baltimore was one of the battlegrounds during the war.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Christopher Mazmanian/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>George Washington gave Maryland the name "Old Line State." As a general in the Revolutionary War, Washington praised Maryland's regular line troops, who served in many battles throughout the war.</p><p>Meanwhile, the "Free State" originally referred to Maryland's abolition of slavery in 1864. A congressman from Georgia later adopted the nickname in the 1920s for an editorial piece criticizing Maryland's refusal to pass an act enforcing Prohibition.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-16" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-16" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="with-more-than-40-bays-its-easy-to-see-why-massachusetts-is-called-the-bay-state-21" data-slide-number="21" data-slide-anchor="#with-more-than-40-bays-its-easy-to-see-why-massachusetts-is-called-the-bay-state-21" data-slide-title="With more than 40 bays, it's easy to see why Massachusetts is called the "Bay State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-21" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >With more than 40 bays, it's easy to see why Massachusetts is called the "Bay State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3384 / 4512)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c38b7b5da406397bf6ee10"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c38b7b5da406397bf6ee10":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4512,"aspectRatioH":3384}}" alt="A view of Boston at sunrise highlighting the city's skyscrapers and the Charles River at Back Bay." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c38b7b5da406397bf6ee10?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Massachusetts is home to more than 40 bays.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Marcio Jose Bastos Silva/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Massachusetts, Nahant, Dorchester, and Quincy are just some of the many bays located in Massachusetts.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-17" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-17" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="michigan-is-bordered-by-four-of-the-five-great-lakes-making-it-the-great-lakes-state-22" data-slide-number="22" data-slide-anchor="#michigan-is-bordered-by-four-of-the-five-great-lakes-making-it-the-great-lakes-state-22" data-slide-title="Michigan is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes, making it the "Great Lakes State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-22" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Michigan is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes, making it the "Great Lakes State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2268 / 3024)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c38c50b4912df3ae1cad54"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c38c50b4912df3ae1cad54":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3024,"aspectRatioH":2268}}" alt="A view of the shore of Lake Superior at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c38c50b4912df3ae1cad54?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Michigan is bordered by four of the Great Lakes.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > F. Setiawan/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Michigan is bordered by Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Michigan.</p><p>Ontario is the only Great Lake to not border the state.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-18" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-18" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="minnesotas-nickname-the-north-star-state-stems-from-its-motto-23" data-slide-number="23" data-slide-anchor="#minnesotas-nickname-the-north-star-state-stems-from-its-motto-23" data-slide-title="Minnesota's nickname, the "North Star State" stems from its motto." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-23" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Minnesota's nickname, the "North Star State" stems from its motto.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 1969 / 2625)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c38d155da406397bf6ee7d"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c38d155da406397bf6ee7d":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2625,"aspectRatioH":1969}}" alt="The Minnesota State Flag." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c38d155da406397bf6ee7d?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The Minnesota motto is "l'étoile du nord" which translates to "the star of the north."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > AndyPhotography391/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Minnesota's motto, "L'Étoile du Nord," was coined by the state's first governor, Henry Sibley, in 1858.</p><p>William "Bill" Convery, director of research at the Minnesota Historical Society, told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/good-question-why-is-minnesota-the-north-star-state/" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">CBS station WCCO</a> in 2023, "You can think of the North Star as a guide, as a way into the future. And I don't know for sure, but I very much guess that's what Sibley had in mind when he suggested that motto for Minnesota."</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="mississippi-is-known-as-the-magnolia-state-24" data-slide-number="24" data-slide-anchor="#mississippi-is-known-as-the-magnolia-state-24" data-slide-title="Mississippi is known as the "Magnolia State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-24" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Mississippi is known as the "Magnolia State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4912 / 6549)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c38e3f1aa2ac29ee323f82"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c38e3f1aa2ac29ee323f82":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":6549,"aspectRatioH":4912}}" alt="A close-up of a magnolia tree with a single flower in bloom." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c38e3f1aa2ac29ee323f82?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The magnolia is the state flower and tree of Mississippi.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > ZlataMarka/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The magnolia is both the state flower and tree of Mississippi. The flower also appears on the state flag.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-19" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-19" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="a-missouri-representative-is-often-credited-with-inventing-the-states-nickname-the-show-me-state-25" data-slide-number="25" data-slide-anchor="#a-missouri-representative-is-often-credited-with-inventing-the-states-nickname-the-show-me-state-25" data-slide-title="A Missouri representative is often credited with inventing the state's nickname, the "Show-Me State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-25" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >A Missouri representative is often credited with inventing the state's nickname, the "Show-Me State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2230 / 2974)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c38fd75da406397bf6ef5a"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c38fd75da406397bf6ef5a":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2974,"aspectRatioH":2230}}" alt="A black and white photo of Missouri Rep. Willard Duncan Vandiver. He had a large, bushy mustache and wore a wide-brimmed hat and suit." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c38fd75da406397bf6ef5a?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Missouri's nickname, the "Show-Me State," is often credited to a speech given by Rep. Willard Duncan Vandiver in 1899.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>While no one can say for certain how the "Show-Me State" originated, Rep. Willard Duncan Vandiver is often given credit.</p><p>Vandiver spoke at a naval banquet in 1899, and outlets reported that he said, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-20" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-20" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="montana-is-known-as-the-treasure-state-26" data-slide-number="26" data-slide-anchor="#montana-is-known-as-the-treasure-state-26" data-slide-title="Montana is known as the "Treasure State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-26" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Montana is known as the "Treasure State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3915cb4912df3ae1caeef"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3915cb4912df3ae1caeef":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="A view of Glacier National Park in Montana where Grinnell Mountain is in the background, Grinnell Lake and Lake Josephine are in the middle ground, and trees and foliage are in the foreground." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3915cb4912df3ae1caeef?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Montana is nicknamed the "Treasure State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Wichakorn Kitrungrot/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Similar to Idaho and its gems, Montana is known for producing a wide variety of minerals like platinum, gold, and talc.</p><p><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-08-17/why-is-montana-known-as-the-big-sky-state" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">Montana Public Radio</a> reported that the state is also known as "Big Sky Country" or the "Big Sky State" thanks to a 1930s advertising campaign by the Transportation Department. The name gained even more popularity in 1947 after the release of a book called "The Big Sky" by A.B. Guthrie Jr.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-21" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-21" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="nebraska-is-a-major-producer-of-several-corn-varieties-hence-its-nickname-the-cornhusker-state-27" data-slide-number="27" data-slide-anchor="#nebraska-is-a-major-producer-of-several-corn-varieties-hence-its-nickname-the-cornhusker-state-27" data-slide-title="Nebraska is a major producer of several corn varieties, hence its nickname, the "Cornhusker State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-27" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Nebraska is a major producer of several corn varieties, hence its nickname, the "Cornhusker State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c391e4b4912df3ae1caf18"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c391e4b4912df3ae1caf18":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="A sprawling cornfield in Nebraska." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c391e4b4912df3ae1caf18?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Nebraska is nicknamed the "Cornhusker State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > SeanMandeville/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The Nebraska Corn Board reported that in 2022, the state yielded more than 1.4 <em>billion </em>bushels of corn to yield almost $10 billion.</p><p>The state accounts for 10% of the country's corn production overall.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-22" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-22" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="nevada-earned-its-status-as-the-silver-state-in-the-1850s-28" data-slide-number="28" data-slide-anchor="#nevada-earned-its-status-as-the-silver-state-in-the-1850s-28" data-slide-title="Nevada earned its status as the "Silver State" in the 1850s." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-28" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Nevada earned its status as the "Silver State" in the 1850s.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4000 / 5333)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a28bb4912df3ae1cba5d"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a28bb4912df3ae1cba5d":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5333,"aspectRatioH":4000}}" alt="A Comstock Lode discovery memorial plaque. The plaque has illustrations of two miners and the text reads, "The Comstock Lode, Discovered 8 June 1859, At head of Six Mile Canyon Washoe Mining District Virginia City, Nevada, This monument of ore from every Nevada county commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of silver."" /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a28bb4912df3ae1cba5d?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Silver was discovered in Nevada in 1859 and became an important part of the state's economy.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Michael Vi/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>According to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://knpr.org/show/knprs-state-of-nevada/2020-08-13/nevadas-history-as-the-silver-state" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">Nevada Public Radio</a>, miners Peter O'Riley and Patrick McLaughlin discovered silver in 1859 at what would be named the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gilded-age-mansion-tour-rosecliff-rhode-island-2024-8" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">Comstock Lode.</a></p><p>The discovery led to a boom in migration to the region and became an important part of the state's economy.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-23" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-23" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="new-hampshire-is-nicknamed-the-granite-state-29" data-slide-number="29" data-slide-anchor="#new-hampshire-is-nicknamed-the-granite-state-29" data-slide-title="New Hampshire is nicknamed the "Granite State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-29" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >New Hampshire is nicknamed the "Granite State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2304 / 3072)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a3b6b4912df3ae1cbb25"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a3b6b4912df3ae1cbb25":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3072,"aspectRatioH":2304}}" alt="A granite quarry in New Hampshire in the fall. There are slabs of granite in the water and fall foliage in the background." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a3b6b4912df3ae1cbb25?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">New Hampshire is known for its granite.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > N00dles/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Granite has been important to the state's economy since the 1800s, with the material being used for buildings around the country, including the Library of Congress, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning-center/traditions/granite-quarrying.htm" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">New Hampshire Folklife</a> reported.</p><p>It added that the state's Concord quarry produces about 25,000 tons of granite each year.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-24" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-24" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="new-jersey-officially-became-the-garden-state-in-1954-30" data-slide-number="30" data-slide-anchor="#new-jersey-officially-became-the-garden-state-in-1954-30" data-slide-title="New Jersey officially became the "Garden State" in 1954." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-30" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >New Jersey officially became the "Garden State" in 1954.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a58e5da406397bf6fd85"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a58e5da406397bf6fd85":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="A blueberry farm; the focus is one several bushes filled with blueberries." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a58e5da406397bf6fd85?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">New Jersey is known as the "Garden State" thanks to its production of many fruits, including blueberries.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Mohammed Al-Farook/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>While the nickname originally dates back to the 1870s, the New Jersey state legislature voted to make the name official in 1954, overruling the governor to add "The Garden State" to license plates.</p><p>While the state doesn't exactly lend itself to visions of farmlands and gardens, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture reported that the state is actually among the top 10 producers of fruits and vegetables like blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, spinach, and squash, with the state's farms generating nearly $1.5 million in 2022.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-25" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-25" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="new-mexicos-natural-beauty-and-rich-history-contributed-to-its-nickname-land-of-enchantment-31" data-slide-number="31" data-slide-anchor="#new-mexicos-natural-beauty-and-rich-history-contributed-to-its-nickname-land-of-enchantment-31" data-slide-title="New Mexico's natural beauty and rich history contributed to its nickname, "Land of Enchantment."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-31" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >New Mexico's natural beauty and rich history contributed to its nickname, "Land of Enchantment."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2250 / 3000)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a62b5da406397bf6fe24"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a62b5da406397bf6fe24":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3000,"aspectRatioH":2250}}" alt="Church Rock in Gallup, New Mexico." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a62b5da406397bf6fe24?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment" thanks in part to its natural beauty.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Neil Lockhart/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Similar to other states, New Mexico's nickname was once used to promote tourism. While "Land of Enchantment" was used on license plates as early as 1941, the phrase didn't become the official nickname until 1999.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="george-washington-is-credited-with-giving-new-york-its-nickname-the-empire-state-32" data-slide-number="32" data-slide-anchor="#george-washington-is-credited-with-giving-new-york-its-nickname-the-empire-state-32" data-slide-title="George Washington is credited with giving New York its nickname, the "Empire State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-32" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >George Washington is credited with giving New York its nickname, the "Empire State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4000 / 5333)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a6cc1aa2ac29ee324f36"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a6cc1aa2ac29ee324f36":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5333,"aspectRatioH":4000}}" alt="An aerial view of Central Park in New York City during the fall. The trees are various shades of green, red, orange, and yellow." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a6cc1aa2ac29ee324f36?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">New York is nicknamed the "Empire State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Volodymyr TVERDOKHLIB/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nyhistory.org/community/empire-state-nickname" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">The New York Historical Society</a> credits Washington for the nickname, citing a 1785 letter he wrote in praise of the state's Revolutionary War efforts where he described New York as "the seat of the Empire."</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-26" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-26" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="north-carolina-is-known-as-the-tar-heel-state-33" data-slide-number="33" data-slide-anchor="#north-carolina-is-known-as-the-tar-heel-state-33" data-slide-title="North Carolina is known as the "Tar Heel State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-33" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >North Carolina is known as the "Tar Heel State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3025 / 4033)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a928b4912df3ae1cbfd7"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a928b4912df3ae1cbfd7":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4033,"aspectRatioH":3025}}" alt="A North Carolina Tar Heels cheerleader megaphone decorated with a Carolina Blue Jumpman and a Tar Heel logo, a Carolina Blue footprint with a black circle on the heel. Cheerleaders and fans are in the background." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a928b4912df3ae1cbfd7?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The term "Tar Heel" used to denote those who worked in a low trade.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>North Carolina's nickname stems from the state's early beginnings as a leader in naval industry supplies.</p><p>As explained by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://alumni.unc.edu/what-is-a-tar-heel/" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">Carolina Alumni</a>, people working with pine trees to collect and produce materials like turpentine, tar, and pitch often had bare feet during summers, so they would get tar on their soles. As a result, "tar heel" soon became a name for someone working a trade job.</p><p>However, during the Civil War, soldiers reclaimed the phrase for themselves, turning it into a celebration of their state, and North Carolina became known as the "Tar Heel State."</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-27" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-27" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="north-dakota-is-called-the-peace-garden-state-34" data-slide-number="34" data-slide-anchor="#north-dakota-is-called-the-peace-garden-state-34" data-slide-title="North Dakota is called the "Peace Garden State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-34" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >North Dakota is called the "Peace Garden State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2672 / 3563)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3a9e85da406397bf700b0"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3a9e85da406397bf700b0":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3563,"aspectRatioH":2672}}" alt="A view of the International Peace Garden. There's a large fountain in the foreground and trees in the background of various fall shades of red, orange, and green." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3a9e85da406397bf700b0?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The International Peace Garden is split between North Dakota and Canada.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The International Peace Garden, founded in 1932, is located along the border of North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba.</p><p>North Dakota began using "Peace Garden State" on its license plates in 1956 and the phrase was officially adopted by the state legislature the following year.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-28" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-28" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="ohio-makes-sure-everyone-knows-theyre-the-buckeye-state-35" data-slide-number="35" data-slide-anchor="#ohio-makes-sure-everyone-knows-theyre-the-buckeye-state-35" data-slide-title="Ohio makes sure everyone knows they're the "Buckeye State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-35" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Ohio makes sure everyone knows they're the "Buckeye State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3558 / 4744)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3ac725da406397bf70248"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3ac725da406397bf70248":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4744,"aspectRatioH":3558}}" alt="The Ohio State Buckeyes mascot Brutus Buckeye pointing to fans." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3ac725da406397bf70248?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">A buckeye is a type of tree that produces a dark brown nut with a light spot, like Ohio State's mascot, Brutus Buckeye.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Ben Jackson/Contributor/Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>A buckeye is a type of tree that was so common in Ohio when the territory was settled that it's also now called an Ohio buckeye. The trees also produce a type of chestnut called a buckeye, too.</p><p>The nickname was adopted by the state in 1950 and was adopted as the mascot of Ohio State University in the 1960s.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-29" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-29" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="oklahomas-nickname-the-sooner-state-dates-back-to-the-1800s-36" data-slide-number="36" data-slide-anchor="#oklahomas-nickname-the-sooner-state-dates-back-to-the-1800s-36" data-slide-title="Oklahoma's nickname, the "Sooner State," dates back to the 1800s." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-36" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Oklahoma's nickname, the "Sooner State," dates back to the 1800s.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 5385 / 7180)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3af30b4912df3ae1cc387"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3af30b4912df3ae1cc387":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":7180,"aspectRatioH":5385}}" alt="The University of Oklahoma's mascot during a college football game. The mascot wore a football uniform with "Sooners" written on it, and held a sign that reads "Noise!"" /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3af30b4912df3ae1cc387?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">"Sooner" was originally a nickname for the people who settled in what's now Oklahoma before the Land Run officially opened in 1889.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>In 1889, Congress passed a bill allowing people to settle on land that is now Oklahoma. However, all settlers were supposed to make their claims to land in accordance with the federal government's designated land opening.</p><p>Those who entered the land early were nicknamed "Sooners." The nickname stuck and now applies to all Oklahoma residents and is used by the University of Oklahoma's mascot.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-30" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-30" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="oregons-nickname-the-beaver-state-dates-back-to-the-fur-trade-37" data-slide-number="37" data-slide-anchor="#oregons-nickname-the-beaver-state-dates-back-to-the-fur-trade-37" data-slide-title="Oregon's nickname, the "Beaver State," dates back to the fur trade." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-37" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Oregon's nickname, the "Beaver State," dates back to the fur trade.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 1575 / 2100)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b08c1aa2ac29ee3254f8"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b08c1aa2ac29ee3254f8":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2100,"aspectRatioH":1575}}" alt="Oregon State University's mascot, Benny, performed during a break in play during a basketball game. The mascot wore a white basketball uniform with "OSU" and "0" on its jersey." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b08c1aa2ac29ee3254f8?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Oregon is known as the "Beaver State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Beavers were a key aspect of Oregon's economy during the fur trade, becoming a symbol of prosperity.</p><p>However, the success of the trade diminished beaver populations so much that the state is still working on conservation and restoration efforts for beavers and their habitats.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="pennsylvania-is-nicknamed-the-keystone-state-38" data-slide-number="38" data-slide-anchor="#pennsylvania-is-nicknamed-the-keystone-state-38" data-slide-title="Pennsylvania is nicknamed the "Keystone State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-38" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Pennsylvania is nicknamed the "Keystone State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2252 / 3003)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b2345da406397bf7053f"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b2345da406397bf7053f":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3003,"aspectRatioH":2252}}" alt="Philadelphia's City Hall at the end of the street, which is lined on both sides by tall buildings and cars." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b2345da406397bf7053f?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Pennsylvania was central in the establishment of the US.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Jimmy Budiman 1976/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Pennsylvania played a critical role in the establishment of the US, serving as the central location for planning the American Revolution, signing the Declaration of Independence, and signing the Constitution, thus earning the nickname the "Keystone State."</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-31" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-31" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="rhode-island-is-known-as-the-ocean-state-39" data-slide-number="39" data-slide-anchor="#rhode-island-is-known-as-the-ocean-state-39" data-slide-title="Rhode Island is known as the "Ocean State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-39" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Rhode Island is known as the "Ocean State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3264 / 4352)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b3431aa2ac29ee325669"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b3431aa2ac29ee325669":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4352,"aspectRatioH":3264}}" alt="A section of the Cliff Walk in Rhode Island. There is a mansion and other properties in the background and there are large boulders lining the shore." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b3431aa2ac29ee325669?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Rhode Island is known for its 400-mile coastline, hence its nickname the "Ocean State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Alex Tao Wang/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Despite being the smallest state in the US, Rhode Island has a 400-mile-long coastline.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-32" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-32" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="south-carolinas-history-as-the-palmetto-state-began-during-the-revolutionary-war-40" data-slide-number="40" data-slide-anchor="#south-carolinas-history-as-the-palmetto-state-began-during-the-revolutionary-war-40" data-slide-title="South Carolina's history as the "Palmetto State" began during the Revolutionary War." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-40" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >South Carolina's history as the "Palmetto State" began during the Revolutionary War.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3180 / 4240)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b4311aa2ac29ee3256f2"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b4311aa2ac29ee3256f2":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4240,"aspectRatioH":3180}}" alt="A view looking up toward Palmetto trees. The sky is blue behind them with scattered clouds." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b4311aa2ac29ee3256f2?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The sabal palmetto is South Carolina's state tree.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Frennet Studio/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The palmetto tree played a crucial role in South Carolina's defense against the British during the Revolutionary War, as trunks were used to build the fort that defended Sullivan's Island.</p><p>Since then, the tree has been featured on the state flag and seal and is referenced directly in the state pledge to the flag.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-33" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-33" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="south-dakota-is-the-mount-rushmore-state-41" data-slide-number="41" data-slide-anchor="#south-dakota-is-the-mount-rushmore-state-41" data-slide-title="South Dakota is the "Mount Rushmore State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-41" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >South Dakota is the "Mount Rushmore State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b4ecb4912df3ae1cc6cf"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b4ecb4912df3ae1cc6cf":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="Mount Rushmore on a clear, sunny day. The sculpture features the heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b4ecb4912df3ae1cc6cf?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Mount Rushmore was carved into the Black Hills region of South Dakota.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Lost_in_the_Midwest/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>South Dakota is home to the famous landmark that features the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.</p><p>Their faces were carved into the mountainside in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facts-didnt-know-about-mount-rushmore" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">South Dakota's Black Hills</a> between 1927 and 1941, but the project was strongly opposed by the Lakota Sioux Native American tribe, who consider the Black Hills sacred.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-34" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-34" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="volunteers-in-the-war-of-1812-earned-tennessee-the-nickname-the-volunteer-state-42" data-slide-number="42" data-slide-anchor="#volunteers-in-the-war-of-1812-earned-tennessee-the-nickname-the-volunteer-state-42" data-slide-title="Volunteers in the War of 1812 earned Tennessee the nickname the "Volunteer State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-42" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Volunteers in the War of 1812 earned Tennessee the nickname the "Volunteer State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 1856 / 2475)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b62a5da406397bf7070a"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b62a5da406397bf7070a":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2475,"aspectRatioH":1856}}" alt="An aerial view of Knoxville, Tennessee." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b62a5da406397bf7070a?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State" because of the thousands of volunteers from the state that participated in the War of 1812.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Grindstone Media Group/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>According to the Tennessee Historical Society, volunteers played a significant role in the Tennessee militia during the War of 1812.</p><p>Then, 40 years later during the Mexican American War, a reported 30,000 Tennesseans responded to a call for 2,600 volunteers.</p><p>The University of Tennessee continues to use the nickname today for its sports teams, which are also known as the Vols.</p><p>Today, the state actually has one of the lower rates of volunteerism in the country. It's ranked 31st among the states based on its volunteer rate (31.3%), per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/Volunteering_in_America_Rankings_508.pdf" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">AmeriCorps</a>.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-35" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-35" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="texas-is-the-lone-star-state-43" data-slide-number="43" data-slide-anchor="#texas-is-the-lone-star-state-43" data-slide-title="Texas is the "Lone Star State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-43" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Texas is the "Lone Star State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4000 / 5333)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b74ab4912df3ae1cc7a5"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b74ab4912df3ae1cc7a5":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5333,"aspectRatioH":4000}}" alt="A close-up view of the Texas flag patch on the jersey of Texas Rangers player Josh Smith as he was up to bat." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b74ab4912df3ae1cc7a5?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">The Texas state flag features a single star and was adopted after the state became independent from Mexico in 1836.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Scott Taetsch/Contributor/Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Texas' nickname was taken from the state flag, which was adopted after the state gained independence from Mexico and features a single, "lone" star.</p><p>Texas remained an independent entity for 10 years before becoming part of the US.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-36" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide 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data-slide-anchor="#utah-is-nicknamed-the-beehive-state-but-not-because-of-honey-44" data-slide-title="Utah is nicknamed the "Beehive State" ... but not because of honey." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-44" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Utah is nicknamed the "Beehive State" ... but not because of honey.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3456 / 4608)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b7df5da406397bf70774"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b7df5da406397bf70774":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4608,"aspectRatioH":3456}}" alt="A close-up of the beehive sculpture in front of the Salt Lake City Capitol Building. The bottom of the sculpture has the word "Industry" inscribed in all caps." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b7df5da406397bf70774?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Utah is nicknamed the "Beehive State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Anastasia_Kot/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://utahstatecapitol.utah.gov/beehive-sculptures" rel="" data-analytics-module="body_link">The Utah State Capitol</a> said, "The beehive symbolizes the Utah community as each person in Utah works together to support and help one another and create a successful industry."</p><p>As a result, depictions of beehives can be found across the state.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-37" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-37" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="vermont-is-known-as-the-green-mountain-state-45" data-slide-number="45" data-slide-anchor="#vermont-is-known-as-the-green-mountain-state-45" data-slide-title="Vermont is known as the "Green Mountain State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-45" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Vermont is known as the "Green Mountain State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3024 / 4032)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b8da5da406397bf707e0"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b8da5da406397bf707e0":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4032,"aspectRatioH":3024}}" alt="A snow-covered view of Killington Mountain Resort and Ski Area. There are more mountains in the background and snow-covered pine trees throughout." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b8da5da406397bf707e0?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Vermont is home to the Green Mountains, a subrange of the Appalachians.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Matthew Spalding/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Vermont's nickname is a literal translation of its modern name, which was derived from the French "les verts monts," meaning "green mountains."</p><p>The state is also home to a mountain range called the Green Mountains, which are part of the larger Appalachians.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="virginias-nickname-old-dominion-dates-back-to-colonial-times-46" data-slide-number="46" data-slide-anchor="#virginias-nickname-old-dominion-dates-back-to-colonial-times-46" data-slide-title="Virginia's nickname, "Old Dominion," dates back to colonial times." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-46" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Virginia's nickname, "Old Dominion," dates back to colonial times.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 3024 / 4032)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3b9585da406397bf707f5"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3b9585da406397bf707f5":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":4032,"aspectRatioH":3024}}" alt="An aerial view of Williamsburg, Virginia." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3b9585da406397bf707f5?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">King Charles II may have nicknamed Virginia "Old Dominion."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Sean Pavone/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>Virginia's nickname, "Old Dominion," is thought to have originated from two sources: its status as the oldest overseas colony of England or from King Charles II because of its loyalty to the monarchy during the English Civil Wars.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-38" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-38" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad 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data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2667 / 3556)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c3bab31aa2ac29ee325923"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c3bab31aa2ac29ee325923":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3556,"aspectRatioH":2667}}" alt="An empty road surrounded by dense evergreen forests on both sides." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c3bab31aa2ac29ee325923?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Washington is widely called the "Evergreen State," but the nickname technically isn't official.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Kasbah/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>In February, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/hold-on-the-evergreen-state-isnt-washingtons-nickname/" rel=" nofollow" data-analytics-module="body_link">the Washington State Standard</a> reported that the state may finally make its nickname official more than 100 years after it was first used.</p><p>Even if the nickname isn't codified, one look at the state's lush evergreen forests will confirm it's not changing anytime soon.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad 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class="slide keyline " id="west-virginia-is-located-in-the-appalachian-mountains-making-the-mountain-state-a-fitting-nickname-48" data-slide-number="48" data-slide-anchor="#west-virginia-is-located-in-the-appalachian-mountains-making-the-mountain-state-a-fitting-nickname-48" data-slide-title="West Virginia is located in the Appalachian Mountains, making the "Mountain State" a fitting nickname." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-48" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >West Virginia is located in the Appalachian Mountains, making the "Mountain State" a fitting nickname.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2138 / 2851)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c49f2ab4912df3ae1ce3db"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c49f2ab4912df3ae1ce3db":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":2851,"aspectRatioH":2138}}" alt="An overlook of the Winding New River at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c49f2ab4912df3ae1ce3db?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">West Virginia is located in the Appalachian Mountains.</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Zack Frank/Shutterstock </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>It is the only state located completely within the Appalachian Mountains which is why it was given such a nickname.</p><p>It should come as no surprise, then, that the University of West Virginia draws on this fact for its mascot, the Mountaineers.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-40" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-40" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="wisconsins-nickname-the-badger-state-has-more-to-do-with-mining-than-real-badgers-49" data-slide-number="49" data-slide-anchor="#wisconsins-nickname-the-badger-state-has-more-to-do-with-mining-than-real-badgers-49" data-slide-title="Wisconsin's nickname, the "Badger State," has more to do with mining than real badgers." data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-49" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >Wisconsin's nickname, the "Badger State," has more to do with mining than real badgers.</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 4000 / 5333)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c49fc81aa2ac29ee3274c2"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c49fc81aa2ac29ee3274c2":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":5333,"aspectRatioH":4000}}" alt="The University of Wisconsin's mascot, Bucky Badger, with its arms outstretched. The university band is blurred in the background." /> <noscript> <img src="https://i.insider.com/66c49fc81aa2ac29ee3274c2?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp" /> </noscript> </div> <span class="image-source-caption "> <figcaption class="image-caption headline-semibold" data-e2e-name="image-caption" > <span class="image-caption-text">Wisconsin is known as the "Badger State."</span> <span class="image-source-text"> <span class="image-source headline-regular" data-e2e-name="image-source" itemprop="creditText" > Stacy Revere/Staff/Getty Images </span> </span> </figcaption> </span> </figure> <p>The nickname was inspired by lead miners in the 1800s who sought shelter in the mine tunnels rather than building homes, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.</p> <div class="slide-options "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="in-post-sticky in-slide-sticky ad">  <div class="ad-callout-wrapper only-desktop"> <div class="ad-label headline-regular only-desktop">Advertisement</div> <div data-bi-ad id="gpt-slideshow-travel-slideshow_one_page_ad_desktop-desktop-fluid-41" class="ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post in-slide only-desktop" data-force="" data-type="ad" data-adunit="businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel" data-secvert="" data-tag="50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york" data-authors="mykenna-maniece" data-region="Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop" data-responsive="[{"browserLimit":[970,0],"slotSize":[[300,250],[600,480],[728,90],[800,480],"fluid"]}]" data-tile-order="tile-41" data-url="/how-every-state-got-its-nickname" data-template="default" data-targeting="{"adunit":"businessinsider.desktop/slideshow/in-content-4-plus/travel","region":"Slideshow One Page Ad Desktop","tag":"50-states,fun-facts,the-grand-canyon,california,florida,new-york","template":"default","dvp_spos":"in-content-4-plus","rawvert":""}" data-amazontamsizes="[[300,250],[728,90]]" data-enable-ad-refresher="true" data-refresh-count="0" ></div> </div> </div> <div class="slide keyline " id="and-finally-wyoming-is-nicknamed-the-equality-state-50" data-slide-number="50" data-slide-anchor="#and-finally-wyoming-is-nicknamed-the-equality-state-50" data-slide-title="And finally, Wyoming is nicknamed the "Equality State."" data-slide="" data-e2e-name="slide-50" > <div class="slide-layout clearfix"> <div class="slide-title clearfix ignore-typography" data-e2e-name="slide-title" > <h2 class="slide-title-text" >And finally, Wyoming is nicknamed the "Equality State."</h2> </div> <figure class="figure image-figure-image " data-type="img" data-e2e-name="image-figure-image" data-media-container="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" > <div class="lazy-holder " style="padding-top: calc(100% * 2250 / 3000)" > <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://i.insider.com/66c4a0a51aa2ac29ee3275cb"/> <img class="lazy-image " src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1 1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-content-type="image/jpeg" data-srcs="{"https://i.insider.com/66c4a0a51aa2ac29ee3275cb":{"contentType":"image/jpeg","aspectRatioW":3000,"aspectRatioH":2250}}" alt="A black-and-white illustration of women standing in line to cast their votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A small child stands in the bottom right corner holding a picnic basket. 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