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Population: 20,85,820

Capital: Austin

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Texas

Nickname: Lone Star State

Motto: Friendship

Historical Fact: The armadillo is the officialstate mammal.

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Capital: Sacramento

Population: 33,871,648

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California

Motto: Eureka

Nickname: Golden State

Historical Fact: The first person topersonally receive a star on the Walk of 

Fame in Hollywood was actress Joanne

Woodward. She received it in 1960.

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Capital: Denver 

Population: 4,301,261

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Colorado

Nickname: Centennial State

Motto: Nil sine Numine (Nothing without

Providence)Historical Fact: The World's First Rodeo

was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail.

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Capital: Lincoln

Population: 1,711,263

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Nebraska

Nickname: Corn Husker State

Motto: Equality before the law

Historical Fact: In 1927, Edwin E. Perkinsof Hastings invented the powered soft

drink Kool-Aid.

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Capital: Carson City

Population: 1,998,257

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Nevada

Nickname: The Silver State

Motto: All for our country

Historical Fact: There were 16,067 slots inNevada in 1960. In 1999 Nevada had

205,726 slot machines, one for every 10

residents.

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Capital: Santa Fe

Population: 1,819,046

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New Mexico

Nickname: Land of enhancement

Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)

Historical Fact: The Palace of Governorsin Santa Fe, built in 1610, is one of the

oldest public buildings in America.

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Capital: Phoenix

Population: 5,130,632

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 Arizona

Nickname: The Grand Canyon State

Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)

Historical Fact: Phoenix originated in 1866as a hay camp to supply Camp McDowell.

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Capital: Trenton

Population: 8,414,350

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New Jersey

Nickname: The Garden State

Motto: Liberty and Prosperity

Historical Fact: New Jersey's state sealwas designed by Pierre Eugene du

Simitiere and presented in May 1777.

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Capital: Albany

Population: 18,976,457

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New York

Nickname: Empire State

Motto: Excelsior 

Historical Fact: The first American chesstournament was held in New York in 1843.

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Capital: Madison

Population:5,363,675

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Wisconsin

Nickname: Badger State

Motto: Forward

Historical Fact: In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The

park became Interstate State Park located

in St. Croix Falls.

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Capital: Salt Lake City

Population: 2,233,169

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Utah

Nickname: The Beehive State

Motto: Industry

Historical Fact: Salt Lake City wasoriginally named Great Salt Lake City.

Great was dropped from the name in

1868.

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Capital: Dover 

Population: 783,600

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Delaware

Nickname: First State, Diamond State,

Blue Hen State, and Small Wonder 

Motto: Liberty and Independence

Historical Fact: Delaware was the first

state to ratify the United States

constitution. It did so on December 7,

1787.

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Capital: Richmond

Population: 7,078,515

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Virginia

Nickname: Old Dominion State

Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always

toT

yrants) Historical Fact: The College of William and

Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest

in the United States, it was founded in

1693.