Mid-Atlantic States

New York New Jersey Pennsylvania

Maryland Delaware

Motto : Excelsior (Ever Upward) Nickname : Empire state

Origin of Name : In honor of the English Duke of York

Capital : Albany Population : 18,976,457

Rose

Statue of Liberty

Manhattan Skyline

United Nations - NYC

Hudson River Valley

Area = 54,555 sq mi

Motto : Liberty and Prosperity

Nickname : Garden state

Origin of Name : From the Channel Isle of Jersey

Capital : Trenton Population : 8,414,350

Purple Violet

The Boardwalk – Atlantic City

The Jersey Shore – Ocean City

Edison NationalHistoric Site -West Orange

Area = 8,729 sq mi

Motto : Virtue, liberty, and independence

Nickname : Keystone state Area = 46,055 sq mi

Origin of Name : In honor of Adm. Sir. William Penn, father of William Penn. It means Penn's Woodland

Capital : Harrisburg Population : 12,281,054

Mountain Laurel

Independence Hall -Philadelphia

Liberty Bell -Philadelphia

Gettysburg National Military Park

Covered Bridge -PA Dutch Region

General Washington's Headquarters,

Valley Forge National Military Park, Pennsylvania

Steel Mills - PittsburghPennsylvania Dutch (Amish)Lancaster County, PA

US Naval Academy- Annapolis

Ocean City, MD

Motto : Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)

Nickname : Free State, Old Line state

Origin of Name :In honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of England)

Capital : Annapolis Population : 5,296,486

Black Eyed Susan

BaltimoreOriole

Ft. McHenry - Baltimore

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner here in 1812

Area = 12,407 sq mi

Motto : Liberty and Independence

Nicknames :The Diamond State, the First state, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State

Origin of Name : From the Delaware River and Bay, which were named for Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr

Historic DoverPeach Blossom

Amstel House in New Castle

Bethany Beach

Capital Dover

Population 783,600

Area = 2,490 sq mi