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![]() New York |
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Admitted to the union: July 26, 1788 Created from: Crown Colony of New York Capital: Albany Population: 19,542,209 (2018 estimate - 4th in U.S.) State bird: Red-breasted bluebird. Nickname: The Empire State State flower: Since 1955 the Rose, wild or cultivated and in all its varieties, has been the official state flower.
Hisotrical notes:
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![]() North Carolina |
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Admitted to the union: November 21, 1789 Created from: Crown Colony of North Carolina Capital: Raleigh Population: 10,383,620 (2018 estimate - 28th in U.S.) State bird: Cardinal Nickname: The Tarheel State - believed to have evolved from the fact that in Colonial America, North Carolina's primary exported products were tar, pitch and turpentine State flower: Dogwood Historical notes:North Carolina was the site of many historic firsts, including:
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![]() Rhode Island |
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Admitted to the union: May 29, 1790 Created from: Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation Capital: Providence Population: 1,059,639 (2017 estimate - 43rd in U.S.) State bird: Rhode Island Red hen Nickname: The Ocean State State flower: Violet
Historical notes: Surely you've heard of the Boston Tea Party and the Battle
of Lexington and Concord. But did you know these facts about Rhode Island?
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![]() Vermont |
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Admitted to the union: March 4, 1791 Created from: Vermont Republic Capital: Montpelier Population: 623,657 (2017 estimate - 49th in the U.S.) State bird: Hermit Thrush Nickname: The Green Mountain State State flower: Red Clover Historical notes: Vermont is the birthplace of two United States Presidents (Calvin Collidge and Chester A. Arthur) and one almost-President (Stephen A. Douglas, who ran against and famously debated Abraham Lincoln). Also:
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![]() Kentucky |
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Admitted to the union: June 1, 1792 Created from: Virginia (nine counties in the District of Kentucky) Capital: Frankfort Population: 4,454,189 (2017 estimate - 26th in U.S.) State bird: Cardinal Nickname: The Bluegrass State - Kentucky Bluegrass isn't really blue, but in the springtime bluegrass produces blueish-purple buds which give large fields a blueish tint when viewed from a distance State flower: Goldenrod Historical notes: Kentucky's sons and daughters are a veritable who's who of American history:
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Updated Friday, May 1, 2009
Last updated Saturday, January 19, 2019