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Submitted by Kay Deuster

While recently doing some genealogy, I found an ancestor who moved to the “Sunflower State.” I had to stop and find which state that was. A week later I was working on the pioneers of Muskegon County and one of them died in the “Sage Brush State.” I found a two year old encyclopedia and a new one and looked up the states nicknames. To my amazement, some of the nicknames changed. I promised myself I would never have to look them up again, so why should anybody else!

Abreviation	State Name	Nick Name
AL or Ala.	Alabama	Cotton State
AR or Ark.	Arkansas	Opportunity State
AR or Ark.	Arkansas	Wonder State
AS or Alas.	Alaska	Last Frontier
AZ or Ariz.	Arizona	Grand Canyon State
CA or Cal.	California	The Golden State
CO or Col.	Colorado	Centennial State
CT or Conn.	Connecticut	Nutmeg State
CT or Conn.	Connecticut	Constitution State
DE or Del.	Delaware	Blue Hen State
DE or Del.	Delaware	First State
DE or Del.	Delaware	Diamond State
FL or Fla.	Florida	Sun Shine State
FL or Fla.	Florida	Peninsula State
GA	Georgia	Empire State Of The South
GA	Georgia	Peach State
GU	Guam	Where America's Day Begins
HI	Hawaii	Aloha State
IA	Iowa	Hawkeye State
ID	Idaho	Gem Of The Mountains
ID	Idaho	Gem State
IL or Ill.	Illinois	Prairie State
IN or Ind.	Indiana	Hoosier State
KS or Kan. or Kans.	Kansas	Sunflower State
KY or Ken.	Kentucky	Bluegrass State
LA	Louisiana	Pelican State
MA or Mass.	Massachusetts	Old Bay State
MA or Mass.	Massachusetts	Old Colony State
MD	Maryland	Old Line State
MD	Maryland	Free State
ME	Maine	Pine Tree State
MI or Mich.	Michigan	Wolverine State
MN or Minn.	Minnesota	North Star State
MN or Minn.	Minnesota	Gopher State
MO	Missouri	Bullion State
MO	Missouri	Show Me State
MS or Miss.	Mississippi	Magnolia State
MT or Mont.	Montana	Treasure State
NC	North Carolina	Tar Heel State
NC	North Carolina	Old North State
ND or N. Dak.	North Dakota	Flickertail State
NE or Neb. or Nebr.	Nebraska	Tree Planters State
NE or Neb. or Nebr.	Nebraska	Corn Huskers State
NH	New Hampshire	Granite State
NJ	New Jersey	Garden State
NM or N. Mex.	New Mexico	Sunshine State
NM or N. Mex.	New Mexico	Enchantment State
NV or Nev.	Nevada	Battle Born State
NV or Nev.	Nevada	Sagebrush State
NV or Nev.	Nevada	Silver State
NY	New York	Empire State
OH	Ohio	Buckeye State
OK or Okla.	Oklahoma	Boomer State
OR or Oreg.	Oregon	Beaver State
PA or Penn. or Penna.	Pennsylvania	Keystone State
RI	Rhode Island	Little Rhody
RI	Rhode Island	Ocean State
SC	South Carolina	Palmetto State
SD or S. Dak.	South Dakota	Sunshine State
SD or S. Dak.	South Dakota	Coyote State
SD or S. Dak.	South Dakota	Mt Rushmore State
TN or Tenn.	Tennessee	Volunteer State
TX or Tex.	Texas	Lone Star State
UT	Utah	Bee Hive State
UT	Utah	Salt Lake State
VA	Virginia	Old Dominion State
VT	Vermont	Green Mountain State
WA or Wash. or W.	Washington	Evergreen State
WI or Wis. or Wisc.	Wisconsin	Badger State
WV or W. Va.	West Virginia	Mountain State
WV or W. Va.	West Virginia	Panhandle State
WY or Wyo.	Wyoming	Equality State