Where My Friends Are From
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West Virginia  Morgantown
Admitted: June 20, 1863 Capital: Charleston Population: 1,819,777 (2009) Nickname: Mountain State State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Rhododendron State Tree: Sugar Maple |
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Alaska  Copper Center
Admitted: Saturday, January 3, 1959 Capital: Juneau Population: 634,892 (2001) Nickname: The Last Frontier State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan State Flower: Forget Me Not State Tree: Sitka Spruce |
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Florida  Vero Beach
Admitted: Monday, March 3, 1845 Capital: Tallahassee Population: 16,396,515 (2001) Nickname: Sunshine State State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Orange Blossom State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto |
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Louisiana  Tulane Univ.
Admitted: April 30, 1812 Capital: Baton Rouge Population: 4,410,796 (2001) Nickname: Pelican State State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican State Flower: Magnolia State Tree: Bald Cypress |
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New York  Youngstown
Admitted: July 26, 1788 Capital: Albany Population: 19,490,297(2007) Nickname: Empire State State Bird: Eastern Bluebird State Flower: Rose State Tree: Sugar Maple |
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North Carolina  Wilmington
Admitted: Saturday, November 21, 1789 Capital: Raleigh Population: 8,186,268 (2001) Nickname: Tar Heel State State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Dogwood State Tree: Longleaf Pine |
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Ohio  VFW Birthplace
Admitted: Tuesday, March 1, 1803 Capital: Columbus Population: 11,373,541 (2001) Nickname: Buckeye State State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Scarlet Carnation State Tree: Ohio Buckeye |
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Pennsylvania  Bentleyville Malden Irwin Richeyville Marianna Vestaburg
Admitted: December 12, 1787 Capital: Harrisburg Population: 12,287,150 (2001) Nickname: KeystoneState State Bird: Ruffed Grouse State Flower: Mountain Laurel State Tree: Hemlock |
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South Carolina  Fair Play Johns Island
Admitted: May 23, 1788 Capital: Columbia Population: 4,012,012;(2001) Nickname: Palmetto State State Bird: Great CarolinaWren State Flower: Yellow Jessamine State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto |
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Tennessee  Oak Ridge
Admitted: Wednesday, June 1, 1796 Capital: Nashville Population: 5,740,021 (2001) Nickname: Volunteer State State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Iris State Tree: Yellow-Poplar |
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Virginia  Fairfax
Admitted: Wednesday, June 25, 1788 Capital: Richmond Population: 7,187,734 (2001) Nickname: Old Dominion State State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Dogwood State Tree: Flowering Dogwood |
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Washington  Wenatchee
Admitted: Monday, November 11, 1889 Capital: Olympia Population: 5,987,973 (2001) Nickname: Evergreen State State Bird: Willow Goldfinch State Flower: Pink Rhododendron State Tree: Western Hemlock |
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