“The Golden State” has long been a popular designation for California and was made the official State Nickname in 1968. It is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state.
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Capital Cities & Nicknames ... Yellowhammer State ... The Grand Canyon State...
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More on State Nicknames from Infoplease: ... Related content from HighBeam Research on: State Nicknames ... From Treasure State to Big Sky: Montana's naturally inviting and EZ 2 LUV state nicknames and mottos (Montana; The Magazine of Western History)
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Yellowhammer State ... Grand Canyon State ... More on State Nicknames from Fact Monster:
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A comprehensive list of the state nicknames for each of the fifty United States. ... Here's a listing of the often colorful nicknames of the fifty states. When a state has multiple nicknames, the official or most common state nickname is listed first.
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List of U.S. state nicknames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a table of U.S. state nicknames , including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states and district of the United States. Current official st...
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List of state nicknames including official state nicknames and historical nicknames. ... NOTE: Nicknames that are listed in bold type signify nicknames that have been offiically adopted by the state.
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State Nicknames of the 50 States in the State Almanac ... ; (For the State Nicknames, State Capitals, State Mottoes, and more, click on the state name or flag. ... Alabama state flag...
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The history of American state nicknames ... One of the oldest state nicknames (and that which appeasr on its licence plates) is the Keystone State, probably applied to Pennsylvania from the late 18th century (although the first official citation is from 1802, when at a rally Pennsylvania w...
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State nicknames and state symbols - facts - information -nicknames for 50 states - United States of America nicknames. ... 50 states list; flags - seals; culture - songs; name origins; nicknames; resident names; quarters - mottos; statehood dates; state capitals state websites;
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