Nickname: Land of Lincoln Date Ratified: December 3, 1818 (21st) Capital: Springfield [caption id="attachment_1994" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Illinois"] [/caption] Nearly 65% of Illinois' population lives in the northeastern corner of the state...
Nickname: The Empire State Date Ratified: July 26, 1788 (11th) Capital: Albany [caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of New York"] [/caption] With a population of nearly 8.5 million, New York City is the most populous city in the...
Nickname: Peach State Date Ratified: January 2, 1788 (4th) Capital: Atlanta [caption id="attachment_1984" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Georgia"] [/caption] In terms of land area, Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River. When taking...
Nickname: The Golden State Date Ratified: September 9, 1850 (31st) Capital: Sacramento [caption id="attachment_1979" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of California"] [/caption] California is the most populous state in the United States, and has been since...
Nickname: The Lone Star State Date Ratified: December 29, 1845 (28th) Capital: Austin [caption id="attachment_1971" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Texas"] [/caption] Texas is the largest of the lower 48 states by over 100,000 square miles. Texas is...
Nickname: Keystone State Date Ratified: December 12, 1787 (2nd) Capital: Harrisburg [caption id="attachment_1966" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Pennsylvania"] [/caption] The Philadelphia Zoo was the first zoo in the United States. The first World...
Nickname: The Buckeye State Date Ratified: March 1, 1803 (17th) Capital: Columbus [caption id="attachment_1958" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Ohio"] [/caption] Although Thomas Jefferson signed a Congressional resolution approving Ohio's boundaries...
Nickname: The Evergreen State Date Ratified: November 11, 1889 (42nd) Capital: Olympia [caption id="attachment_1952" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Washington"] [/caption] Washington is named after George Washington, and as such is the only state to...
Nickname: The Hoosier State Date Ratified: December 11, 1816 (19th) Capital: Indianapolis Map of Indiana Indiana is the smallest state west of the Appalachians mountains...unless you count Hawaii. The name Indiana was first used by the 1768 Indiana Land Company...
