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The United States of America
New England
Maine New Hampshire
Vermont Massachusetts
Connecticut Rhode Island
Motto : Dirigo (I direct) Nickname : Pine Tree state
Origin of Name : Originally used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. Considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France
Capital : Augusta Population : 1,274,923
White Pine cone and tassel
Maine Lobster
Maine Coastline
Portland Head Lighthouse
Fishing Boats atStonington
Area = 33,414 sq mi
Motto : Live Free or Die Area = 9,350 sq mi
Nickname : Granite state
Origin of Name : From the English county of Hampshire Capital : Concord Population ; 1,235,786
Purple Lilac Strawberry Banke - Portsmouth
America's Stonehenge - Salem
White Mountains
Kancamagus Scenic Byway
Mt. Cannon in Franconia Notch
Birthplace of Daniel Webster - Franklin
Motto : Vermont, Freedom and Unity Area = 9,620 sq miNickname : Green Mountain state
Origin of Name : From the French vert mont, meaning green mountain
Capital : Montpelier Population : 608,827
Red Clover
Lake Champlain
Waterbury
Vermont Maple Syrup
Green Mountains
Motto : Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Nickname : Bay State, Old Colony state
Origin of Name ; From two Indian words meaning "Great Mountain Place"
Capital : Boston Population : 6,349,097
Mayflower
“Old Ironsides” - Boston
Harvard University - Cambridge
North Bridge – LexingtonMinuteman National
Historical Park
Area = 10,555 sq mi
Motto ; Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
Nicknames : The Constitution State, the Nutmeg state
Origin of Name : From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"
The Charter OakThe Mountain Laurel Mark Twain House - Hartford
Harriet Beecher StoweHouse – HartfordAuthor of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Yale UniversityCapital Hartford
Population 3,405,565
Area = 5,543 sq mi
Motto : Hope Area = 1,545 sq mi
Nickname : The Ocean state
Origin of Name : From the Greek Island of Rhodes Capital : Providence Population : 1,048,319
Violet Newport HarborRosecliff Mansion - NewportChateau-sur-Mer
Newport
Block Island
Rhode Island RedWarwick
Lighthouse
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