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Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi
Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana
Motto : Sic Semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
Nickname : The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Origin of Name : In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England
Capital : Richmond Population : 7,078,515
American Dogwood Home of George Washington -Mount Vernon
Monticello - Home of
Thomas Jefferson
Arlington House – Home of Robert E. Lee
Virginia Beach, VA
James Madison James Monroe Woodrow Wilson
Arlington National CemeteryAppomattox Courthouse
Victory Monument - Yorktown
Jefferson Davis Monument - Richmond
Bull Run Battlefield - Manassas
Area = 42,774 sq mi
Motto : Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
Nickname : Tar Heel state
Origin of Name : In honor of Charles I of England
Capital : Raleigh Population : 8,049,313
Dogwood
The first airplane flight -Kitty Hawk
Fishing at Cape Hatteras
The Outer Banks
Roanoake island – Site of the first colony in the U.S.
Tobacco Field
Mottoes : Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)
Nickname : Palmetto state
Origin of Name : In honor of Charles I of England Capital : Columbia Population : 4,012,012
Carolina yellow jessamine Ft. Sumter – Charleston
Where the Civil War Began
Historic Downtown Charleston
Myrtle BeachPalmetto Tree
Stone Mountain - Atlanta
Motto : Wisdom, justice, and moderation
Nicknames : Peach State, Empire State of the South
Origin of Name : In honor of George II of England
Cherokee Rose Capital Atlanta
Population 8,186,453
Motto : In God we trust
Nickname : Sunshine state
Origin of Name : From the Spanish, meaning "feast of flowers"
Orange Blossom
Miami Skyline
Everglades
Epcot Center
Kennedy Space Center Key West
Capital Tallahassee
Population 15,982,378
Motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
Nickname : The Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State,
The Yellowhammer state
Origin of Name : May come from Choctaw word meaning "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers"
Camellia
Alabama Cotton Field
Capital Montgomery Population 4,447,100
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial -
Selma
Motto :Virtute et armis (By valor and arms) Nickname : Magnolia state
Origin of Name : Named for the Mississippi river which forms the state's western boundary. According to the State of Mississippi's "About Mississippi" page, the name means "Father of Waters," roughly translated from Native American folklore.
Capital : Jackson Population : 2,844,658
Magnolia
Tupelo
Delta Blues Museum - Clarksville
Vicksburg National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Natchez Trace – Northern MS
Iris
Beal St. - Memphis
Elvis Presley's Home - Memphis
Great Smokey Mountains
The Hermatige – Home ofAndrew Jackson The Grand Ole Opry - Nashville
Motto : Agriculture and Commerce
Nickname : Volunteer state
Origin of Name : Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown. Capital : Nashville Population : 5,689,283
Motto : Regnat Populus (The People Rule)
Nickname : The Natural State, Land of Opportunity
Origin of Name : From the Quapaw word
Apple Blossom
Digging for diamonds - Crater of Diamonds State Park
Bill Clinton's Birthplace – Hope, AR
Capital Little Rock
Population 2,673,400
meaning "south wind"
Motto : Union, Justice, and Confidence
Nickname : Pelican State, Sportsman's Paradise, Creole State, and Sugar state
Origin of Name : Named in honor of Louis XIV of France
Capital : Baton Rouge Population : 4,468,976
MagnoliaFrench Quarter – New OrleansBayou
Cajuns and
Crawdads
Gumbo
Mississippi Delta
Jazz Band
Myrtles Plantation