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What is the nickname of the state of Delaware? Quick Answer. The official nickname of the state of Delaware is The First State, because it was the first state ratified by the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 7, 1787. A first grade class requested that this become the official state nickname, and it became so on May 23, 2002. Continue Reading.
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- New Hampshire Almanac >Fast New Hampshire Facts. Origin of the State Name. New Hampshire was named for Hampshire, England by Captain John Mason. Nicknames. New Hampshire has 4 nicknames. The first is the one by which the state is commonly known. Granite State: for our extensive granite formations and quarries. Mother of Rivers: for the rivers of New England that originate in our Mountains. White Mountain State: for the White Mountain Range.
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North Carolina State Motto Whereas there is only one North Carolina state motto, there exist a number of state nicknames for Carolina: The Old North State. Back in 1710 Carolina was divided into two states: the southern part, South Carolina and the older, northern part, North Carolina.
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first name first name - the name that precedes the surname. forename, given name. name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; his name really is George Washington; those are two names for the same thing. baptismal name, Christian name - the first name given to Christians at birth or christening.
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New Hampshire It is known for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle. Its license plates carry the state motto :  Live Free or Die . The state's nickname, The Granite State, refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.
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Nicknames In 1956 the North Dakota Motor Vehicle Department, on its own initiative, placed the words Peace Garden State on license plates; the name proved so popular that it was formally adopted by the 1957 legislature (North Dakota Century Code (NDCC), Section 39-04-12).
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List of U.S. state nicknames List of U.S. state nicknames. This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold) (Some may be more popular than others) Camellia State.
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- Pennsylvania's nickname is the Keystone State. It got its nickname because during colonial times, it was the keystone of the colonies. By the way, if you take the keystone … out of a structure, it collapses, which is where the metaphoric nickname came out of.
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First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1) . First or 1st may also refer to: 1  First (Grindelwald) , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. 2  First (Kandersteg) , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland. 3  First (magazine) , a Singaporean movie magazine.
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New Hampshire State Motto New Hampshire State Nicknames. Whereas there is only one New Hampshire motto, there exist a number of state nicknames for New Hampshire: The Granite State. Granite is the state rock of New Hampshire and this New Hampshire state nickname points to the extraction of granite in the hills and mountains of New Hampshire.
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The State of Minnesota The North Star State. Perhaps the most common nickname for Minnesota, The North Star State evolved from the State Motto L'Etoile du Nord or Star of the North.. The State Motto appears on the Great Seal of Minnesota and the State Flag.
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The Peace Garden State The nickname refers to Theodore Roosevelt 's Roughriders of the Spanish-American War (which included several North Dakota cowboys). However, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly defeated these bills, which also proposed to change the words Peace Garden State on state license plates to Roughrider Country.. The Sioux State : Dakota is the Sioux word for friend. North Dakota.
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Why Is South Dakota Called the Mount Rushmore State? Beginning in 1909, the state of South Dakota officially adopted the nickname of the Sunshine State and a new state flag that incorporated this nickname. After the completion of Mount Rushmore, the nickname, while unofficial, quickly became the Mount Rushmore State.
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- West Virginia's nicknames are the Mountain State, Switzerland of America, and the Panhandle State. Below I'll explain the meaning of each nickname. 1. Mountain State - This is… one of the nicknames because of West Virginia's rugged and high elevated terrain, including the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountain ranges. 2. Switzerland of America- This is another nickname because of the early settlers in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. They were from Switzerland, and they said that the terrain reminded them of home. The greatest example of Switzerland of America is Helvetia, West Virginia, where many old customs are still performed. 3. The Panhandle State - This is yet another nickname because West Virginia is the only state in the U.S. to have more than 1 panhandles. It has 2. One to the East and one to the North.
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- The state of Georgia has two different nicknames. Georgia is known as the Peach State and Empire State of the South. 3 people found this useful.
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What is Delawares nickname? State Nickname. The First State. Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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- The most common first letters for US states are M & N with eight each. The letter B has none. 1. Maine. 2. Maryland. 3. Massachusetts.
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New Mexico State Names (Etymology of Names) The year this nickname first appeared on New Mexico license plates was in 1941. But it wasn't until 1947 that the Tourist Bureau filed with the Secretary of State for exclusive right to use the phrase as their trademark. This phrase was adopted as the official nickname of the state June 18, 1999.
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The Centennial State The Centennial State. Colorado's official nickname is The Centennial State. Colorado became the 38th state of the United States in 1876 (one hundred years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence).olorada-quarter.jpg. Colorado became the 38th state in 1876. Colorado's commemorative state quarter features the Rocky mountains, pine trees, and one of the state's nicknames: Colorful Colorado (public domain image on Wikipedia).
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List of city nicknames in Indiana The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. The nickname Athens of the Prairie was bestowed on Columbus, Indiana, due to the large assemblage of contemporary architecture and public sculpture in the city, including Henry Moore's Large Arch.
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Golden State Warriors In 1962, the franchise relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors. In 1971, the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State, California's state nickname. Since 1971, the team's home court has been the Oracle Arena in Oakland. The team is nicknamed the Dubs..
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How did Nevada get its nickname? The state's nickname is The Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there.
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The State of Delaware Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution in 1787. There is only one First State and Delaware is it. The First State became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002 following a request by Mrs. Anabelle O'Malley's First Grade Class at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. The State of Delaware.
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- The state of California was founded on September 9, 1850. The  state's motto is 'Eureka' and its nickname is 'The Golden State.'. 2 people found this useful.
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State Nicknames Alabama - Georgia and their Explanation Blue Hen State: This nickname was given to Delaware after the fighting Blue Hen Cocks that were carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War Soldiers for entertainment during Cock fights. Small Wonder: This nickname is basically a new nickname.
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- Kentucky-The name Kentucky, the Wyandot word for “plain” referring to the central plains of the state, was first recorded in 1753. Kentucky, which had been a province of Virginia, became a territory in 1790, and a state in 1792. Louisiana-In 1682 explorer Sieur de la Salle was the first European to descend the Mississippi River all the way to its Delta. He named the area he discovered La Louisiana after Louis XIV of France.