STATE               NICKNAME
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Alabama             Cotton State
Alaska              The Last Frontier
Arizona             Grand Canyon State
Arkansas            Land of Opportunity
California          Golden State
Colorado            Centennial State
Connecticut         Nutmeg State, Constitution State
Delaware            First State, Diamond State    
Dist. of Columbia   -
Florida             Sunshine State
Georgia             Empire State of the South, Peach State
Hawaii              Aloha State
Idaho               Gem State
Illinois            Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
Indiana             Hoosier State
Iowa                Hawkeye State, Corn State
Kansas              Sunflower State
Kentucky            Bluegrass State
Louisiana           Pelican State, Creole State, Sugar State
Maine               Pine Tree State
Maryland            Free State, Old Line State
Massachusetts       Bay State, Old Colony State
Michigan            Wolverine State, Water Wonderland
Minnesota           North Star State, Gopher State, 
                    Land of 10,000 Lakes, Land of Sky-Blue Waters
Mississippi         Magnolia State
Missouri            Show Me State
Montana             Treasure State
Nebraska            Cornhusker State, Beef State
Nevada              Sagebrush State, Silver State, 
                    Battle Born State
New Hampshire       Granite State
New Jersey          Garden State
New Mexico          Land of Enchantment, Sunshine State
New York            Empire State
North Carolina      Tar Heel State, Old North State
North Dakota        Flickertail State, Sioux State
Ohio                Buckeye State
Oklahoma            Sooner State
Oregon              Beaver State
Pennsylvania        Keystone State
Rhode Island        Little Rhody, Plantation State
South Carolina      Palmetto State
South Dakota        Coyote State, Sunshine State
Tennessee           Volunteer State
Texas               Lone Star State
Utah                Beehive State
Vermont             Green Mountain State
Virginia            Mother of Presidents, The Old Dominion
Washington          Evergreen State, Chinook State
West Virginia       Mountain State
Wisconsin           Badger State, America's Dairyland
Wyoming             Equality State

