"ALABAMA",7,"MONTGOMERY",10,"CAMELLIA","YELLOWHAMMER","SOUTHERN PINE",51609,1819,22,"NAMED AFTER AN INDIAN TRIBE","THE HEART OF DIXIE","WINTER 53° SUMMER 82°","54 INCHES","54 INCHES"
"ALASKA",6,"JUNEAU",6,"FORGET-ME-NOT","WILLOW PTARMIGAN","SITKA SPRUCE",586400,1959,49,"ALEUT NAME FOR `GREAT LAND'","LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN","WINTER 30° SUMMER 56°","15-20 INCHES (INTERIOR)","150 INCHES (SOUTH)"
"ARIZONA",7,"PHOENIX",7,"SAGUARO","CACTUS WREN","PALOVERDE",113909,1912,48,"FROM THE PAPAGO WORD MEANING `LITTLE SPRING'","THE GRAND CANYON STATE","WINTER 51 SUMMER 91","8-15 INCHES (NORTH)","25-30 IN. (MOUNTAINS)"
"ARKANSAS",8,"LITTLE ROCK",11,"APPLE BLOSSOM","MOCKINGBIRD","PINE",53104,1836,25,"FROM THE SIOUX WORD `SOUTH-WIND PEOPLE'","THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY","WINTER 42° SUMMER 82°","45-55 INCHES","45-55 INCHES"
"CALIFORNIA",10,"SACRAMENTO",10,"CALIFORNIA POPPY","VALLEY QUAIL","REDWOOD",158693,1850,31,"NAME OF AN ISLAND IN LAS SERGAS DE ESPLANDIAN","THE GOLDEN STATE","WINTER 50° SUMMER 75°","20 INCHES","4 INCHES(DESERT)"
"COLORADO",8,"DENVER",6,"COLUMBINE","LARK BUNTING","COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE",104247,1876,38,"SPANISH FOR `RED'","THE CENTENNIAL STATE","WINTER 31° SUMMER 74°","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"CONNECTICUT",11,"HARTFORD",8,"MOUNTAIN LAUREL","AMERICAN ROBIN","WHITE OAK",5009,1788,5,"MOHICAN WORD FOR `LONG RIVER PLACE'","THE CONSTITUTION STATE","WINTER 31° SUMMER 74°","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"DELAWARE",8,"DOVER",5,"PEACH BLOSSOM","BLUE HEN CHICKEN","AMERICAN HOLLY",2057,1787,1,"AFTER LORD DE LA WARR","THE FIRST STATE","WINTER 31° SUMMER 74°","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"GEORGIA",7,"ATLANTA",7,"CHEROKEE ROSE","BROWN THRASHER","LIVE OAK",58876,1788,4,"AFTER GEORGE II OF ENGLAND","THE PEACH STATE","WINTER 45° SUMMER 79°","50 INCHES","50 INCHES"
"KENTUCKY",8,"FRANKFORT",9,"GOLDEN ROD","CARDINAL","TULIPTREE",40395,1792,15,"WYANDOTTE FOR `MEADOWLAND'","THE BLUE GRASS STATE","WINTER 36° SUMMER 79°","45 INCHES","45 INCHES"
"LOUISIANA",9,"BATON ROUGE",11,"SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA","EASTERN BROWN PELICAN","BALD CYPRESS",48523,1812,18,"AFTER LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE","THE PELICAN STATE","WINTER 53° SUMMER 81°","59 INCHES","59 INCHES"
"MAINE",5,"AUGUSTA",7,"PINE CONE","CHICKADEE","EASTERN WHITE PINE",32215,1820,23,"AFTER ANCIENT FRENCH PROVINCE","THE PINE TREE STATE","WINTER 21° SUMMER 68°","43 INCHES","43 INCHES"
"MARYLAND",8,"ANNAPOLIS",9,"BLACK-EYED SUSAN","BALTIMORE ORIOLE","WHITE OAK",10577,1788,7,"AFTER QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA OF ENGLAND","THE OLD LINE STATE","WINTER 37° SUMMER 79°","35-47 INCHES","35-47 INCHES"
"MASSACHUSETTS",13,"BOSTON",6,"MAYFLOWER","CHICKADEE","AMERICAN ELM",8257,1788,6,"INDIAN FOR `LARGE HILL PLACE'","THE BAY STATE","WINTER 29° SUMMER 72°","40-45 INCHES","40-45 INCHES"
"MINNESOTA",9,"ST PAUL",7,"SHOWY LADY'S-SLIPPER","LOON","RED PINE",84068,1858,32,"SIOUX FOR `SKY-COLORED WATER'","THE NORTH STAR STATE","WINTER 15° SUMMER 74°","20-34 INCHES","20-34 INCHES"
"MISSISSIPPI",11,"JACKSON",7,"MAGNOLIA","MOCKINGBIRD","MAGNOLIA",47716,1817,20,"CHOCTAW FOR `FATHER OF WATERS'","THE MAGNOLIA STATE","WINTER 48° SUMMER 82°","55 INCHES","55 INCHES"
"NEW HAMPSHIRE",13,"CONCORD",7,"COMMON LILAC","PURPLE FINCH","WHITE BIRCH",9304,1788,9,"AFTER HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, ENGLAND","THE GRANITE STATE","WINTER 22° SUMMER 70°","50 INCHES (MOUNTAINS)","35 INCHES"
"NEW JERSEY",10,"TRENTON",7,"PURPLE VIOLET","EASTERN GOLDFINCH","RED OAK",8219,1787,3,"AFTER ISLAND OF JERSEY","THE GARDEN STATE","WINTER 36° SUMMER 74°","40-50 INCHES","40-50 INCHES"
"NEW MEXICO",10,"SANTA FE",8,"YUCCA","ROAD RUNNER","PINON",121666,1912,47,"SPANIARDS NAME FOR 'AREA'","THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT","WINTER 34° SUMMER 79°","6 IN.(SOUTH, NORTHWEST)","25 IN. (MOUNTIANS)"
"NEW YORK",8,"ALBANY",6,"ROSE","BLUBIRD","SUGAR MAPLE",49576,1788,11,"AFTER DUKE OF YORK, LATER JAMES II","THE EMPIRE STATE","WINTER 32° SUMMER 74°","35 INCHES","50 INCHES (MOUNTIANS)"
"NORTH CAROLINA",14,"RALEIGH",7,"DOGWOOD","CARDINAL","PINE",70665,1789,12,"AFTER CHARLES II OF ENGLAND","THE TAR HEEL STATE","WINTER 42° SUMMER 79°","50 INCHES","50 INCHES"
"PENNSYLVANIA",12,"HARRISBURG",10,"MOUNTAIN LAUREL","RUFFED GROUSE","EASTERN HEMLOCK",45333,1787,2,"NAMED AFTER WILLIAM PENN'S FATHER","THE KEYSTONE STATE","WINTER 35° SUMMER 77°","35-50 INCHES","15-50 INCHES"
"RHODE ISLAND",12,"PROVIDENCE",10,"VIOLET","RHODE ISLAND RED","RED MAPLE",1214,1790,13,"`RED ISLAND' AFTER ITS RED CLAY","LITTLE RHODY","WINTER 30° SUMMER 74°","45 INCHES","45 INCHES"
"SOUTH CAROLINA",14,"COLUMBIA",8,"YELLOW JESSAMINE","CAROLINA WREN","CABBAGE PALM",31055,1788,8,"AFTER CHARLES II OF ENGLAND","THE PALMETTO STATE","WINTER 48° SUMMER 81°","48 INCHES","65 INCHES (MOUNTAINS)"