2. Capital: Sacramento
Flower: Poppy
Lowest Point: Death
Valley (282 ft. below sea
level)
Motto: Eureka (I Have
Found It)
Nickname: Golden State
3. Capital: Tallahassee
Motto: In God We Trust
Border States: Alabama
and Georgia
Bird: Mockingbird
Nickname: Sunshine
State
4. Capital: Springfield
Motto: State
Sovereignty/ National
Union
Highest Point: Charles
Mound (1,235 ft.)
Population: 12,419,293
Nickname: Prairie State
5. Capital: Annapolis
Motto: Fatti maschii
parole femine (strong
deeds, gentle words)
Economy: Agriculture
and Industry
Flower: Black-eyed Susan
Nickname: Old Line
State
6. Capital: Trenton
Motto: Liberty and
Prosperity
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Population: 8,414,350
Nickname: Garden State
8. Capital: Raleigh
Motto: Esse quam videri
(To be, rather than seem)
Flower: Dogwood
Highest Point: Mt.
Mitchell (6,684 ft.)
Nickname: Old North
State/ Tar Heel State
10. Capital: Richmond
Motto: Sic Semper
Tyrannis (Thus always to
Tyrants)
Admission to Statehood:
June 25, 1788
8 Presidents born in
Virginia
Nickname: Old
Dominion State
11. Capital: Olympia
Motto: Alki (Bye and
Bye)
Bird: Willow Goldfinch
Tree: Western Hemlock
Nickname: Evergreen
State