1. Mid-Atlantic States
New York New Jersey Pennsylvania
Maryland Delaware

2. Motto : Excelsior (Ever Upward)
Nickname : Empire state
Origin of Name : In honor of the English Duke of York
Capital : Albany Population : 18,976,457
Rose
Statue of Liberty
Manhattan Skyline
United Nations - NYC
Hudson River Valley
Area = 54,555 sq mi

3. Motto : Liberty and Prosperity
Nickname : Garden state
Origin of Name : From the Channel Isle of Jersey
Capital : Trenton Population : 8,414,350
Purple Violet
The Boardwalk – Atlantic City
The Jersey Shore – Ocean City
Edison National
Historic Site -
West Orange
Area =
8,729 sq mi

4. Motto : Virtue, liberty, and independence
Nickname : Keystone state Area = 46,055 sq mi
Origin of Name : In honor of Adm. Sir. William Penn, father of
William Penn. It means Penn's Woodland
Capital : Harrisburg Population : 12,281,054
Mountain Laurel
Independence Hall -
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell -
Philadelphia
Gettysburg National Military Park
Covered Bridge -
PA Dutch Region

5. General Washington's
Headquarters,
Valley Forge National Military Park
Pennsylvania
Steel Mills - Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish)
Lancaster County, PA

6. US Naval Academy
- Annapolis
Ocean City, MD
Motto : Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
Nickname : Free State, Old Line state
Origin of Name :In honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of Englan
Capital : Annapolis Population : 5,296,486
Black Eyed
Susan
Baltimore
Oriole
Ft. McHenry - Baltimore
Francis
Scott Key
wrote the
Star
Spangled
Banner
here in
1812
Area =
12,407 sq mi

7. Motto : Liberty and Independence
Nicknames :The Diamond State, the First state, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen
State
Origin of Name : From the Delaware River and Bay, which
were named for Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr
Historic Dover
Peach Blossom
Amstel House
in New Castle
Bethany Beach
Capital
Dover
Population
783,600
Area = 2,490 sq mi