Us State Mottoes and Nicknames


 * U.S. state mottoes and nicknames
 * Alabama "We dare defend our rights"; Heart of Dixie or Camellia State
 * Alaska "North to the future"; The Last Frontier
 * Arizona "Diat Deus"; Grand Canyon State
 * Arkansas "Regnat populus"; Land of Opportunity
 * California "Eureka"; Golden State
 * Colorado "Nil sine numine"; Centennial State
 * Connecticut "Qui transtulit sustinet"; Constitution State; Nutmeg State
 * Delaware "Liberty and independence"; First State or Diamond State
 * District of Columbia "Justitia Omnibus"; Capital City
 * Florida "In God we trust"; Sunshine State
 * Georgia "Wisdom, justice, and moderation"; Empire State of the South; Peach State
 * Hawaii "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"; Aloha State
 * Idaho "Esto perpetua"; Gem State
 * Illinois "State sovereignty-national union"; Prairie State
 * Indiana "Crossroads of America"; Hoosier State
 * Iowa "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain"; Hawkeye State
 * Kansas "Ad astra per aspera"; Sunflower State
 * Kentucky "United we stand, divided we fall"; Bluegrass State
 * Louisiana "Union, justice and confidence"; Pelican State
 * Maine "Dirigo"; Pine Tree State
 * Maryland "Fatti maschii, parole femine"; Old Line State or Free State
 * Massachusetts "Ense petit placidam sub libertate"; Bay State; Colony State
 * Michigan "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam"; Great Lake State or Wolverine State
 * Minnesota "L'Etoile du nord"; North Star State or Gopher State
 * Mississippi "Virtute et armis"; Magnolia State
 * Missouri "Salus populi suprema lex esto"; Show-Me State
 * Montana "Oro y plato"; Treasure State
 * Nebraska "Equality before the law"; Cornhusker State
 * Nevada "All for our country"; Sagebrush State or Battle-Born State
 * New Hampshire "Live free or die"; Granite State
 * New Jersey "Liberty and prosperity"; Garden State
 * New Mexico "Crescit eundo"; Land of Enchantment
 * New York "Excelsior"; Empire State
 * North Carolina "Esse quam videri"; Tar Heel State or Old North State
 * North Dakota "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable"; Peace Garden State
 * Ohio "With God, all things are possible"; Buckeye State
 * Oklahoma "Labor omnia vincit"; Sooner State
 * Oregon "The union"; Beaver State
 * Pennsylvania "Virtue, liberty and independence"; Keystone State
 * Rhode Island "Hope"; Little Rhody; Ocean State
 * South Carolina "Dum spiro spero"; Palmetto State
 * South Dakota "Under God, the people rule"; Coyote State or Sunshine State
 * Tennessee "Agriculture and commerce"; Volunteer State
 * Texas "Friendship"; Lone Star State
 * Utah "Industry"; Beehive State
 * Vermont "Freedom and unity"; Green Mountain State
 * Virginia "Sic semper tyrannis"; Old Dominion
 * Washington "Alki"; Evergreen State
 * West Virginia "Montani semper liberi"; Mountain State
 * Wisconsin "Forward"; Badger State
 * Wyoming "Equal rights"; Equality State
 * Wyoming "Equal rights"; Equality State