Us State Mottoes and Nicknames

• U.S. state mottoes and nicknames
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• 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