50 states

10 STATES

By Audrey Bennett

WASHINGTONTHE EVERGREEN STATE

Named after George Washington, the first

president

Largest city is Seattle, the capitol

State dance: square dance

State song: “Washington, My Home”

State bird: American Goldfinch

CALIFORNIATHE GOLDEN STATE

3rd largest state in the US

Divided in 58 counties

Only state to host Winter and Summer Olympics

Has 19 major professional sports league franchises

State tree: California Redwood

NEVADATHE BAT TLE B ORN STATE

Ranked the most dangerous state in the Us

State flower: Sagebrush

State color: silver and blue

State motto: “Battle Born”

Las Vegas is the most populated city

ARIZONAGRAND CANYON STATE

Phoenix is the capitol

Popular location for MLB spring training

State fish: Arizona Trout

Has 15 counties

Colorado River runs through Arizona

NEW JERSEYTHE GARDEN STATE

Capitol: Trenton

State fish: Brook Trout

State insect: European Honey Bee

State motto: “Liberty and prosperity”

State flower: Common Meadow Violet

PENNSYLVANIAKEYSTONE STATE

Ranked 6th in US in population

Capitol: Harrisburg

State bug: ladybug

State animal: White-tailed deer

State dog: Great Dane

IOWAHAWKEYE STATE

State flower: Wild Prairie Rose

Only state with two vowels in the beginning of it’s

name

State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights

we will maintain

State tree: Oak tree

State capitol: Des Moines

OREGONBEAVER STATE

Capitol: Salem

Has more ghost towns than any other state

Does not has self-serve gas stations

Largest city is Portland

State animal: American Beaver

WYOMINGTHE EQUALITY STATE

JCPenny stores were started in Oregon

Has the lowest population of all 50 states

State motto: Equal rights

Has 5 national forests

State mammal: Bison

MASSACHUSET TSTHE BAY STATE

Basketball and volleyball were invented in

Massachusetts

First public beach is located in Massachusetts

First sewing machine was built in Boston

State flower: Mayflower

State capitol: Boston