Alabama
• State Capital-Montgomery• State Motto-Audemus jura nostra defendere• State Nickname- Yellowhammer State,
Cotton State, Heart of Dixie• State Flower-Camellia • State Bird- Yellowhammer, Wild turkey• State Tree- Pinus palustris
Arkansas • State Capital-Little Rock
• State Motto-Regnat Populus• State Nickname-The Natural State
• State Flower-Apple Blossom• State Bird- Northern mockingbird
• State Tree- Pinus taeda
Florida
• State Capital-Tallahassee• State Motto-In God we trust• State Nickname-The Sunshine State• State Flower- Orange blossom• State Bird- Northern mockingbird• State Tree- Cabbage Palmetto
Georgia
• State Capital-Atlanta• State Motto-Wisdom, Justice, Moderation• State Nickname- Empire State of the
South, Peach State• State Flower- Rosa laevigata• State Bird- Brown thrasher,
Northern Bobwhite• State Tree- Quercus virginiana
Kentucky
• State Capital- Frankfort• State Motto-United we
stand, divided we fall• State Nickname-
Bluegrass State• State Flower- Goldenrod• State Bird- Cardinal• State Tree-Liriodendron
tulipifera, Liriodendron
Louisiana
• State Capital-Baton Rough • State Motto-Union, Justice and
Confidence• State Nickname-Sportsman's
Paradise, Child of the Mississippi, Sugar State, Pelican State, Creole State, Bayou State
• State Flower- Magnolia• State Bird- Brown pelican
Taxodium distichum• State Tree-
Mississippi
• State Capital- Jackson• State Motto-Seal of Mississippi• State Nickname-The Magnolia State, The
Hospitality State• State Flower- Magnolia• State Bird-Northern mockingbird, Wood
duck• State Tree- Magnolia
North Carolina
• State Capital-Raleigh• State Motto-Esse quam videri• State Nickname-Tar Heel State, Old North
State• State Flower- Cornus florida• State Bird-Cardinal• State Tree- Pinus palustris
South Carolina
• State Capital-Columbia• State Motto-Dum spiro spero• State Nickname- The Palmetto State• State Flower-Gelsemium sempervirens• State Bird- Wild turkey, Carolina wren• State Tree- Cabbage Palmetto
Tennessee
• State Capital-Nashville• State Motto-Agriculture and Commerce• State Nickname- The Volunteer State• State Flower- Iris• State Bird- Northern mockingbird,
Northern Bobwhite, Mockingbird• State Tree-Liriodendron tulipifera
Virginia
• State Capital- Richmond• State Motto-Great Seal of Virginia with the
common wealth's motto.• State Nickname- Old Dominion; Mother of
Presidents, Mother of states• State Flower- Cornus florida• State Bird- Cardinal • State Tree- Cornus florida
West Virginia
• State Capital-Charleston• State Motto-Montani semper liberi• State Nickname- Mountain State• State Flower- Rhododendron• State Bird- Northern cardinal• State Tree-Cornus Florida