STATES 



NICKNAME 



STATE FLOWER 



Alabama 



Cotton State 



Goldenrod 



Alaska 





Forget-me-not 



Arizona 



Sunset Land or 



Sahara Cactus 





Apache State 





Arkansas 



Thfi Wondfir Statfl 



Annlfi Rlo^^nm 



California 



The Golden State 



Golden Poppy 



Colorado 



Centennial State 



Columbine 



Connecticut 



Nutmeg State 



Mountain Laurel 



Delaware 



Blue Hen State 



Peach Blossom 





or Diamond State 





District of 







Columbia 







Florida 



Peninsula State 



Orange Blossom 



Georgia 



Cracker State 



Cherokee Rose 



Hawaii 



Aloha State 



Hibiscus 



Idaho 



Gem State 



Syringa 



Illinois 



Sucker State 



The Violet 



Indiana 



The Hoosier State 



Tulip Tree Blossom 



Iowa 



The Hawkeye State 



Wild Rose 



Kansas 



The Sunflower State 



Sunflower 



Kentucky 



Blue Grass State 



Goldenrod 



Louisiana 



The Pelican State 



Magnolia 



Maine 



Pine Tree State 



Pine Cone 



Maryland 



The Old Line State 



Black-eyed Susan 



Massachusetts 



Bay State 



May Flower 



Michigan 



Wolverine State 



Apple Blossom 



Minnesota 



North Star State 



Moccasin Flower 



Mississippi 



Bayou State 



Magnolia 



Missouri 



Show-Me-State 



Hawthorn 



Montana 



Stub-Toe-State 



Bitter Root 



Nebraska 



Cornhusker State 



Goldenrod 



Nevada 



The Silver State 



Sagebrush 



New Hampshire 



Granite State 



Purple Lilac 



New Jersey 



The Garden State 





New Mexico 



Sunshine State 



Yucca 



New York 



Empire State 



Rose 



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STATES 



NICKNAME 



STATE FLOWER 



Nortn oarouna 



i ar neei otate 



uxeye Daisy 



florin uaKota 



riicKerxau oiaie 



wild rrairie Hose 



Ohio 



oucKeye otate 



Scarlet Carnation 



Oklahoma 



Doomer otate 



Mistletoe 



Oregon 



oeaver otate 



Oregon Grape 



Pennsylvania 



r\eystone otate 



Mountain Laurel 



rinoue isiariu 



Li itie nnouy 



violet 



boutn v/droioina 



"aimetto otate 



Yellow Jasmine 



boutn uaKoia 



ounsnine otate 



Pasque 



1 j»v v*t »ni A O O £S 



1 ennessee 



volunteer otate 



1 ris 



Texas 



Lone otar otate 



Bluebonnet 



Utah 



Beehive State 



Sego Lily 



Vermont 



Green Mountain State 



Red Clover 



Virginia 



Old Dominion State 



Dogwood 



Washington 



Evergreen State 



Rhododendron 



West Virginia 



Panhandle State 



Rhododendron 



Wisconsin 



Badger State 



Violet 



Wyoming 



Equality State 



Indian Paintbrush 



GREAT LAKES AND NIAGARA FALLS. On the border be- 

 tween Canada and the United States, lie the five great bodies of 

 water, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, the Great 

 Lakes, great avenues of trade, on the shores of which are large 

 cities. These lakes are also the scene of many happy vacation 

 cruises. Superb scenery, luxurious boats, lazy days, bring re- 

 laxation and pleasure. For those interested in the history of the 

 region: these lakes were the center of the great inland fur trade 

 and the scene of the self-sacrificing missionaries of the great 

 religious orders. They were also the scene of bloody battles with 

 the Indians and other foe in the turbulent days of the settling 

 of the continent. 



At the eastern end of Lake Ontario is the outlet of the Great 

 Lakes and one of the wonders of the modern world, Niagara 

 Falls. Long famed as a honeymoon resort, this magnificent 

 spectacle draws thousands of visitors annually. The Horseshoe 

 Falls of the Canadian side are 155 feet high while the American 



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