Empire, Sunshine, Aloha - What Is The NICKNAME Of Each U.S. State?

In this video I talk about the nickname that each US State is known by. Understanding the origin and meaning of those nicknames, why they were given to the state, if they still apply today, and how some have changed throughout history.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Why States' Nicknames Matter
01:41 Nicknames Map Overview
02:25 Alabama (Yellowhammer)
02:48 Alaska (Last Frontier)
03:06 Arizona (Grand Canyon)
03:17 Arkansas (Natural)
03:33 California (Golden)
03:42 Colorado (Centennial)
03:54 Connecticut (Constitution)
04:33 Delaware (First / Diamond)
04:52 Florida (Sunshine)
05:21 Georgia (Peach)
05:55 Hawaii (Aloha)
06:18 Idaho (Gem)
06:33 Illinois (Prairie)
06:47 Indiana (Hoosier)
07:18 Iowa (Hawkeye)
07:34 Kansas (Sunflower)
07:39 Kentucky (Bluegrass)
07:50 Louisiana (Pelican)
07:59 Maine (Pine Tree)
08:03 Maryland (Old Line / Free)
08:24 Massachusetts (Bay)
08:36 Michigan (Wolverine)
08:59 Minnesota (North Star)
09:07 Mississippi (Magnolia)
09:11 Missouri (Show Me)
09:32 Montana (Treasure)
09:39 Nebraska (Cornhusker)
09:52 Nevada (Silver)
10:01 New Hampshire (Granite)
10:06 New Jersey (Garden)
10:14 New Mexico (Land Of Enchantment)
10:25 New York (Empire)
10:41 North Carolina (Tar Heel)
10:48 North Dakota (Peace Garden)
11:00 Ohio (Buckeye)
11:06 Oklahoma (Sooner)
11:25 Oregon (Beaver)
11:32 Pennsylvania (Keystone)
11:53 Rhode Island (Ocean)
11:59 South Carolina (Palmetto)
12:06 South Dakota (Mount Rushmore)
12:12 Tennessee (Volunteer)
12:25 Texas (Lone Star)
12:41 Utah (Beehive)
12:49 Vermont (Green Mountain)
13:05 Virginia (Old Dominion)
13:12 Washington (Evergreen)
13:17 West Virginia (Mountain)
13:24 Wisconsin (Badger)
13:41 Wyoming (Equality)
13:48 Summary
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[@General.Knowledge]

*Would you correct any of these as having different nicknames?*

[@NozomuYume]

Got to Missouri and was disappointed that you didn't address it being the "Puke State" in the old map. =(

[@firstcynic92]

Minnesota is also The Gopher State for... reasons. It's also The Land of 10,000 Lakes because of the almost 12,000 lakes. I prefer the nickname The Land of Sky Blue Waters because the Hamm's Beer jingle is catchy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYumZIGLmc-nq8ksi=oxGn2IgL8ZYDGdOw

[@ghinnafondinka6340]

I thought the nickname for Arizona was the Sun State.

[@jhaarbur]

@General_Knowledge- Despite it being spelled "Arkansas", it is for some reason pronounced "Ark-an-saw". I don't know why it is pronounced that way, but that is what it is called. Don't worry, there was no way to know that based on the spelling. But if you say it as you did in the video in the USA, Americans willautomatically think that you are saying "Our Kansas", which still would be a little confusing in relation to the first word. Another myth for Indiana's nickname of the Hoosier State: It relates to a story in the state's history (one I do not know specifically). Anyway, someone got their ear chopped off, and another person brought it to a significant location asked out loud: "Who's ear?" For Missouri being the Show Me state, one reason for that is because there is a stereotype of people from Missouri always demanding proof of whatever you tell them. So if you say something to them, the myth is that always respond with "Show Me", emphasizing cyncism as a cultural characteristic of people from the state.

[@Compucles]

Alabama is the "Yellowhammer State"? As far as I'm aware, the "Cotton State" is the much more popular nickname. Heck, I'd even list the "Heart of Dixie" before "Yellowhammer."

[@grandmasterbroda1429]

The only nickname I’ve heard for Illinois is “The land of Lincoln”

[@General.Knowledge]

There's definitely multiple nicknames for each state!

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

Another appropriate nickname for Illinois is "The Chicago and not Much else State" because there really isn't much of anything to see or do in Illinois outside of Chicago.

[@bmjv77]

@@MichaelLovely-mr6oh speak for yourself. I grew up in Illinois, and you couldn't be more wrong.

[@mr.b3168]

​@MichaelLovely-mr6oh nah. Theres plenty. Get a motorcycle and explore. Thats what i did

[@joliefleur81]

If you go to the state website, you can find the state symbols on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources page. The state nickname is "The Prairie State." The state slogan is "Land of Lincoln."

[@weldin]

I’ve always heard Montana referred to as the “Big Sky State”

[@-Vannah-]

I’ve never heard the specific combo of ‘Big Sky State.’ I’ve heard ‘Big Sky Country’ and ‘the Treasure State.’

[@Compucles]

I thought it was "The Land of the Big Sky."

[@J9D1T189]

I'm fairly certain that this guy didn't do very much research. What is its nickname on Wikipedia and what people from the state nickname it can be pretty different

[@CoderedLegacy]

The three most common nicknames for Montana are: The Treasure State (official) Big Sky Country (Wikipedia redirects this search result to Montana) "The Last Best Place" (Wiki article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Best_Place )

[@katieai-chan7984]

As someone who has lived in Maryland for more than 30 years, I have never heard it referred to as the Free state - Old Line definitely. Though I think we should be petitioning for the Old Bay state.

[@michaelschemlab]

As a Marylander, where can I sign that petition?

[@benpeterson8888]

Also why did the map makers cut us out

[@katieai-chan7984]

@benpeterson8888 I was wondering the same thing! Whatever did we do?!

[@markgarin6355]

Most don't know why the MD State quarter 'old line state'

[@KC-Mitch]

@@markgarin6355 is it because of the Mason Dixon line? If so, that's a helluva thing to brag about 😂

[@dbatchison]

The Yellowhammer is also the state bird of alabama. It's a type of woodpecker.

[@Smrf4997]

Yeah I live in Al and that’s the reason I have known for years

[@KimbaLoveAdams]

It’s pronounced Ark -in-saw not Ar Kansas.

[@redsdot]

THIS. I'm not from Arkansas and I don't live there but this made me wince every time I heard him say it.

[@rathersane]

Interestingly, the river of the same name is pronounced Ar-Kansas, but only in Kansas 😊

[@Redslayer86]

I call it Ar kansas, and Kansaw. Because I like to troll.

[@schs1977]

As a native West Virginian, being called the "Panhandle State" is rare. It is commonly referred to as the "Mountian State" though they are not mountains but are big hills.

[@ItsDaJax]

The Appalachians are indeed a mountain range.

[@derekcullen3965]

It’s “ar-kin-saw”

[@Emanon...]

Then write it like that. Can't blame someone for mispronunciation in a foreign language when you won't bother to spell it as its said.

[@zackclarkbass]

@@Emanon... Oh man, if that sets you off, wait til you hear about this language called “French”.

[@RetroBlockade]

@@Emanon... Arkansas comes from the Siouan, a Native American language, word Acansa, which was the name of a major village in present day Arkansas.

[@andrewbenbow9257]

Wait... what did your kin see?! Oh no....

[@stephenmerritt9601]

A.C.A. § 1-4-105 Current through all legislation of the 2023 Regular Session and the 2023 First Extraordinary Session. AR - Arkansas Code Annotated Title 1 General Provisions Chapter 4 State Symbols, Motto, Etc. 1-4-105. Pronunciation of state name. Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings. And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the Historical Society of the State of Arkansas and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history and the early usage of the American immigrants. Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final “s” silent, the “a” in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of “a” in “man” and the sounding of the terminal “s” is an innovation to be discouraged. History Concurrent Resolution No. 4, Acts 1881, p. 216; C. & M. Dig., § 9181a; Pope's Dig., § 11867; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-102. Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official Edition Copyright © 2024 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

[@thorpizzle]

I'm surprised that Land of Lincoln wasn't used for Illinois instead. That is on our license plates and our drivers licenses.

[@robthetraveler1099]

5:19 While there are some crocodiles in the Everglades, alligators are much more common.

[@DarthMalak1000]

I'm from Minnesota and I'd just like to add that Minnesota has 3 nicknames. There's the aforementioned North Star State. The Land of 10,000 Lakes because, well, there's 10,000 lakes, even though it's actually closer to 20,000. And the Gopher State, which was inspired by an early political cartoon criticizing the construction of several railroads in the mid-1800s, there's also a lot of gophers here too.

[@tweter2]

Hello fellow Minnesotan!

[@petertrudelljr]

Texas is called the Lone Star State because of the sole star on its flag, BUT, that is because the original flag was for Tejas y Coahuila the breakaway states of Mexico (wanting to preserve the Constitution of 1835) which was the Mexican tricolor with two gold stars in the white center. When Texas succeeded in secession, they switched to the current tri-color flag with a single star in the blue field. (Coahuila joined with Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, to form the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande.)

[@MrLeoni2]

Correct. Texas fought to be independent from Mexico, but wanted to join the U.S. for several years before being admitted into the union in 1845. And that would eventually help lead to the War with Mexico (1845-48) who between 1836-1845 refused to recognize Texas as being independent or becoming part of the U.S., which Mexico would lose and cede all of the territory between modern-day Texas and the Pacific Ocean.

[@russkelly1484]

In South Carolina, the Palmetto was the symbol because Fort Moultrie near Charleston had Palmetto logs on its outside walls and repelled British cannon fire during the Revolutionary War. It became a symbol of resistance and pride.

[@ashtonandrade754]

Part of the reason South Carolina is called the palmetto state is because during the revolutionary war there was a fort in the state built out of palmetto logs and when the British fired the cannons at the fort the cannonballs ricocheted off the fort

[@KC-Mitch]

Florida is the _Sunshine State._ It says so on license plates as well as the welcome signs. Alternative to Missouri's _Show Me State_ is the _Cave State,_ a nickname popular in the south of the state. It's because Missouri has the most (explorable) caves out of any state. Tennessee has more, but many are still sealed underground, unable to be entered. Many license plates in the south of the state also have Cave State written on them!

[@johndunkelburg9495]

“Tar Heel State” refers to the Civil War, when Confederate troops held their positions in a battle so tenaciously that someone commented that someone must have put sticky tar on their boot heels to stick them in place.

[@General.Knowledge]

Very interesting!

[@holddamayo7474]

@@General.Knowledgedid u even do any research or just the first line off of Wikipedia?

[@cynsi7604]

@@holddamayo7474here here!! ✌🏻

[@fightingfinn1503]

Arkansas toothpick is a name of a giant knife that the confeds used

[@doublepiedavid8908]

Ye. Basically a Bowie predecessor but with a dagger style blade

[@beaudanner]

Anyone who pronounces it Ar-Kansas has never set foot in this country and should have done more homework

[@SignificantNumberOfBeavers]

​@@beaudannernope, there are Arkansans that pronounce it that way too

[@shoreZ]

​@@SignificantNumberOfBeaversid love to meet one

[@jordashi]

​@@SignificantNumberOfBeaverswho told you that lie?

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

If you say app-a-lay-sha Im going to throw an apple-at-cha

[@volcanaustin246]

Michigan also goes by "the great lakes state" and Minnesota is also known as the "land of 10,000 lakes". Illinois is the land of Lincoln, and Wisconsin is known as the cheese state

[@escmadeira]

Great video

[@valdezjones]

Utahn here. The Beehive symbol is not necessarily an important symbol to the Mormon religion. It is a symbol of a cooperative industry, which was a value the pioneers held. The image of the flag you show says “Industry” right on it.

[@urubu715]

The original state the Mormon pioneers wanted was the state of "Deseret" which comes from The Book of Mormon and is interpreted as meaning a honey bee. So it does have ties to the religion, but like you mention, it is a symbol of cooperative industry.

[@Donutello4]

⁠y'all both nailed it 🐝

[@specteractual1]

Georgia being called the peach state also doesn't make sense because South Carolina produces more peaches than Georgia

[@Hatfieldfarms44]

I like how everyone is complaining about Arkansas being miss said wrong, but no one is complaining about maryland not being on the map

[@sassoy3370]

Why was Maryland not on the map 😢

[@General.Knowledge]

They know what they did. But really, I'm not sure! The map maker forgot to include it I guess? Pretty odd to leave a single state out.

[@cynsi7604]

But yet you still chose to use a map that was NOT CORRECT? 🤨

[@LaShumbraBates]

​@@General.KnowledgeIt was definitely there. I spotted it.

[@rathersane]

The map was poorly drawn… I thought I was looking at two Colorados until I realized that one of them was Kansas!

[@half55-qo1tq]

1:25 did Maryland get flooded

[@OddSwiftGoose]

yep. due to being not important

[@augustmyers339]

I’d love to see one on Canadian provinces!

[@user-hj7it2fi1k]

5:18 Florida isn't known for crocodiles. They have alligators.

[@zach2382]

They have both

[@nellywilliams2776]

@@zach2382 yup!

[@specteractual1]

Oh there's plenty of crocodiles in Florida

[@MateusChristopher]

I'm from Florida, idk the difference 😵‍💫

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

Same thing

[@martinkoitmae6655]

I saw your video about Czechia vs Slovakia. Can you do a video about comparing Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)?

[@martinkoitmae6655]

Love your style of describing things btw

[@ScarletRebel96]

Always a good time when i find out new ways to make fun of the other states I dislike

[@tweter2]

Minnesota also has the nickname “land of 10,000 lakes” and that lakes nickname is on the license plates.

[@zachretien]

Thank you for creating interesting content 🙂

[@SusieAnderson-ds7dq]

Great program..love the pictures!!❤

[@SagPegasus]

Live in Maine, I'd venture the nickname Vacationland may be more widely used than the Pine Tree state. Its been on the license plates up here since forever.

[@deeptoot1453]

Why vacation?

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good video!! Consider myself pretty knowledgeable about the USA and a lot of its quirkiness. A few state nicknames never heard of - unless they just happen to be recently NEW, or just never heard of them: Alabama and Montana. Forget what Alabama's may have been (Cotton State??) but never heard of "yellow hammer." Montana was BIG SKY COUNTRY. All the other state nicknames are what I have known throughout 60+ years of life. The things one learns while watching a silly KZbin channel at 1:47AM!!!!

[@bleuberry3114]

great video!

[@__Mr.White__]

yea. I didn't even know, that SD was called southies.

[@General.Knowledge]

Thanks!

[@stargazer-elite]

Why does Wisconsin have upper Michigan on this map? lol I know you didn’t make it but still

[@prosandcons-fl2cc]

it doesnt really, its greyed out. Probably because it would be hard to combine it with the illustrations of michigan

[@TheRavenLord1]

Honestly the UP should be Wisconsin

[@zach2382]

@@TheRavenLord1 no

[@firefighter1c57]

UP was left put when it did hit Michigan

[@stargazer-elite]

⁠@@prosandcons-fl2ccyeah makes sense but the color chosen looks like it matches the Wisconsin colors on this map at least a little so that’s why I was confused lol

[@generaledelogu1892]

The map leaving off all but Peninsular Maryland is crazy lol

[@jamonte]

Está na hora de fazer um canal á parte só sobre Portugal.

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Beautiful pictures, great video.

[@user-qb9ri5id9x]

Make informative videos on Australian states and territories

[@squintsyadams8463]

In CT here I always hear Nutmeg State or Nutmegger more.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Constitution state is on the license plate though

[@gregbard]

Don't let any ignorant Southerners call you a Nutmegger. That's our word. We call each other that.

[@mattkusluski5533]

Growing up in Michigan I've only heard wolverines associated with U of M. I've always heard the state itself called The Great Lakes State

[@jimurrata6785]

Connecticut is also known as the Charter Oak State, for the charter oak, a massive tree in Hartford where, allegedly, the state charter was hidden.

[@EdbertWeisly]

2:02 giving credit? Good

[@NW255]

I like the Toledo war theory for how my state got its name. Probably also why we kicked ass in college football last year

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

Ayy shoutout St. Louisan map :]

[@sdeepj]

If you watch college sports, you know many of these nicknames as they’re the mascot of their state university. You have Michigan Wolverines, Oregon State Beavers, North Carolina Tar Heels, etc.

[@barbarahurwitz9018]

Wonderful video. Thank you

[@DDS029]

It would have to be doubled checked, but Florida could have adopted The Sunshine Stare before those western areas were states.

[@robertcrabtree8835]

I believe the nickname was coined after a considerable stretch of time in the 60's where at least one part of Florida saw sunshine each day. At least, that's what I remember from my school days in FL 20 years ago.

[@CamoJan]

North Star state checking in!

[@Compucles]

Keystones don't just apply to stone bridges. They can also be used in other kinds of structures like metal arches.

[@trevkline3902]

I’m not American, but I think you got tenase mixed with South Carolina?

[@KvnHcks]

I chuckle every time you say Arkansas hehehe

[@Paxton135]

When you said Tennessee the video centered on South Carolina

[@patriciaaturner289]

An Arkansas toothpick is a particular type of knife, similar to the Bowie knife in size and shape.

[@jarvijarvson3319]

Where is RobWords? I was certain, I‘d find him here.

[@cmillivol98]

Got Tennessee's wrong brother. The call for soldiers that went out was 2800. Tennessee actually SENT 30,000. It was definitely the sheer number of volunteers that went that got us the nickname

[@ariesearthdragon]

That's probably why University of Wisconsin's mascot is a badger. Our state is also called America's dairyland. Also, when I double checked the information, I learned a nickname for the Midwest is "America's breadbasket".

[@bloomjuliaeslavin525]

When you were talking about Alaska I think you mean western most because I live on the east coast and Alex is on the other side of the country from me just so you know

[@Compucles]

That is also true, but as you can see on the map that was displayed at that point in the video, the Aleutian Islands of Alaska extend into the Eastern Hemisphere, so it is also technically the easternmost state.

[@ccnbou3347]

Tennessee was actually "The Agriculture State" up until January 1st, 2020.

[@_Deake]

Why is Maryland removed from the thumbnail

[@user-cs6xi1zr7x]

Its interesting to see the justification for Wisconsin being the badger state, I always thought it was because badgers were the state animal, but it appears that I had it the wrong way around!

[@General.Knowledge]

I thought so too until writing this video!

[@otte940]

Wyomingite here, we're also called the Windy State, and the cowboy state

[@quinnwasson2399]

The beaver is also on the back of Oregon's flag! Honestly, it'd be better if it was all of it, way better than a boring seal.

[@kimberlylewistyner2070]

5:25 yes!,

[@-Vannah-]

Imagine knowing where your state nickname came from

[@MrMackievelli]

Nebraska wasn't founded on Arbor Day, the first American Arbor Day was held in Nebraska, five years after Nebraska was made a state.

[@zacharygregson5883]

12:14 not to nit pick but wrong state is highlighted here

[@General.Knowledge]

That's true! Thanks for noticing. Sorry for the mistake.

[@pengiunanimatorguy1707]

5:56 “the haloa state”

[@zach2382]

Okay and

[@josueveguilla9069]

Countries' nicknames, Explained.

[@zach2382]

There are no country nicknames

[@christinebingham2879]

Michigan is also known as "the Great Lake State" because it borders 4 Great Lakes

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I grew up in Washington State. My family in California calls Washington "south Alaska". Haha.

[@TheReallyRixt]

Never heard that one. I live in Tacoma haha

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

​@@TheReallyRixtMy family had never heard the term "California stop" until they visited Washington during the early 90s. They were shocked that rolling through a stop sign without coming to a complete stop was associated with people from their state.

[@marcelolopez1001]

That's a blunt remark coming from North Mexicans

[@General.Knowledge]

A fitting description for any US state other than Alaska itself!

[@asentientfirtree8631]

"the Evergreen state" is actually not official but we use it on our license plates

[@ItsDaJax]

Kentucky is called the Bluegrass state because of native bluegrass. No, the grass isn't blue, but is a deep shade of slate like green. It's called bluegrass because if it's left alone to fully grow, because its a medium sized grass that gets about 3-4' tall(compared to larger grass like Johnson Grass or corn), it has blue flowers.

[@lukesams3349]

Crocodiles are actually extremely rare in the United States. Alligators, on the other hand, are quite common in the coastal southern states

[@Toastmaster_5000]

A better reason for Rhode Island being "The Ocean State" is that has the most water relative to its land area.

[@brianarbenz1329]

But according to the map this video uses, all of Maryland is water. It absolutely should be the Ocean State.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

@@brianarbenz1329 Except not, Maryland is about 1/5 water, Rhode Island is about 1/3 water.

[@brianarbenz1329]

@@Toastmaster_5000 But I was joking about the fact the map visual we see omits Maryland - the state is all water!

[@bruce1002003]

How Illinois got the nickname of "The Prairie State" befuddles me since it has few, if any, prairies (like Iowa and Kansas). The northern- and southernmost parts of Illinois are forested, while the central part of the state is more accurately savanna. It's also been called "The Land of Lincoln" and "The Inland Empire."

[@ojisanhoward8940]

OH, BOY! I can't wait to hear about which version of Hoosiers he chooses or tries his best at! Edit: HAHAHA! He did his best! There are many stories of where and how Hoosier became Indianas nickname, BUT none of us even know for sure! Edit 2: WAIT? Even I didn't know Hoosier had a plural known as Hoosieroons! HAHAHA! I'm definitely gonna spread the word!

[@pinkchaos.]

Maine is also referred to as”Vacationland”

[@Ulti47]

I’m from Pennsylvania, please stop stealing our titles. 😅

[@nlpnt]

As soon as you stop putting your website on the license plates.

[@bmjv77]

Gotta love how people from St. Louis named their own state "puke".

[@jljordan1]

Don’t let people beat you up about the mispronunciation Arkansas. In Kansas we pronounce it like you do 😃

[@americanboyxx]

um whenever you said Tennessee you highlighted South Carolina ?…

[@josueveguilla9069]

Hmmm. Interesting 🤔

[@markgarin6355]

The :Arkansas toothpick' was the name of the long dagger being held by the pig.

[@themanfrompetrozavodsk1942]

0:00 Good video but I have beef with the person who drew my state like that.

[@MP-oh9lt]

The state of state

[@NewEnglandMan22]

Connecticut is the Nutmeg state because the spice was widely sold and used by the early colony.

[@SantaFe19484]

I thought Illinois was the "Land of Lincoln". I thought Maryland was the "Old Line State" because of the Mason Dixon Line.

[@tweter2]

That is on the license plate.

[@Donderu]

My only nitpick iwth this video is in 1:05 with the pronounciation of Arkansas, it's "Arkansaw"

[@benhaver9737]

I always thought Iowa’s nickname came from chief Black Hawk, who led a war against US forces in the states territory?

[@jimgreen5788]

General Knowledge, I probably shouldn't come down on you too hard, since I've always wondered if I hear an accent in your voice. Nevertheless, it doesn't hurt to set you straight on the state of Arkansas, which is ARK-un-saw, rather than are-CAN-zus. Later, you didn't explain what a toothpick has to do with a big knife and a pistol: the knife was sometimes given the nickname of the "Arkansas toothpick". I'm not sure I understand how a spice (nutmeg) can have a plural form (nutmegs). Just for future reference--when you got to Michigan, you only highlighted the Lower Peninsula; the land to the west of the LP, and north of Wisconsin is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan--the only American state with that configuration. Your story of Texas isn't quite correct. For 9 years after the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, it was a separate country, thus, 1 star. It never RE-joined the US, since it was won from Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto after the Alamo.

[@sethvanpelt5707]

Kentucky is also called the bluegrass state after the bluegrass music genre

[@jcarlosarv]

The "Lone Star State," "The Last Frontier" and "Old Dominion" titles go so hard. Gotta be my top 3 best state nicknames.

[@clairel1687]

Maryland just sinking into the Atlantic and disappearing in the thumbnail

[@metalbob123]

A R K A N S A S

[@jacobdavison93]

As someone from North Carolina you need to get your facts straight my guy! We are primarily called the Tar Heel State because during the American Civil War Robert E. Lee is quoted as saying “God bless those Tar Heel boys” due to the NC regiments serving so valiantly and expedited marches. Also other Confederate leaders referred to us as the Tar Heels

[@jonathandaffron1781]

I’m also from North Carolina, and the nickname coming from us producing tar for navy vessels came before the Civil War, with leaders such as Robert E. Lee changing it from being an insult, which it was beforehand, and turning it into a positive nickname. They were basically saying “Yeah, they’re from the lowly tar trade but they sure are helping in this war.”

[@jacobdavison93]

@@jonathandaffron1781 that’s a good point. You’re absolutely right about that, I suppose I meant more of that’s when North Carolinians took pride in that name and made it a badge of honor when REL made that statement

[@nellywilliams2776]

Gotta love the “good ole boys” 🤣🤣 y’all want the facts straight when it’s something painting you all in a beautiful light… anything less than that y’all will lie and rewrite history with a quickness 😅😅😅

[@General.Knowledge]

That's true! But from what I understand and found: the origin of the nickname was the navy tar production, then being adapted to that other version. Thanks for the added information anyway!

[@jacobdavison93]

@@General.Knowledge in fairness I’m being nitpicky about how the name was accepted and popularized in our state but for chronological sake you are absolutely correct!

[@ShreyaanSeth]

8:42 wolverines are not and have never been native to michigan, youre more likely to find them in oregon and alaska, poking a few holes in the fur trapper theory. it is more likely due to the war.

[@jodymyers-perry7959]

Iowa is known as The Tall Corn State also

[@MustafaAshah-el9nc]

Maine is the northern most state of the 48 no?

[@loufancelli1330]

No. The northern tip of Maine is 47°46" The northern border from Washington to Minnesota was set by treaty at 49° however due to a survey error a little but of Minnesota juts up to 49°38"

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Hawaii is the “a-lo-ha” not “ha-lo-a”