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Capital: Olympia
Official Name: The State of Washington
Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853
Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd)
Present constitution adopted: 1889
State abbreviation/Postal code: WA/Wash.
State Area Codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509
Fun Facts About Washington
Nickname: The Evergreen State
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Capital: Atlanta
Official Name: State of Georgia
Organized as a territory: April 24, 1802
Entered Union (rank): January 2, 1788 (4th)
Present constitution adopted: 1983
State abbreviation/Postal code: GA
State Area Codes: 229, 404, 470, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912
Fun Facts About Georgia
Nickname: Peach State
Origin of name: Named… Read more
Capital: Juneau
Official Name: The State of Alaska
Organized as territory: May 11, 1912
Entered Union (rank): January 3, 1959 (49th)
Present constitution adopted: 1956
State abbreviation/Postal code: AK
State Area Codes: 907
Fun Facts About Alaska
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Origin of name: The name Alaska is derived from the Aleut… Read more
Ohio State Information
Capital: Columbus
Official Name: State of Ohio
Organized as a territory: May 7, 1788 (Northwest Territory)
Entered Union (rank): March 1, 1803 (17th)
Present constitution adopted: 1851
State abbreviation/Postal code: OH
State Area Codes: 216, 234, 283, 330, 419, 440, 513, 567, 614, 740, 937
Fun Facts About Ohio… Read more
North Dakota State Information
Capital: Bismarck
Official Name: State of North Dakota
Organized as a territory: March 2, 1861
Entered Union (rank): November 2, 1889 (39th)
Present constitution adopted: 1889
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.D./ND
State Area Codes: 701
Key Industries: Agriculture is a key industry in North Dakota,… Read more
Wisconsin State Information
Capital: Madison
Official Name: State of Wisconsin
Organized as a territory/republic: July 4, 1836
Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30)
Present constitution adopted: 1848
State abbreviation/Postal code: Wis./WI
State Area Codes: 262, 414, 608, 715, 920
Fun Facts About Wisconsin
Nickname: Badger State… Read more
Arkansas State Information
Capital: Little Rock
Official Name: State of Arkansas
Organized as a territory/republic: March 2, 1819
Entered Union (rank): June 15, 1836 (25)
Present constitution adopted: 1874
State Abbreviation/Postal Code: Ark./AR
Area codes: 479, 501, and 870
Fun Facts About Arkansas
Motto: “Regnat Populus” (“The people… Read more
Indiana State Information
Capital: Indianapolis
Official Name: Indiana
Organized as a Territory: May 7, 1800
Entered Union (rank): December 11, 1816 (19th State)
Second (and Current) Constitution of Indiana Adopted: 1851
State abbreviation/Postal code: Ind./IN
State Area Codes: 930, 812, 463, 317, 219, 765, 260, 574
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New York State Information
Official Name: State of New York
Capital: Albany
Organized as a territory: 1624
Entered Union (rank): July 26, 1788 (11th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1777
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.Y./NY
State Area Code: 718
Nickname: The Empire State
Origin of name: In honor of the Duke of York
Motto: “… Read more
Kentucky State Information
Official Name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
Organized as a territory: January 1, 1777
Entered Union: June 1, 1792 (15th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1891
State abbreviation/Postal code: KY/K.Y.
State Area Code: 270, 502, 606, 859
Nicknames: Bluegrass State
Origin of name: From an… Read more
New Mexico State Information
Official Name: The State of New Mexico; Nuevo México (Spanish); Yootó Hahoodzo (Navajo)
Capital: Santa Fe
Organized as a territory: September 9, 1850
Entered Union (rank): January 6, 1912 (47th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1911
State abbreviation/Postal code: NM/N.M.
State Area Code: 505, 575
Nickname:… Read more
Wyoming State Information
Capital: Cheyenne
Official Name: State of Wyoming
Organized as a territory/republic: July 25, 1868
Entered Union (rank): July 10, 1890 (44th state)
Present constitution adopted: September 30, 1889
State Abbreviation/Postal Code: Wyo./WY
State Area Code: 307
Fun Facts About Wyoming
Nickname: The Equality State… Read more
West Virginia State Information
Capital: Charleston
Official Name: West Virginia
Organized as territory/republic: July 1, 1861
Entered Union (rank): June 20, 1863 (35th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1872
State abbreviation/Postal code: W.Va./WV
State Area Codes: 304, 681
Fun Facts About West Virginia
Nickname: Mountain State… Read more
Virginia State Information
Capital: Richmond
Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia
Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787.
Entered Union (rank): Virginia entered the Union as the 10th state on June 25, 1788.
Present constitution adopted: 1971 with 14 amendments
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Vermont State Information
Capital: Montpelier
Official Name: State of Vermont
Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777
Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state)
Present constitution adopted: July 9, 1793, amended in 2021
State abbreviation/Postal code: Vt./VT
State Area Code: 802
Fun Facts About Vermont
Nickname: “The… Read more
Utah State Information
Capital: Salt Lake City
Official Name: Utah
Organized as a territory/republic: September 9, 1850
Entered Union (rank): January 4, 1896 (45th state)
Present constitution adopted: November 5, 1895
State abbreviation/Postal code: UT
State Area Code: 385, 435, 801
Fun Facts About Utah
Nickname: The Beehive State… Read more
Texas State Information
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Capital: Austin
Official Name: State of Texas
Organized as a Republic: March 2, 1836
Entered Union (rank): December 29, 1845 (28th state… Read more
Tennessee State Information
Capital: Nashville
Official Name: State of Tennessee
Organized as a territory/republic: May 26, 1790
Entered Union (rank): June 1, 1796 (16th)
Present constitution adopted: 1870
State abbreviation/Postal code: TN
State Area Codes: 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931
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South Dakota State Information
Capital: Pierre
Official Name: State of South Dakota
Organized as territory/republic: March 2, 1861
Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2, 1889 (40)
Present constitution adopted: 1889
State abbreviation/Postal code: S.D./SD
State Area Code: 605
Fun Facts About South Dakota
Nicknames: Mount Rushmore State; Coyote… Read more
South Carolina State Information
Capital: Columbia
Official Name: South Carolina
Organized as a territory/republic: 1663
Entered Union (rank): May 23, 1663 (8th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1895
State abbreviation/Postal code: S.C./SC
State Area Codes: 803, 839, 843, 854, 864
Fun Facts About South Carolina
Nickname: The Palmetto… Read more
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