This document provides information about several US states, including their capital cities, flowers, birds, nicknames, mottos, and dates of statehood admission. It details facts about California, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Alaska, Maryland, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

1. 50 States
By Ricky Misicka

2. California
 State
Capital
Sacramento
 California Valley
Quail
 California poppy
 Song I Love You
California
 Motto Eureka

3. Illinois
 State Capital Springfield
 Purple violet
 Nickname Prairie State
 Song Illinois
 Tree White Oak

4. Colorado
 State Capital
Denver
 Flower Rocky
Mountain
Columbine
 Nicknames
Centennial State
 True Blue Spruce
 Highest point Mt.
Elbert 14,433ft

5. Florida
 State Capital
Tallahassee
 Mockingbird
 Orange Blossom
 Motto In God We Trust
 Nickname Sunshine
State

6. Massachusetts
 Capital City
Boston
 Bird Chickadee
 Mayflower
 Nickname Bay
State
 Admission to
Statehood
February 6, 1788

7. Alaska
 State Capital
Juneau
 Admission to
Statehood January
3, 1959
 Bird Willow
Ptarmigan
 Flower For Get me
Not
 Motto North to the
Future

8. Maryland
 State Capital Annapolis
 Admission to Statehood
April 28, 1788
 Bird Baltimore Oriole
 Flower Black-eyed
Susan
 Nickname Old line State

9. Rhode Island
 State Capital Providence
 Admission to Statehood May 29, 1790
 Bird Rhode Island Red
 Flower Violet
 Nickname the Ocean State

10. Pennsylvania
 Capital City Harrisburg
 Admission to Statehood December
12,1787
 Bird Ruffed Grouse
 Flower Mountain Laurel
 Nickname Keystone State

11. Virginia
 State Capital Richmond
 Admission to Statehood
June 25, 1788
 Cardinal
 Flower Dogwood
 Nickname Old Dominion
State