Words and their stories: state nicknames, part 2
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Idaho">Idaho</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gem">Gem</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jewel">jewel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>.</p><p><span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixteenth">sixteenth</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="sixties">sixties</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Midwestern">Midwestern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hoosier">Hoosier</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="uneducated">uneducated</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crossroads">Crossroads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hawkeye">Hawkeye</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Hawk">Hawk</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>!</p><p><span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hawkish">hawkish</span>" <span word="nickname">nickname</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jayhawk">Jayhawk</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="Jayhawkers">Jayhawkers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="guerrilla">guerrilla</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bluegrass">Bluegrass</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="Bluegrass">Bluegrass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="bluish">bluish</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bayou">Bayou</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bayou">bayou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="stream">stream</span>. <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span>!</p><p><span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pine">Pine</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Evergreen">Evergreen</span> <span word="State">State</span>.</p>
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