Words and their stories: state nicknames, part 3
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="prohibition">prohibition</span>.</p><p><span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Magnolia">Magnolia</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</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="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="Me">Me</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plains">plains</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Montana">Montana</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="Country">Country</span>.</p><p><span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="university">university</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="Cornhuskers">Cornhuskers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cornhusker">Cornhusker</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> "<span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>."</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Granite">Granite</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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