Words and their stories: State nicknames, part 4
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="nicknames">nicknames</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midwest">midwest</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buckeye">Buckeye</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chestnuts">chestnuts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sooner">Sooner</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span> "<span word="sooner">sooner</span>."</p><p><span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Keystone">Keystone</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keystone">keystone</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="arch">arch</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="republic">republic</span>. <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quaker">Quaker</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="founder">founder</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Penn">Penn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="followers">followers</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="Quaker">Quaker</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>.</p><p><span word="Rhode">Rhode</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Rhody">Rhody</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="size">size</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Volunteer">Volunteer</span> <span word="State">State</span> -- <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bravery">bravery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Tennessean">Tennessean</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eighteen">Eighteen</span> <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span>.</p><p><span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flag">flag</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beehive">Beehive</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beehives">beehives</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mormon">Mormon</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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