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  | DELAWARE Capital City: Dover Statehood: Dec. 7, 1787 (1st) Population: 772,000 Nickname: First State / Diamond State Motto: Liberty and Independence Origin of State Name: Named after Lord De La Warr, an early Virginia governor. Counties: 3 Largest Cities: Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Bethany, Milton Border States: Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Land Area: 1,933 sq. mi.; 49th largest Highest Point: Ebright Rd, 442 ft Lowest Point: Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken State Flower: Peach Blossom State Tree: American Holly (ilex opaca) State Song: Our Delaware | Mike Miller | 12 | 8 | 6-5-05 9:46 am |
| FLORIDA Capital City: Tallahassee Statehood: March 3, 1845 (27th) Population: 15,310,000 Nickname: Sunshine State / Peninsula State Motto: In God We Trust Origin of State Name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning "Flowery Easter." Counties: 67 Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah Border States: Alabama, Georgia Land Area: 54,157 sq. mi., 22nd largest Highest Point: Walton County, 345 ft Lowest Point: Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Orange blossom (citrus sinensis) State Tree: Sabal Palmetto (cabbage palmetto) State Song: Swanee River | Jerry Trew | 708 | 71 | 12-27-05 12:43 pm |
| GEORGIA Capital City: Atlanta Statehood: January 2, 1788 (4th) Population: 7,801,000 Nickname: Peach State / Goober state/ Empire of the South Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation Origin of State Name: Named for King George II of England. Counties: 159 Largest Cities: Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah, Macon, Albany Border States: Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Land Area: 58,060 sq. mi.; 21st largest Highest Point: Brasstown Bald, 4,784 ft Lowest Point: Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean State Bird: Brown Thrasher State Flower: Cherokee Rose (rosa laevigata) State Tree: Live oak (quercus virginiana) State Song: Georgia on My Mind | Dale Finney | 1382 | 161 | 8-12-09 8:47 pm |
| HAWAII Capital City: Honolulu Statehood: August 21, 1959 (50th) Population: 1,187,000 Nickname: Aloha State / Paradise of the Pacific Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.) Origin of State Name: Possibly based on native Hawaiian word for homeland, "Owhyhee." Counties: 5 Largest Cities: Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City Border States: None Land Area: 6,427 sq. mi.; 47th largest Highest Point: Mauna Kea, 13,796 ft. Lowest Point: Sea Level, Pacific Ocean State Bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose) State Flower: Pua Aloalo (hibiscus brackenridgei) State Tree: Kukui - Candlenut (aleurites moluccana) State Song: Hawaii Ponoi - Hawaii's Own | Tim Hade | 18 | 9 | 4-24-05 12:50 am |
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