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  | PENNSYLVANIA Area: 46058 sq.mi, Land 44820 sq. mi., Water 1239 sq.mi., Great Lakes 749 sq.mi. Location: 40.27605 N, 076.88450 W. Border States: Delaware - Maryland - New Jersey - New York - Ohio - West Virginia. Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay. Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism. Flag: Pennsylvania's State Flag is composed of a blue field on which is embroidered the State Coat of Arms. The first State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms was authorized by the General Assembly in 1799. An act of the General Assembly of June 13, 1907, standardized the flag and required that the blue field match the blue of Old Glory. State Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence. Origin of State's Name: Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state's founder, William Penn. Population: 11,994,016; 6th, 12/99. Statehood: December 12, 1787. Topography: Allegheny Mountains run southwest to northeast, with piedmont and coastal plain in southeast triangle; Allegheny Front a diagonal spine across the states center; northwest rugged plateau falls to Lake Erie lowlands. State Capital: Harrisburg. Largest Cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown, Scranton. Geographic Center: Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte. Highest Point: 3,213 feet, 33rd Mt. Davis. Lowest Point: Delaware River, Sea level, 3rd. State Bird: Ruffed Grouse. State Flower: Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latiflolia. State Nickname: Keystone State. State Song: Pennsylvania. State Tree: Eastern Hemlock - Tsuga canadensis. | Steve Fowler | 600 | 84 | 7-13-10 11:33 pm |
| SOUTH CAROLINA Capital City: Columbia Statehood: May 23, 1788 (8th) Population: 3,891,000 Nickname: Palmetto State Motto: Animis Opibusque Parati (Prepared in Soul and Resources) Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I hope) Origin of State Name: Taken from"Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I Counties: 46 Largest Cities: Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg Border States: Georgia, North Carolina Land Area: 30,207 sq. mi., 40th largest Highest Point: Sassafras Mountain, 3,560 ft Lowest Point: Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean State Bird: Great Carolina Wren State Flower: Yellow Jessamine (gelsemium sempervirens) State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto (sabal palmetto) State Song: Carolina | Casey Mitchell | 1721 | 145 | 6-11-10 11:16 am |
| SOUTH DAKOTA Area: 77121 sq.mi, Land 75898 sq. mi., Water 1224 sq.mi. State Capital: Pierre. Location: 44.37298 N, 100.32248 W. Border States: Iowa - Minnesota - Montana - Nebraska - North Dakota - Wyoming. Agriculture: Cattle, hogs, wheat, soybeans, milk, corn. Industry: Food processing, machinery, lumber and wood products, tourism. Flag: The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading "South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State" - the official state nickname - are arranged in a circle around the sun. Origin of state's name: South Dakota is the land of the famous Sioux or Dacotah Indians. Dakota Territory and later South Dakotans were named for the tribe. Population: 733,133; 46th, 12/99. Statehood: November 2, 1889. Topography: Image Prairie plains in the east; rolling hills of the Great Plains in the west; Black Hills in the southwest corner. Largest Cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Watertown. Geographic Center: Hughes, 8 miles northeast of Pierre. Highest Point: Harney Peak; 7,242 feet,15th. Lowest Point: Big Stone lake; 962 feet, 46th. State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant. State Flower: Pasque Flower - Pulsatilla hirsutissima. State Nickname: Mount Rushmore State. State Song: Hail, South Dakota. State Tree: Black Hills Spruce - Picea glauca. | Dale Finney | 110 | 20 | 3-8-10 9:07 pm |
| TENNESSEE Capital City: Nashville Statehood: June 1, 1796 (16th) Population: 5,501,000 Nickname: Volunteer State Motto: Agriculture and Commerce Origin of State Name: Named after Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi" Counties: 95 Largest Cities: Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville Border States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia Land Area: 41,154 sq. mi., 34th largest Highest Point: Clingmans Dome, 16,643 ft. Lowest Point: Mississippi River, 178 ft. State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Iris (iridaceae) State Tree: Tulip poplar (liriodendron tulipifera) State Song: 'The Tennessee Waltz', 'Tennessee, My Homeland', 'Tennessee', 'When It's Iris Time in Tennessee', 'My Tennessee Rocky Top' | Darrell Elgin | 2146 | 182 | 5-6-10 8:32 pm |
| TEXAS Capital City: Austin Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th) Population: 20,044,141 Nickname: Lone Star State Motto: Friendship Origin of State Name: Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" Counties: 254 Largest Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Austin Border States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma Land Area: 262,015 sq. mi.; 2nd largest Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 ft Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico, sea level State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Bluebonnet (lupinus) State Tree: Pecan (carya illinoensis) State Song: Texas, Our Texas | Mike Holladay | 609 | 177 | 3-18-10 6:06 am |
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