East Coast States

STATES OF THE EASTSTATES OF THE EAST

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MASSACHUSETTS

• Capital Boston• Population: 6,547,629• Nickname: The Bay State• Statehood: Feb. 6, 1788• State Bird: Chickadee

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Capital: Concord

• Population: 1,316,470

• The Granite State

• Statehood: June 21, 1788

• State Bird: Purple Finch

NEW JERSEY

• Capital: Trenton

• Population: 8,791,984

• Nickname: The Garden State

• Statehood: Dec. 18,1787

• State Bird: American Goldfinch

NEW YORK

• Capital: Albany• Population: 19,378,102• Nickname: The Empire State• Statehood: July 26,1788• State Bird: Eastern Bluebird

PENNSYLVANIA

• Capital: Harrisburg• Population: 12,702,379• Nickname: The Keystone State• Statehood: Dec. 12, 1788• State Bird: Ruffed Grouse

RHODE ISLAND

• Capital: Providence

• Population: 1,052,567

• Nickname: The Ocean State

• Statehood: May 29, 1790

• State Bird: Rhode Island Red

VERMONT

• Capital: Montpelier

• Population: 625,741

• Nickname: The Green Mountain State

• Statehood: March 4, 1791

• State Bird: Hermit Thrush

CONNECTICUT

• Capital: Hartford

• Population: 3,574,097

• Nickname: The Constitution State

• Statehood: January 9, 1788

• State Bird: Robin

DELAWARE

Capital: Dover

Population: 897,934

Nickname: The First State

Statehood: December 7, 1787

State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken

FLORIDA

• Capital: Tallahassee

• Population: 18,801,310

• Nickname: The Sunshine State

• Statehood: March 3,1845

• State Bird: Mockingbird

GEORGIA

• Capital:Atlanta

• Population: 9,687,653

• Nickname: The Empire State Of The South

• Statehood: January 2,1788

• State Bird: Brown Thrasher

NORTH CAROLINA

• Capital: Raleigh

• Population: 9,535,483

• Nickname: The Tar Heel State

• Statehood: November 2,1789

• State Bird: Cardinal

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Capital: Columbia

• Population: 4,625,364

• Nickname: The Palmetto State

• Statehood: May 23,1788

• State Bird: Carolina Wren

VIRGINIA

• Capital: Richmond

• Population: 8,001,024

• Nickname: The Old Dominion State

• Statehood: June 25,1788

• State Bird: Cardinal

MAINE

• Capital: Augusta

• Population: 1,328, 361

• Nickname: The Pine Tree State

• Statehood: March 15,1820

• State Bird: Chickadee

MARYLAND

• Capital: Annapolis

• Population: 5,773,552

• Nickname: The Old Line State

• Statehood: April 28,1788

• State Bird: Oriole

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• http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/maine.html

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