Part 141

=====+======================+======================+====================== DATE | STATE OR TERRITORY | SETTLEMENT | CAPITALS AND OF | ORIGIN AND | WHERE, WHEN, BY WHOM | POPULATIONS AD- | MEANING OF NAME | | MIS- | | ORIGINAL TERRITORY | CHIEF PRODUCTIONS SION | AREA AND POPULATION | FROM WHICH DERIVED | OF STATE INTO | | | UNION| MOTTO AND MEANING | | -----+----------------------+----------------------+---------------------- 1819|=Alabama= (Indian-- |Mobile Bay, 1702, by |Montgomery: Pop. |Here we rest). |the French. |38,136. |51,998 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |Corn, oats, wheat, |2,138,093. |Georgia, Mississippi |rice, cotton, sugar, |Motto: _Here we rest._|and Alabama territo- |iron, lumber, manufac- | |ries. |tures, potatoes. | | | 1867|‡=Alaska= (_Al-ay- |Three Saints, 1784, by|Juneau: Pop. 1,864. |eska_, meaning “the |the Russians. |Seals, salmon, gold, |great country”). |Purchased from Russia |copper, silver, |590,884 sq. miles. |in 1867 for |lumber, tin, lead, |No motto. |$7,200,000. |coal. | | | 1911|=Arizona= (Indian-- |Tucson, 1580, by the |Phoenix: Pop. 11,134. |Sand Hills). |Spanish. |Copper, gold, silver, |113,956 sq. miles. |From New Mexico terri-|alfalfa, fruits, live |Pop. 204,354. |tory. |stock, wheat, barley. |Motto: _Ditat deus_ | | |(Founded by God). | | | | | 1836|=Arkansas= (From a |Arkansas Post, 1685, |Little Rock: Pop. |tribe of Indians). |by the French. |45,941. |53,335 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |Cotton, lumber, corn, |1,574,449. |Missouri and Arkansas |oats, wheat, fruits, |Motto: _Regnat populi_|territories. |wool, coal, tobacco. |(The people rule). | | | | | 1850|=California= (From an |San Diego, 1768, by |Sacramento: Pop. |old Spanish romance). |the Spanish. |44,696. |158,297 sq. miles. |From New Albion, Upper|Gold, silver, copper, |Pop. 2,377,549. |California. |lead, petroleum, |Motto: _Eureka_ (I | |borax, lumber, fruits, |have found it). | |wine, olives, beet | | |sugar. | | | 1876|=Colorado= (Spanish-- |Auroria, 1859, by the |Denver: Pop. 213,381. |Red, or Ruddy). |Americans. |Gold, silver, coal, |103,948 sq. miles. |From Louisiana and |copper, vegetables, |Pop. 799,024. |Mexican cession. |fruits, live stock, |Motto: _Nil sine |Colorado territory. |wheat, beet sugar, |numine_ (Nothing with-| |oats, corn. |out providence). | | | | | *1788|=Connecticut= (Indian |Windsor, 1636, by the |Hartford: Pop. 98,915. |--Long River). |English. |Manufactures, woolen, |4,965 sq. miles. Pop. |From North Virginia, |cotton, notions; |1,114,756. |New England. |tobacco, iron, |Motto: _Qui transtulit| |granite, cereals. |sustinet_ (He who | | |transplanted still | | |sustains). | | | | | *1787|=Delaware= (In honor |Wilmington, 1637, by |Dover: Pop. 3,720. |of Lord De La Warr). |the Swedes. |Corn, wheat, tomatoes, |2,370 sq. miles. Pop. |From New Sweden, New |fruits, manufactures, |202,322. |Netherlands, three |leather, iron, steel, |Motto: _Liberty and |lower counties on the |machinery. |independence._ |Delaware. | | | | 1791|=District of Columbia=|Rome, 1663, by the |Washington: Pop. |(In honor of Colum- |English. |331,069. |bus). |Ceded to government by|Flour mills, |70 sq. miles. Pop. |Maryland and Virginia.|manufactures. |331,069. | | |Motto: _Justitia | | |omnibus_ (Justice to | | |all). | | | | | 1845|=Florida= (Spanish-- |St. Augustine, 1565, |Tallahassee: Pop. |Blooming). |by the Spanish. |5,018. |58,666 sq. miles. Pop.|From Florida territo- |Fruits, vegetables, |752,619. |ry. |tobacco, rice, cotton, |Motto: _In God is our | |lumber, turpentine, |trust._ | |resin, fish, phos- | | |phate. | | | *1788|=Georgia= (In honor of|Savannah, 1733, by the|Atlanta: Pop. 154,839. |George II.). |English. |Cotton, corn, rice, |59,265 sq. miles. Pop.|One of the original |oats, tobacco, |2,609,121. Motto: Ob- |thirteen states. |oysters, peaches, |verse: _Wisdom, | |melons, marble, clay; |justice, moderation._ | |cotton goods, lumber, |Reverse: _Agriculture | |fertilizers, tar. |and commerce._ | | | | | ----|‡=Hawaii= (From the |Honolulu, 1820, by the|Honolulu: Pop. 52,183. |native Owhyhee). |Americans. |Sugar, fruits, rice, |6,449 sq. miles. |From Sandwich Islands.|coffee, hides, wool, |No motto. | |honey, sisal. | | | 1890|=Idaho= (Indian--Gem |Coeur d’Alene, 1842, |Boise City: Pop. |of the Mountains). |by the Americans. |17,358. |84,313 sq. miles. Pop.|From Oregon, Washing- |Gold, silver, copper, |325,594. |ton and Idaho territo-|lead, lumber, flour, |Motto: _Salve_ (Hail).|ries. |wheat, oats, barley, | | |live stock. | | | 1818|=Illinois= (Indian-- |Kaskaskia, 1682, by |Springfield: Pop. |The Men). |the French. |51,678. |56,665 sq. miles. Pop.|From Northwest, Indian|Corn, wheat, oats, |5,638,591. |and Illinois territo- |potatoes, hay, live |Motto: _National |ries. |stock, wool, meat, |union, state sover- | |manufactures. |eignty._ | | | | | 1816|=Indiana= (Indian’s |Vincennes, 1702, by |Indianapolis: Pop. |Ground). |the French. |233,650. |36,354 sq. miles. Pop.|From Northwest and |Corn, wheat, tobacco, |2,700,876. |Indiana territories. |vegetables, fruits, |No motto. | |wool, coal, clay, | | |flour, machinery. | | | 1846|=Iowa= (Indian--Drowsy|Dubuque, 1833, by the |Des Moines: Pop. |Ones). |Americans. |86,368. |56,147 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |Corn, wheat, oats, |2,224,771. |Missouri, Michigan, |potatoes, hay, live |Motto: _Our liberties |Wisconsin and Iowa |stock, butter, coal, |we prize and our |territories. |lumber, poultry. |rights we will main- | | |tain._ | | | | | 1861|=Kansas= (Indian-- |Leavenworth, 1854, by |Topeka: Pop. 43,684. |Smoky Water). |the Americans. |Corn, wheat, hay, live |82,158 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, Kansas|stock, fruits, coal, |1,690,949. |territory. |petroleum, salt, |Motto: _Ad astra per | |meats, Kaffir corn. |aspera_ (To the stars | | |through difficulties).| | | | | 1792|=Kentucky= (Indian-- |Boonesboro, 1769, by |Frankfort: Pop. |Dark and Bloody |the English. |10,465. |Ground). |From Virginia. |Tobacco, hemp, wheat, |40,598 sq. miles. Pop.| |cotton, live stock, |2,289,905. | |lumber, coal, sorghum, |Motto: _United we | |flour. |stand, divided we | | |fall._ | | | | | 1812|=Louisiana= (In honor |New Orleans, 1718, by |Baton Rouge: Pop. |of Louis XIV.). |the French. |14,897. |48,506 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, Terri-|Cotton, corn, rice, |1,656,388. |tory of Orleans. |sugar, lumber, |Motto: _Union, jus- | |oysters, salt, |tice, and confidence._| |sulphur. | | | 1820|=Maine= (The Main |Saco, 1623, by the |Augusta: Pop. 13,211. |Land). |English. |Hay, grains, dairying, |33,040 sq. miles. Pop.|From New England, |potatoes, wool, |742,371. |Laconia and Massa- |granite, ice, lumber, |Motto: _Dirigo_ (I |chusetts. |apples, paper. |direct). | | | | | *1788|=Maryland= (In honor |St. Mary’s, 1632, by |Annapolis: Pop. 8,609. |of Queen Henriette |the English. |Wheat, hay, corn, |Maria). |From one of the |vegetables, fruits, |12,327 sq. miles. Pop.|original states. |oysters, coal, wool, |1,295,346. | |canned fruits, |Motto: _Fatti maschii,| |vegetables. |parole femine_ (Manly | | |deeds, womanly words).| | | | | *1788|=Massachusetts= (The |Plymouth, 1620, by the|Boston: Pop. 670,585. |Place of Great Hills).|English. |Manufactures (woolen, |8,266 sq. miles. Pop. |From North Virginia, |cotton), boots, shoes, |3,366,416. |New England, Massa- |fish, tobacco, |Motto: _Ense petit |chusetts Bay. |granite, marble. |placidam sub liberate | | |quietem_ (With the | | |sword she seeks calm | | |peace under liberty). | | | | | 1837|=Michigan= (Indian-- |Sault Ste. Marie, |Lansing: Pop. 31,229. |Great Lake). |1668, by the French. |Corn, wheat, oats, |57,980 sq. miles. Pop.|From Northwest, |hay, fruits, vege- |2,810,173. |Indiana and Michigan |tables, iron, copper, |Motto: _Si quaeris |territories. |clay, lumber, manu- |peninsulam amoenam, | |factures. |circumspice_ (If you | | |seek a beautiful pen- | | |insula, behold it | | |here). | | | | | 1858|=Minnesota= (Indian-- |St. Paul, 1838, by the|St. Paul: Pop. |Cloudy Water). |Americans. |214,744. |84,682 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana and |Corn, wheat, oats, |2,075,708. |Northwest and |barley, flaxseed, |Motto: _L’étoile du |Minnesota territories.|wool, live stock, |nord_ (The star of the| |flour, iron, |north). | |lumber, dairying. | | | 1817|=Mississippi= (Indian |Biloxi, 1699, by the |Jackson: Pop. 21,262. |--Great River, or |French. |Cotton, corn, wheat, |Father of Waters). |From Louisiana and |oats, potatoes, rice, |46,865 sq. miles. Pop.|Georgia, Mississippi |tobacco, oysters, |1,797,114. |territory. |shrimps. |No motto. | | | | | 1821|=Missouri= (Indian-- |St. Genevieve, 1755, |Jefferson City: Pop. |Great Muddy). |by the French. |11,850. |69,420 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana and |Corn, wheat, oats, |3,293,335. |Louisiana and Missouri|rye, cotton, swine, |Motto: _Salus populi |territories. |honey, zinc, lead, |suprema lex esto_ (The| |tobacco, meats. |welfare of the people | | |is the supreme law). | | | | | 1889|=Montana= (Spanish--A |Yellowstone River, |Helena: Pop. 39,165. |Mountain). |1809, by the Ameri- |Wheat, wool, live |146,572 sq. miles. |cans. |stock, fruit, oats, |Pop. 375,053. |From Louisiana and |barley, lumber, |Motto: _Oro y plata_ |Nebraska, Idaho, |copper, lead, silver, |(Gold and silver). |Dakota and Montana |coal. | |territories. | | | | 1867|=Nebraska= (Indian-- |Bellevue, 1847, by the|Lincoln: Pop. 43,973. |Shallow Water). |Americans. |Corn, wheat, oats, |77,520 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |live stock, hay, |1,192,214. |Nebraska territory. |chicory, sugar beets, |Motto: _Equality be- | |fruits, potatoes. |fore the law._ | | | | | 1864|=Nevada= (Spanish-- |Genoa, 1850, by the |Carson City: Pop. |Snow-covered). |Americans. |2,466. |110,690 sq. miles. |From Upper California |Gold, silver, copper, |Pop. 81,875. |and Utah and Nevada |zinc, wool, live |Motto: _All for our |territories. |stock, lumber, borax. |country._ | | | | | *1788|=New Hampshire= |Portsmouth, 1623, by |Concord: Pop. 21,497. |(Hampshire, England). |the English. |Hay, corn, potatoes, |9,341 sq. miles. Pop. |From North Virginia, |oats, apples, granite, |430,572. |New England, Laconia. |mica, manufactures. |No motto. | | | | | *1787|=New Jersey= (In honor|Elizabethtown, 1617, |Trenton: Pop. 96,815. |of governor of Jersey |by the Dutch. |Market garden crops, |Island). |From New Netherland. |cereals, fruits, |8,224 sq. miles. Pop. | |fisheries, manufac- |2,537,167. | |tures, textiles, |No motto. | |machinery. | | | 1911|=New Mexico= (From Old|... |Santa Fe: Pop. 5,072. |Mexico). | |Gold, silver, fruits, |122,634 sq. miles. | |vegetables, live |Pop. 327,301. | |stock, wool, lumber, |Motto: _Crescit eundo_| |copper, coal, |(It increases by | |turquoise. |going). | | | | | *1788|=New York= (In honor |New York, 1614, by the|Albany: Pop. 100,253. |of Duke of York). |Dutch. |Market garden crops, |49,204 sq. miles. Pop.|From New Netherland. |fruits, corn, wheat, |9,113,614. | |dairying, manufac- |Motto: _Excelsior_ | |tures, clothing, |(Higher). | |textiles, books, | | |magazines, papers. | | | *1789|=North Carolina= (In |Albemarle Sound, 1653,|Raleigh: Pop. 19,218. |honor of Charles II.).|by the English. |Cotton, corn, tobacco, |52,426 sq. miles. Pop.|From Albemarle colony.|wheat, shad, oysters, |2,206,287. | |lumber, mining. |Motto: _Esse quam | | |videri_ (To be, rather| | |than to seem). | | | | | 1889|=North Dakota= (Indian|Pembino, 1859, by the |Bismarck: Pop. 5,443. |--Allied). |Americans. |Wheat, oats, barley, |70,837 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |flaxseed, live stock, |577,056. |Minnesota and Nebraska|wool, minerals. |Motto: _Liberty and |and Dakota territo- | |union, now and for- |ries. | |ever, one and in- | | |separable._ | | | | | 1803|=Ohio= (Indian-- |Marietta, 1788, by the|Columbus: Pop. |Beautiful River). |Americans. |181,548. |41,040 sq. miles. Pop.|From Northwest terri- |Corn, wheat, oats, |4,767,121. |tory. |hay, potatoes, fruits, |No motto. | |tobacco, live stock, | | |wool, dairying, coal, | | |petroleum, salt, iron, | | |steel, machinery, | | |flour. | | | 1907|=Oklahoma= (Indian-- |Guthrie, 1890, by the |Oklahoma City: Pop. |Beautiful Land). |Americans. |64,205. |70,057 sq. miles. Pop.|From Indian and |Corn, wheat, oats, |1,657,155. |Oklahoma territories. |cotton, flax, live |Motto: _Labor omnia | |stock, petroleum, |vincit_ (Labor con- | |minerals. |quers everything). | | | | | 1859|=Oregon= (Spanish-- |Astoria, 1811, by the |Salem: Pop. 14,094. |Wild Marjoram). |Americans. |Lumber, live stock, |96,699 sq. miles. Pop.|From Oregon territory.|wheat, hay, fruits, |672,765. | |hops, wool, salmon, |Motto: _The union._ | |gold, silver, paper | | |making. | | | *1787|=Pennsylvania= (Latin |Chester, 1638, by the |Harrisburg: Pop. |--Penn’s Woods). |Swedes. |64,186. |45,126 sq. miles. Pop.|From original state. |Manufactures, steel, |7,665,111. | |machinery, textiles, |Motto: _Virtue, liber-| |coal, coke, petroleum, |ty and independence._ | |natural gas, iron, | | |grains, wool, leather. | | | ----|‡=Philippines= (In |Cebu, 1565, by the |Manila: Pop. 250,000. |honor of Philip II.). |Spanish. |Cocoa, coffee, |115,026 sq. miles. |From Archipelago de |tobacco, cotton, hemp, | |San Lazaro. | cocoanuts, corn, | | |sugar, rice, timber, | | |dyewoods. | | | ----|=Porto Rico= (Spanish |San Juan, 1510, by the|San Juan: Pop. 50,000. |--Rich Port). |Spanish. |Coffee, sugar, |3,435 sq. miles. |Ceded by Spain. |tobacco, cotton, | | |citrus fruits, | | |bananas, pineapples, | | |salt. | | | *1790|=Rhode Island= |Providence, 1636, by |Providence: Pop. |(Rhodes, an island in |the English. |224,326. |the Ægean Sea). |From Providence and |Manufactures, worsted, |1,248 sq. miles. Pop. |Rhode Island planta- |cotton, jewelry, |542,610. |tions. |machinery, rubber, |Motto: _Hope._ | |minerals. | | | *1788|=South Carolina= (In |Ashley River, 1670, by|Columbia: Pop. 26,319. |honor of Charles II.).|the English. |Cotton, wheat, corn, |30,989 sq. miles. Pop.|From Carteret colony. |oats, tobacco, rice, |1,515,400. | |oysters, turpentine, |Motto: _Dum spiro, | |lumber, phosphates. |spero. Spes_ (While I | | |breathe, I hope. | | |Hope). | | | | | 1889|=South Dakota= (Indian|Southeast part, 1859, |Pierre: Pop. 3,656. |--Allied). |by the Americans. |Corn, wheat, oats, |77,615 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana, |flax, potatoes, live |583,888. |Minnesota and Nebraska|stock, wool, gold, |Motto: _Under God the |and Dakota territo- |silver, tin, dairying. |people rule._ |ries. | | | | 1796|=Tennessee= (Indian-- |Fort Loudon, 1757, by |Nashville: Pop. |River with the Great |the English. |110,364. |Bend). |From North Carolina, |Corn, wheat, cotton, |42,022 sq. miles. Pop.|territory south of the|potatoes, tobacco, |2,184,789. |Ohio River. |live stock, coal, |Motto: _Agriculture, | |iron, marble, lumber. |commerce._ | | | | | 1845|=Texas= (From tribe of|San Antonio, 1692, by |Austin: Pop. 29,860. |Indians). |the Spanish. |Cotton, corn, oats, |265,896 sq. miles. |From Mexican cession. |wheat, rice, sugar, |Pop. 3,896,542. | |live stock, wool, |No motto. | |fruits, lumber, | | |petroleum, coal. | | | 1896|=Utah= (Indian-- |Salt Lake City, 1847, |Salt Lake City: Pop. |Mountain Dwellers). |by the Americans. |92,777. |84,990 sq. miles. Pop.|From Mexican cession, |Gold, silver, copper, |373,351. |Utah territory. |lead, coal, vege- |Motto: _Industry._ | |tables, fruits, sugar, | | |wheat, oats, live | | |stock, wool. | | | 1791|=Vermont= (French-- |Fort Dummer, 1724, by |Montpelier: Pop. |Green Mountain). |the English. |7,856. |9,564 sq. miles. Pop. |From New Netherland, |Hay, cereals, |355,956. |New Hampshire grants. |potatoes, lumber, |Motto: _Freedom and | |marble, dairying, |unity._ | |maple sugar, manufac- | | |tures, wood pulp. | | | *1788|=Virginia= (In honor |Jamestown, 1607, by |Richmond: Pop. |of Elizabeth, the |the English. |127,628. |virgin queen). |From South Virginia. |Corn, wheat, oats, |42,627 sq. miles. Pop.| |tobacco, potatoes, |2,061,212. | |cotton, oysters, coal, |Motto: Obverse; _Sic | |iron, cotton, manu- |semper tyrannis_ (Ever| |factures. |so to tyrants). Re- | | |verse: _Perseverando_ | | |(By perseverance). | | | | | 1889|=Washington= (After |Columbia River, 1811, |Olympia: Pop. 6,996. |George Washington, |by the English. |Lumber, coal, wheat, |first president). |From Oregon and |barley, oats, fruits, |69,127 sq. miles. Pop.|Washington territo- |salmon, live stock, |1,141,990. |ries. |minerals. |Motto: _Al-Ki_ (Bye- | | |bye). | | | | | 1863|=West Virginia= (From |Berkeley County, 1726,|Charleston: Pop. |Virginia). |by the Americans. |22,996. |24,170 sq. miles. Pop.|From Virginia. |Corn, oats, hay, |1,221,119. | |wheat, fruits, cattle, |Motto: Obverse: | |sheep, lumber, coal, |_Montani semper | |petroleum, natural |liberi_ (Mountaineers | |gas, mining. |are always free men). | | |Reverse: _Libertas et | | |fidelitas_ (Liberty | | |and fidelity). | | | | | 1848|=Wisconsin= (Indian-- |Green Bay, 1745, by |Madison: Pop. 25,531. |Wild Rushing Channel).|the French. |Corn, oats, barley, |56,066 sq. miles. Pop.|From Northwest, |wheat, hay, potatoes, |2,333,860. |Illinois, Michigan and|fruits, beet sugar, |Motto: _Forward._ |Wisconsin territories.|dairying, iron, | | |lumber. | | | 1890|=Wyoming= (Indian-- |Cheyenne, 1867, by the|Cheyenne: Pop. 11,320. |Extensive Plain). |Americans. |Wool, lumber, coal, |97,914 sq. miles. Pop.|From Louisiana (chief-|copper, petroleum, |145,965. |ly), Nebraska, Dakota,|minerals. |Motto: _Equal rights._|Idaho, and Wyoming | | |territories. | -----+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------