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U.S. States at a glance:

Do you know the order that each state joined the Union? What is the state abbreviation? State capital? State nickname? What about the state bird, state flower, state animal, state song, state motto and state tree? What are the largest cities in each state? What famous people live/lived in each state? Click on the state link below to find more interesting information and state learning activities for kids!

- Click on the column heading "Order" to sort states chronologically.
- Click on the column heading "State" to sort States alphabetically.
- Click on the column heading "Abbrev." to sort by state 2 letter abbreviation.
- Click on the column heading "Capital" to sort by state capital.

Note: By clicking on the heading twice, you can reverse the sort order.

For a complete unit of study for a given state, click on the state's name.