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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 "Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia" link below to find interesting information. Click on the state name link to see additional state learning activities and games 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 "Information" to sort state information by it's 2 letter abbreviation.

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

To find more information about a state, click on the state's name or information link .