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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!
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To find more information about a state, click on the state's name or information link .
Order- Date Joined
State
Information
01 - 1787 Dec 07
Delaware
DE Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
02 - 1787 Dec 12
Pennsylvania
PA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
03 - 1787 Dec 18
New Jersey
NJ Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
04 - 1788 Jan 02
Georgia
GA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
05 - 1788 Jan 09
Connecticut
CT Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
06 - 1788 Feb 06
Massachusetts
MA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
07 - 1788 Apr 28
Maryland
MD Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
08 - 1788 May 23
South Carolina
SC Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
09 - 1788 Jun 21
New Hampshire
NH Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
10 - 1788 Jun 25
Virginia
VA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
11 - 1788 Jul 25
New York
NY Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
12 - 1789 Nov 21
North Carolina
NC Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
13 - 1790 May 29
Rhode Island
RI Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
14 - 1791 Mar 04
Vermont
VT Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
15 - 1792 Jun 01
Kentucky
KY Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
16 - 1796 Jun 01
Tennessee
TN Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
17 - 1803 Mar 01
Ohio
OH Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
18 - 1812 Apr 30
Louisiana
LA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
19 - 1816 Dec 11
Indiana
IN Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
20 - 1817 Dec 10
Mississippi
MS Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
21 - 1818 Dec 03
Illinois
IL Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
22 - 1819 Dec 14
Alabama
AL Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
23 - 1820 Mar 15
Maine
ME Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
24 - 1821 Aug 10
Missouri
MO Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
25 - 1836 Jun 15
Arkansas
AR Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
26 - 1837 Jan 26
Michigan
MI Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
27 - 1845 Mar 03
Florida
FL Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
28 - 1845 Dec 29
Texas
TX Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
29 - 1846 Dec 28
Iowa
IA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
30 - 1848 May 29
Wisconsin
WI Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
31 - 1850 Sep 09
California
CA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
32 - 1858 May 11
Minnesota
MN Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
33 - 1859 Feb 14
Oregon
OR Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
34 - 1861 Jan 29
Kansas
KS Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
35 - 1863 Jun 20
West Virginia
WV Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
36 - 1864 Oct 31
Nevada
NV Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
37 - 1867 Mar 01
Nebraska
NE Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
38 - 1876 Aug 01
Colorado
CO Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
39 - 1889 Nov 02
North Dakota
ND Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
40 - 1889 Nov 02
South Dakota
SD Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
41 - 1889 Nov 08
Montana
MT Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
42 - 1889 Nov 11
Washington
WA Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
43 - 1890 Jul 03
Idaho
ID Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
44 - 1890 Jul 10
Wyoming
WY Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
45 - 1896 Jan 04
Utah
UT Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
46 - 1907 Nov 16
Oklahoma
OK Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
47 - 1912 Jan 06
New Mexico
NM Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
48 - 1912 Feb 14
Arizona
AZ Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
49 - 1959 Jan 03
Alaska
AK Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
50 - 1959 Aug 21
Hawaii
HI Information, Symbols, Facts, Trivia
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