California 31/1850

popular name: Golden State

etymology: The name of a fictitious earthly paradise in Las Serged de Esplandian, a sixteenth-century
Spanish romance. It is believed that Spanish conquistadors named this state.

capital: Sacramento

motto: Eureka, I have found it!

flower: Golden Poppy

tree: Redwood

bird: Valley Quail

Idaho 43/1890

popular name: Gem State

etymology: A name coined by the state meaning "gem of the mountains" or "light on the
mountains." Others believe the name derives from the Kiowa Apache word
for the Comanche.

capital: Boise

motto: Let it Exist Forever; It is Perpetual

flower: Syringa

tree: Western White Pine

bird: Mountain Bluebird

Oregon 33/1859

popular name: Beaver State

etymology: From the Algonquin word wauregan meaning "beautiful water."

capital: Salem

motto: The Union

flower: Oregon Grape

tree: Douglas Fir

bird: Western Meadowlark

Washington 42/1889

popular name: Evergreen State

etymology: Originally the Territory of Columbia, changed in honor of the first U.S. president.

capital: Olympia

motto: By and By

flower: Western Rhododendron

tree: Western Hemlock

bird: Willow Goldfinch

Wyoming 44/1890

popular name: Equality State

etymology: The Algonquin word meaning "large prairie place."

capital: Cheyenne

motto: Let Arms Yield to the Gown or Equal Rights

flower: Indian Paintbrush

tree: Cottonwood