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Why Is Missouri Called the Show-me State?
Lots of U.S. states have nicknames, but Missouri's flinty moniker arguably is one of the best. Where did it come from? Learn how California got its name and more as we dive into the story behind Missouri's nick-name
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Some states have very straightforward names. Pennsylvania? Named for William Penn and the sylvan woods found in the state. Virginia? Named for …
Some state nicknames make perfect sense: The Aloha State (Hawaii), the Empire State (New York), even the Beaver State (Oregon). But some labels are a …
Imagine you're an intrepid 17th-century French explorer traversing the expansive wilderness of Louisiana (New France), a territory spanning the …
QUESTION 1 OF 10 Indiana is known as the "Hoosier State." What is a hoosier, anyway? a bird a content person The word was inspired by an 1833 poem called …