Facts

States, In Order of Entry to The Union

Prepared by KEVORK KEUSHKERIAN

#       Name                 Date of Entry     Capital                Nickname

1. Delaware                12-7-1787                Dover                    1^st State
2. Pennsylvania           12-12-1787             Harrisburg              Keystone State
3. New Jersey              12-18-1787             Trenton                   Garden State
4. Georgia                     1-2 -1788               Atlanta                    Peach State
5. Connecticut             1-9-1788                Hartford                  Constitution State
6. Massachusetts        2-6-1788                Boston                    Bay State
7. Maryland                 4-28-1788              Annapolis                 Old Line State
8. South Carolina         5-23-1788             Columbia                  Palmetto State
9. New Hampshire      6-21-1788              Concord                   Granite State
10. Virginia                    6-25-1788              Richmond               Old Dominion State
11. New York                 7-26-1788              Albany                      Empire State
12. North Carolina        11-21-1789             Raleigh                     Tar Heel State
13. Rhode Island           5-29-1790              Providence              Ocean State
14. Vermont                 5-4-1791                 Montpelier              Green Mountain St
15. Kentucky                6-1-1792                 Frankfort                 Bluegrass State
16. Tennessee              6-1-1796                 Nashville                   Volunteer State
17. Ohio                      3-1-1803                 Columbus                 Buckeye State
18. Louisiana               4-30-1812              Baton Rouge           Pelican State
19. Indiana                12-11-1816             Indianapolis             Hoosier State
20. Mississippi            12-10-1817             Jackson                     Magnolia State
21. Illinois                  12-3-1818               Springfield               Land of Lincoln
22. Alabama               12-14-1819             Montgomery          Yellowhammer St.
23. Maine                    3-15-1820              Augusta                    Pine Tree Sta
24. Missouri                 8-10-1821              Jefferson City          Show Me State
25. Arkansas               6-15-1836               Little Rock                Natural State
26. Michigan               1-26-1837               Lansing                     Great Lakes State
27. Florida                  3-3-1845                  Tallahassee              Sunshine State
28. Texas                  12-29-1845             Austin                      Lone Star State
29. Iowa                   12-28-1846             Des Moines              Hawkeye State
30. Wisconsin             5-29-1848               Madison                   Badger State
31. California              9-9-1850                 Sacramento             Golden State
32. Minnesota             5-11-1858               Saint Paul                 North Star State
33. Oregon                 2-14-1859               Salem                       Beaver State
34. Kansas                  1-29-1861               Topeka                     Sunflower State
35. West Virginia         6-20-1863               Charleston               Mountain State
36. Nevada               10-31-1864             Carson City              Silver State
37. Nebraska              3-1-1867                 Lincoln                     Cornhusker State
38. Colorado               8-1-1876                 Denver                     Centennial State
39. North Dakota      11-2-1889               Bismarck                  Peace Garden St.
40. South Dakota      11-2-1889               Pierre                        Mount Rushmore
41. Montana             11-8-1889               Helena                      Treasure State
42. Washington         11-11-1889             Olympia                    Evergreen State
43. Idaho                   7-3-1890                Boise                         Gem State
44. Wyoming              7-10-1890              Cheyenne                 Equality State
45. Utah                    1-4-1896                Salt Lake City           Beehive State
46. Oklahoma          11-16-1907             Oklahoma City        Sooner State
47. New Mexico         1-6-1912                 Santa Fe               Land of Enchantment
48. Arizona               2-14-1912              Phoenix                Grand Canyon State
49. Alaska                1-3-1959                 Juneau                      Last Frontier State
50. Hawaii                8-21-1959              Honolulu                  Aloha State