4. Capital City: Carson City
Admission to Statehood: October 31,
1864
Border States: Arizona, California, Idaho,
Oregon, Utah
Population: 1,998,257; 35th, 12/00
Flower: Artemisia Tridentata
5. Admission to Statehood: July 26, 1788
Bird: Blue Bird
Border States: Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Flower: Rose
Motto: Excelsior
6. Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Border States: Delaware, New York,
Pennsylvania
Flower: Violet
Tree: Northern Red Oak
7. Admission to
statehood: Marc h 3,
1845
Bird: Mockingbird
Border States:
Alabama, Georgia
Tree: Cabbage
Palmetto
Motto: In God We
Trust