The Empire State.
The Eastern Mud Turtle
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The First State, The Small Wonder, The Diamond State and the Blue Hen State.The First State or the Diamond state.
Niagara fallsNiagra Falls
New York State's flower is the rose.
New York state insect is a lady bug
the big apple (:
The New York state animal is the beaver.
Maine's State Zoo
"The First State" became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002. Delaware has several nicknames, they include Diamond State, Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, Peach State, Land of Tax-Free Shopping, and New Sweden.
The first official nickname for Arkansas came in 1923 as "the Wonder State". Around 1941 the name changed to "The Land of Opportunity". Around 1985 this nickname began to be replaced with "The Natural State". This nickname did not become official until 1995.