Georgia

• Admitted to statehood: January 2, 1788
• Origin of name: Named by James Oglethorpe for King James II
• Capital: Altanta
• Nickname: "The Empire State of the South", and "The Peach State"
• Motto: "Wisdom, Justice, and Modification"
• Bird: Brown Thrasher
• Flower: Cherokee Rose
• Song: "Georgia on My Mind"
• Tree: Live Oak
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