Idaho

• Admitted to statehood: July 3, 1890
• Origin of name: Indian meaning "Gem of the Mountains"
• Capital: Boise
• Nickname: "Gem State"
• Motto: "Esto Perpetus" (Meaning: "It is perpetual")
• Bird: Mountain Bluebird
• Flower: Syringa
• Song: "Here We Have Idaho"
• Stone: None
• Tree: White Pine
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