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Mid-Atlantic States

Mid-Atlantic States. New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware . Motto : Excelsior (Ever Upward) ‏ Nickname : Empire state Origin of Name : In honor of the English Duke of York. Capital : Albany Population : 18,976,457. Area = 54,555 sq mi. Hudson River Valley.

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Mid-Atlantic States

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  1. Mid-Atlantic States New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware

  2. Motto : Excelsior (Ever Upward)‏ Nickname : Empire state Origin of Name : In honor of the English Duke of York Capital : Albany Population : 18,976,457 Area = 54,555 sq mi Hudson River Valley Rose Manhattan Skyline Statue of Liberty United Nations - NYC

  3. Motto : Liberty and Prosperity Nickname : Garden state Origin of Name : From the Channel Isle of Jersey Capital : Trenton Population : 8,414,350 Area = 8,729 sq mi The Boardwalk – Atlantic City Purple Violet The Jersey Shore – Ocean City Edison National Historic Site - West Orange

  4. Motto : Virtue, liberty, and independence Nickname : Keystone state Area = 46,055 sq mi Origin of Name : In honor of Adm. Sir. William Penn, father of William Penn. It means Penn's Woodland Capital : Harrisburg Population : 12,281,054 Mountain Laurel Covered Bridge - PA Dutch Region Liberty Bell - Philadelphia Independence Hall - Philadelphia Gettysburg National Military Park

  5. General Washington's Headquarters, Valley Forge National Military Park, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish)‏ Lancaster County, PA Steel Mills - Pittsburgh

  6. Motto : Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words) Nickname : Free State, Old Line state Origin of Name :In honor of Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I of England) Capital : Annapolis Population : 5,296,486 Area = 12,407 sq mi Ft. McHenry - Baltimore US Naval Academy - Annapolis Baltimore Oriole Black Eyed Susan Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner here in 1812 Ocean City, MD

  7. Motto : Liberty and Independence Nicknames :The Diamond State, the First state, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State Origin of Name : From the Delaware River and Bay, which were named for Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr Area = 2,490 sq mi Amstel House in New Castle Historic Dover Peach Blossom Capital Dover Population 783,600 Bethany Beach

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