ALABAMA

Pop. 1870, 996,992.

So named after its principal river, the name signifying here we rest. Formed from territory of South Carolina and Georgia, and was formerly known as the Territory of Mississippi. Constitution adopted August 2, 1819.

MAINE

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION DEC. 14,
1819.

ARKANSAS

Area, 50,722 sq. miles. Capital, MONTGOMERY.

Area, 31,776 sq. miles.

Capital, AUGUSTA. Pop. 1870, 626,915.

So named from Maine in France, and is popularly known as The Lumber or Pine Tree State. Formed from territory of Massachusetts; first settled in 1623, at York.

Constitution

adopted Oct. 29, 1819.

ADMITTED INTO THE UNION MARCH 15, 1820.

ADMITTED INTO THE UNION JUNE 15, 1836.

Area, 52,198 sq. miles.

Capital, LITTLE ROCK.
Pop. 1870, 484,471.

So named from its principal river, and popularly known as The Bear State. Formed from French territory. Constitution adopted March 1, 1836.

ADMITTED INTO THE UNION MAY 29, 1848.

Area, 53,924 sq. miles.

Capital, MADISON.

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

March 3, 1845.

WISCONSIN

Pop. 1870, 1,054,670.

So called from the Indian name of its principal river, signifying wild rushing river. Formed from territory ceded by Virginia to the United States. First settled at Green Bay, in 1670. Constitution adopted Jan. 21, 1847.

IOWA

Area, 55,045 sq. milės. Capital, DES MOINES. Pop. 1870, 194,020

So called from the

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

March 3, 1845.

Area, 59,268 sq. miles. Capital, TALLAHASSEE Pop. 1870, 187,748.

So named because

Indian name of its principal river, signifying the sleepy ones, and popularly known as The Hawkeye State. Formed from Indian territory. First settled at Burlington and Dubuque in 1830. Constitution adopted December 9, 1844.

FLORIDA

discovered on Palm Sunday-Pascua Florida. First settled by Spaniards at St. Augustine in 1565. Secured by treaty and purchased from Spain in 1819. Constitution adopted Feb. 20,

1839.

TEXAS

Area, 237,504 sq. miles.
Capital, AUSTIN.

Pop. 1870, 818,579.
So called from the

Spanish name of the Republic, and popularly known as The Lone
Star State. First settled in 1792. Formerly an Independent
Republic of Mexico. Secured by conquest and treaty February
2, 1848.

CALIFORNIA

ADMITTED INTO THE
UNION

Dec. 29, 1845.

Spanish name of an arm of the Pacific Ocean, and popularly known as The Golden State. Formed from Mexican territory. First settled on the Pacific Slope by the Spaniards in 1769. Constitution adopted Nov. 13, 1849.

MINNESOTA

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

Sept. 9, 1850. Area, 188,981 sq. miles. Capital, SACRAMENTO Pop. 1870, 560,247. So called from the

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

May 11, 1858. Area, 83,531 sq. miles. Capital, ST. PAUL. Pop. 1870, 439,706. So called from an

Indian word signifying the whitish water. Formed from Louisiana territory. First settled in 1812, on the Red River.

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

Feb. 12, 1859. Area, 95,244 sq. miles. Capital, SALEM.

Pop. 1870, 90,923.

So called from the

OREGON

ADMITTED INTO THE

Indian name of its principal river, a term meaning river of the west. Formed from territory acquired by treaty with Great Britain in 1846. First settled by Spaniards. Constitution adopted November, 1857.

KANSAS

UNION

Dec. 31, 1862. Area, 23,000 sq. miles. Capital, CHARLESTON.

Pop. 1870, 442,014

WEST VIRGINIA

UNION

Dec. 6, 1859. Area, 81,318 sq. miles. Capital, TOPEKA.

Pop. 1870, 364,399.

So called after an

Indian name signifying The Smoky Water.

Formed from In

dian territory and formerly embraced in the Louisiana purchase.

MONTANI

SEMPER

So called after Virginia. Formed a part of Virginia until

the latter seceded from the Union.

NEBRASKA

ADMITTED INTO THE UNION

March 1, 1867.

Area, 75,995 square miles.

Capital, LINCOLN.

Pop. 1870, 122,993.

So called from an Indian word signifying Water-Valley, Shallow River. Organized as a Territory from the Louisiana purchase, May 30, 1854.

NEVADA

ADMITTED INTO THE UNION

October, 1864.

Area, 112,090 square miles.

Capital, CARSON CITY.

Pop. 1870, 42,491.

A Spanish term signifying White with Snow. Formed from territory acquired from Mexico in 1848.

COLORADO

COLORADO

ADMITTED INTO THE

UNION

Aug. 1, 1876.

Area, 104,500 sq. miles.
Capital, DENVER.
Pop. 1870, 39,864.

So called from a Spanish term, signifying Red or Colored and popularly known as The Centennial State. Organized as a Territory from a part of Kansas. Nebraska and Utah, in 1861.