MidAtlantic States New York New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania

Mid-Atlantic States New York New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware

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

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

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

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

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 Englan Capital : Annapolis Area = 12, 407 sq mi Black Eyed Susan Baltimore Oriole Population : 5, 296, 486 Ft. Mc. Henry - Baltimore Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner here in 1812 US Naval Academy - Annapolis Ocean City, MD

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 Peach Blossom Amstel House in New Castle Historic Dover Capital Dover Population 783, 600 Bethany Beach