Random Best State Nicknames (50 items)

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  (#7) Arizona

  • 1912-02-14

  If you're wondering why Arizona is called The Grand Canyon State, then you probably need to go back to elementary school. The 227 mile canyon, which was carved by the Colorado River is located entirely within the state itself. Weird fact: an average of 10 people a year die from falling in.
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  (#22) West Virginia

  • 1863-06-20

  The Allegheny Mountains run through West Virginia, accounting for more than 10% of the state's land area. It has also been called The Switzerland of America and The Panhandle State, because of its shape, not the fact that it has one of the lowest average annual incomes in the country.
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  (#47) Utah

  • 1896-01-04

  Bees are symbolic of industry, perseverance, thrift, stability, and self reliance, which all happen to also be the attributes of a Utahan, thus the nickname The Beehive State. This dates back to the days of Joseph Smith and the Mormon establishment in the state. However, the population of the honey bee in Utah (and elsewhere) has been on the decline for the last decade.
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  (#1) Alaska

  • 1959-01-03

  Not to be confused with the final frontier, Alaska is known as The Last Frontier due to the vast areas of land within the state that have yet to be mapped, charted, or explored. It is also referred as The Last Frontier because people looked at it as the best place in America to start life anew.
  
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  (#6) Kentucky

  • 1792-06-01

  What's this all about? Well, the state is full of bluegrass! Though it actually looks green to the naked eye, it is the bloom, not the grass that is blue. Bluegrass was in popular demand by settlers early on, and the term became so popular it was even given to a new genre of music based on the Appalachian musicians in the region.
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  (#41) South Dakota

  • 1889-11-02

  Mount Rushmore was commissioned in 1927 and sculptor Gutzon Borglum, with 400 helpful people, sculpted the faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt ,and Lincoln, right onto the side of the mountain. More than twp million people a year visit the monument, which is reason enough to call South Dakota The Mount Rushmore State.

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