The United States of America

New England

Maine New Hampshire

Vermont Massachusetts

Connecticut Rhode Island

Motto : Dirigo (I direct) Nickname : Pine Tree state

Origin of Name : Originally used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. Considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France

Capital : Augusta Population : 1,274,923

White Pine cone and tassel

Maine Lobster

Maine Coastline

Portland Head Lighthouse

Fishing Boats atStonington

Area = 33,414 sq mi

Motto : Live Free or Die Area = 9,350 sq mi

Nickname : Granite state

Origin of Name : From the English county of Hampshire Capital : Concord Population ; 1,235,786

Purple Lilac Strawberry Banke - Portsmouth

America's Stonehenge - Salem

White Mountains

Kancamagus Scenic Byway

Mt. Cannon in Franconia Notch

Birthplace of Daniel Webster - Franklin

Motto : Vermont, Freedom and Unity Area = 9,620 sq miNickname : Green Mountain state

Origin of Name : From the French vert mont, meaning green mountain

Capital : Montpelier Population : 608,827

Red Clover

Lake Champlain

Waterbury

Vermont Maple Syrup

Green Mountains

Motto : Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)

Nickname : Bay State, Old Colony state

Origin of Name ; From two Indian words meaning "Great Mountain Place"

Capital : Boston Population : 6,349,097

Mayflower

“Old Ironsides” - Boston

Harvard University - Cambridge

North Bridge – LexingtonMinuteman National

Historical Park

Area = 10,555 sq mi

Motto ; Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)

Nicknames : The Constitution State, the Nutmeg state

Origin of Name : From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"

The Charter OakThe Mountain Laurel Mark Twain House - Hartford

Harriet Beecher StoweHouse – HartfordAuthor of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

Yale UniversityCapital Hartford

Population 3,405,565

Area = 5,543 sq mi

Motto : Hope Area = 1,545 sq mi

Nickname : The Ocean state

Origin of Name : From the Greek Island of Rhodes Capital : Providence Population : 1,048,319

Violet Newport HarborRosecliff Mansion - NewportChateau-sur-Mer

Newport

Block Island

Rhode Island RedWarwick

Lighthouse