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 Alabama (Choctaw meaning “vegetation-gatherers”)Explored in 1540 by Hernando de Soto Settled by the French at Fort Louis de la Mobile in 1702 Admitted to the Union in 1819 as the 22nd State Population: 4,465,000 - Capital: Montgomery - Largest City: Birmingham pop. 243,000 Alabama is known as the Yellowhammer State Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)  Florida (Spanish meaning “feast of flowers”)Explored and named in 1513 by Ponce de León while seeking the “Fountain of Youth” Settled by the Spanish at St. Augustine in 1565 Admitted to the Union in 1845 as the 27th State Population: 16,397,000 - Capital: Tallahassee - Largest City: Jacksonville pop. 736,000 Florida is known as The Sunshine State Motto: In God we trust  Georgia (In honor of George II of England)Explored in 1540 by Hernando de Soto Settled by Gen. James Oglethorpe at Savannah in 1733 as a refuge for English debtors Entered the Union in 1788 as the 4th State Population: 8,385,000 - Capital and Largest City: Atlanta pop. 417,000 Georgia is known as The Peach State Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation  Mississippi (From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”)Explored in 1540 by Hernando de Soto Settled by the French in 1699 near present-day Ocean Springs. Admitted to the Union in 1817 as the 20th State Population: 2,858,000 - Capital and Largest City:Jackson pop. 185,000 Mississippi is known as the Magnolia State Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)  North Carolina (In honor of Charles I of England)Explored in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazano, in the service of France First permament settlement in 1650 by the English Entered the Union 1789 in as the 12th State Population: 8,187,000 - Capital: Raleigh - Largest City:Charlotte pop. 541,000 North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)  South Carolina (In honor of Charles I of England)Explored in 1521 by Francisco de Gordillo of Spain First permament settlement in 1670 by the English near Charleston Officially separated from North Carolina in 1729 Entered the Union 1788 in as the 8th State Population: 4,064,000 - Capital and Largest City:Columbia pop. 117,000 South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State Motto: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources)  Tennessee (Of Cherokee origin, meaning unknown)Explored by Hernando de Soto in 1540 Settled in the 1770's by westward expansion Admitted to the Union in 1796 as the 16th State Population: 5,740,000 - Capital: Knoxville - Largest City: Memphis pop. 650,000 Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State Motto: Agriculture and Commerce |