Hello, I am a very lazy person and I can't be bothered using Google this afternoon.
Can anyone tell me whether any American states have ever CHANGED their nick names? And under what circumstances? For instance California is the Sunshine State, texas is the Lone Star state and even backward Louisiana is referred to as the 'Pelican State". But have any of these states ever changed their nicknames from what they were previously?
2006-09-01 04:03:43 · 8 answers · asked by Not Ecky Boy 6 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
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2006-09-01 04:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, for one, it's Florida that is the "Sunshine State", not California (which is the "Golden State")... which actually leads to one specific instance.
In 1931, New Mexico started promoting itself as "The Sunshine State" in tourism magazines. In 1934, Florida adopted that for its own license plates, though, so New Mexico was forced to drop it.
The problem is that not many states actually go to the bother of making a nickname "official." New Mexico never passed a law to make "Sunshine State" official. For that matter, it wasn't until 1970 that Florida got around to it either, though they had required the phrase to be used on license plates (which is why New Mexico dropped it.)
Even when New Mexico started calling itself the "Land of Enchantment" in 1935, it never actually got around to passing a law making it official until 1999. A subsequent clerical error has caused that law to go missing from the books- though noone seems to care.
One state that actually did pass legislation to change its official nickname is Nebraska. For 50 years, from 1895 to 1945, the state's official nickname was "The Tree Planters State," in part to honor the founding of Arbor Day, which started in Nebraska. In 1945, college football mania took hold of the state, and the legislature passed a law to change its state nickname to the current "Cornhusker State."
2006-09-01 05:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by KhiDhala 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 04:23:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The nicknames for each state were orignal in the time the state was founded. If you changed ia state's nickname, that's like ruining state history.
2006-09-01 04:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know if this fits your question exactly, but on Alabama's license plates, it always said "Heart of Dixie." But a few years ago, they changed it to read "Stars Fell On Alabama," after the old popular song. Made some people mad, but I really like it better.
2006-09-01 10:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Texas used to be known as the redneck state. Now it's called the toilet state.
2006-09-01 04:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs Mole 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-09-01 05:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by Capt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North Carolina In the past " 1st to fight" now it is "1st in Flight"
2006-09-01 04:39:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋