Along with a state nickname, the 50 states are known by individual mottos that represent their founding or key features. The United States has a national motto of its own. "In God We Trust" is the ...

The vast amount of unexplored and uninhabited Alaskan wilderness lends itself to the nickname of the largest of the 50 states. According to the Census, the population of The Last Frontier was just ...

The state further solidified its nickname during the Mexican-American War of 1846, when President James K. Polk called for 2,600 volunteers and a staggering 30,000 Tennesseans responded.