The term Empire State is credited to a statement made by George Washington.
i think the state got its nickname because of all "The Pine Trees" it has in its "State "witch came to the nickname "the Pine Tree State"i think the state Maine got its nickname because of all "The Pine Tree[s]" in its "State". witch led to the nickname " The Pine Tree State"
nevada got its nickname the silver state from the mining industries. they had so much silver and that is how nevada got its nickname the silver state
Delaware's nickname "the First State" comes from its ratification of the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, the first state to do so. Delaware's nickname "the Diamond State" is a reference to its state flag, which has its coat of arms on a large diamond-shaped field. Delaware's nickname "the Blue Hen State" comes from the name of a variety of chicken, the Blue Hen chicken, which is the state bird.
Because of it's hot, boiling weather.
Mississippi got it
My state got it from all the sun flowers we grow
The Bluegrass State
Louisiana got the nickname ''THE PELICAN STATE'' because of the abundance of brown pelicans everywhere
Montanas nickname is the treasure state and it got its nickname from its extensive mineral reserves.
Nevada got the nickname the Silver State because of the large silver deposits that were discovered and mined in the state. The Comstock Lode is the most famous one.
I think it got it's name from the Souix Indian tribe