The Prairie State
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
The Prairie State.
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
Illinois used to be mostly prairie. Now it is mostly farmland.
Illinois is known as the "Prairie State" due to its vast expanses of prairie grasslands that once covered much of the state.
No state of the United States uses that nickname.
Tornadoes are most common on the Great Plains in the United States, earning that region the nickname "Tornado Alley."
The Wild Prairie Rose is the state flower for Iowa and North Dakota.
Illinois i live there and its called the prairie state.
The nickname for the state of California is the Golden State. California is located on the West coast of the United States.
The most well-known nickname for Mississippi is "The Magnolia State."