Illinois is has the nickname land of lincoln.
land of Lincoln
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
The most common nicknames of the state of Illinois are the Land of Lincoln and The Prairie State. It has also been referred to as the Corn State, the Sucker State, and the Garden of the West.
Springfield is the capital city in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Land of Lincoln is official state nickname of Illinois. The northern cardinal is official state bird of Illinois. The violet is official state flower of Illinois.
Land of Lincoln
Illinois is called the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln moved there as a young man and lived there for the rest of his life, except for the five years in which he was in the White House as president.
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Illinois is known as the "Prairie State" due to its vast expanses of prairie grasslands that once covered much of the state.
Abraham Lincoln is from Illinois, and that is how Illinois got its nickname.Not sure which 'nickname' you meant so:Prairie State- dates back to around 1842. Most of the state was covered with prairie grass.Land of Lincoln- Because this is were Abe Lincoln 'started' his political career. It is not where he was born that was Kentucky.
The state of Illinois is known as the Land of Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln).