No individual state is known as the lower 48. This refers to the 48 contiguous US states on the north American continent.
Maine
The most northern state in the Lower 48 is Minnesota.
Texas.
Michigan! The Great Lakes State!
California
Yes, Arizona is the 48th State admitted to the Union making it the last of the "lower 48" to become a State in 1912. (Hawaii is #49 and Alaska the 50th)
Kansas.
Maine
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