Because every house is painted green & there are always green bulbs on
The Evergreen state
The Evergreen State
George Washington's nickname was the Father of the United States.
Because of its Mountains and forest
the state nick name for illinois is the "Praire State"
A state nick name is a short phrase that describes something about that state. It may be an official symbol for the state. Nick names may be found on the state license plates, either official or an unofficial nick name, usually related to advertising.
Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.
the capital of the world
Washington D.C. is the nick name for The District of Columbia, Washington State is the northwestern most state in the continental US. The irony is that originally when Washington applied for statehood, they wanted to call it Columbia, but it was turned down because lawmakers thought it would be confused with The District of Columbia.
the "first state"
The Magnolia State.
The Hawkeye State