Nicknames

They are called Manitobans.

back in the 1800s, miners dug tunnels into hillsides as they searched for lead and then lived in them during the winter months to keep warm. This reminded people of badgers and Wisconsin became known as the badger state.

New Jersey's nickname is The Garden State. There is no specific reason for this, though Abraham Browning is credited with the nickname. Browning supposedly referred to the state as the Garden State during his New Jersey Day address at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia on August 24, 1876. The nickname stuck.

West Virgina has three nicknames according to NETSTATE. They are as follows.

* The Mountain State * Switzerland of America * The Panhandle State For the information on how this state acquired these nicknames click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer box.

California is referred to as the Golden State, in reference to the 1848-1855 gold rush.

The official state nickname of Wyoming is "The Equality State".

The Wyoming Territory (and later State) was one of the first places in the world to give women the vote. It was also the first State to elect a female Governor, with Nellie Taylor Ross being elected in 1924.

The country is popularly known in Spanish as "La Tierra de Volcanes" which means "The land of volcanoes" in English, and it is also referred as El Pequeño Coloso (The Small Colossus).

The name given to Settlers who occupied Unassigned Lands before the land was proclaimed to be open. The name came from the 'sooner clause' of the Act which stated that anyone who entered and occupied land prior to the openoing time would be denied that land

The one that is most readily recognized is the simple 'Philly' which has gained almost universal acceptance. The nickname 'City of Brotherly Love' is also popular and well known and it has also been known as the 'Cradle of Liberty' and 'The Birthplace of America' and to a lesser extent as 'The Quker City' and 'The City of Neighborhoods'.

Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, as it was the original place Mr. Carnegie made his fortune making Steel easily made and efficiently available, as well as its location near raw materials.

In fact, Mexico is the nickname of the Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish for United Mexican States), the official name of the country just south of the US.

the emerald isle

this is because of the year round rain and temperate climate allow large amounts of vegatation to grow year round...when seen from altitude the entire island is green.

There are two nicknames. And they are "The empire state of the south" and "The Peach State" Now Georgia is called "The empire state of the south" because it is the biggest state east of the Mississippi River. Now Georgia is called " The Peach State" because Georgia grows a bunch of peaches every year.

For those who are cheating on "Are You smarter Than a 5th Grader" it is Vermont

BAY STATE original name was Masachusetts Bay Colony

New York is not known for its apples. Apples are neither exported from nor grown in New York City. New York City's nickname is "the Big Apple," but not because apples are grown there.

The nickname can be traced to two separate origins. The term "apple," was originally a horse-racing term. Prizes in horse-racing were called "apples," so, since New York has so many horse-racing arenas, and because so many big horse-races, with big prizes, take place in and around New York City, jockeys began to refer to New York as "the big apple."

There is also an old saying in show business: "There are many apples on the tree, but only one big apple." Since so many performers get started, and get their big break, in New York City, jazz musicians began calling it "the Big Apple."

In 1971, the term was officially adopted as New York City's nickname.

Kentucky's official state nick name is "The Bluegrass State."

Other nicknames are Dark and Bloody Ground, Hemp State, the Rock-Ribbed State and the Tobacco State.

Bluegrass is not really blue--it's green--but in the spring, bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that when seen in large fields give a rich blue cast to the grass. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky's rich limestone soil, and traders began asking for the seed of the "blue grass from Kentucky." The name stuck and today Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.

Based on my research, Spain's official name is Reino de Espana, which translates to "Kingdom of Spain". As such, Spain would be the nickname, however, it is also called La Piel de Toro.

The outback got its nickname from a newspaper article that was printed in 1869. The writer was referring to the rugged back country of Australia, and he called the furthest parts of the country the outback, a place beyond Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA.

so tell me what is the Ohio steat nick name