State

This was the state of matters, on the afternoon of, what I may be excused for calling, that eventful and important Friday. I can make no claim therefore to have known, at that time, how matters stood; or to have any remembrance, founded on the evidence of my own senses, of what follows.

'The State We're In' – a well-known book written in the early '90s as trenchant criticism of the mess the Tories had made of Britain. 'The State We're Still In' – Oh Lord, the title of a book that should be written now as trenchant criticism of the continuing mess that (you've guessed it)the longed for Labour govt.........

Virginia is known both as The Old Dominion and the Mother of Presidents.

Georgia's best known nickname is the Peach State. Georgia is also called the Empire State of the South sometimes.

Somewhere I read that Montana is known as The Treasure State. Heh? I have to say that, as we drove across the endless corn fields for hour after hour and were happy to see an odd coyote or distant farmer on a tractor to break the monotony, I thought the state's other name of Big Sky Country was far more appropriate.

South Dakota is called both the Mount Rushmore State and the Coyote State.

The three states that are home to a Triple Crown Race are: Kentucky, Maryland, and New York.

The Kentucky Derby takes place in Kentucky.

The Preakness is held in Maryland.

The Belmont is run in New York.

Montana is called the Treasure State.

Minnesota is known as the North Star State, the Gopher State, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Michigan is called the Wolverine State.

Massachusetts is the Bay State and the Old Colony State.

Connecticut has an »official« nickname of the Constitution State. It's also known as the Nutmeg State.