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.

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.

'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.........

Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker State. Another nickname for Nebraska is the Beef State.

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

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

Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.

Rhode Island is called The Ocean State.

Oregon is called the Beaver State.

Alabama is called the Yellowhammer State.

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