Category : Science and Education
Archive   : STATES.ZIP
Filename : STATES.DAT
"ALASKA",6,"JUNEAU",6,"FORGET-ME-NOT","WILLOW PTARMIGAN","SITKA SPRUCE",586400,1959,49,"ALEUT NAME FOR `GREAT LAND'","LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN","WINTER 30ø SUMMER 56ø","15-20 INCHES (INTERIOR)","150 INCHES (SOUTH)"
"ARIZONA",7,"PHOENIX",7,"SAGUARO","CACTUS WREN","PALOVERDE",113909,1912,48,"FROM THE PAPAGO WORD MEANING `LITTLE SPRING'","THE GRAND CANYON STATE","WINTER 51 SUMMER 91","8-15 INCHES (NORTH)","25-30 IN. (MOUNTAINS)"
"ARKANSAS",8,"LITTLE ROCK",11,"APPLE BLOSSOM","MOCKINGBIRD","PINE",53104,1836,25,"FROM THE SIOUX WORD `SOUTH-WIND PEOPLE'","THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY","WINTER 42ø SUMMER 82ø","45-55 INCHES","45-55 INCHES"
"CALIFORNIA",10,"SACRAMENTO",10,"CALIFORNIA POPPY","VALLEY QUAIL","REDWOOD",158693,1850,31,"NAME OF AN ISLAND IN LAS SERGAS DE ESPLANDIAN","THE GOLDEN STATE","WINTER 50ø SUMMER 75ø","20 INCHES","4 INCHES(DESERT)"
"COLORADO",8,"DENVER",6,"COLUMBINE","LARK BUNTING","COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE",104247,1876,38,"SPANISH FOR `RED'","THE CENTENNIAL STATE","WINTER 31ø SUMMER 74ø","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"CONNECTICUT",11,"HARTFORD",8,"MOUNTAIN LAUREL","AMERICAN ROBIN","WHITE OAK",5009,1788,5,"MOHICAN WORD FOR `LONG RIVER PLACE'","THE CONSTITUTION STATE","WINTER 31ø SUMMER 74ø","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"DELAWARE",8,"DOVER",5,"PEACH BLOSSOM","BLUE HEN CHICKEN","AMERICAN HOLLY",2057,1787,1,"AFTER LORD DE LA WARR","THE FIRST STATE","WINTER 31ø SUMMER 74ø","17 INCHES","17 INCHES"
"FLORIDA",7,"TALLAHASSEE",11,"ORANGE BLOSSOM","MOCKINGBIRD","SABAL PALM",58560,1845,27,"SPANISH FOR `FLOWERY'","THE SUNSHINE STATE","WINTER 69ø SUMMER 82ø","50-55 INCHES","50-55 INCHES"
"GEORGIA",7,"ATLANTA",7,"CHEROKEE ROSE","BROWN THRASHER","LIVE OAK",58876,1788,4,"AFTER GEORGE II OF ENGLAND","THE PEACH STATE","WINTER 45ø SUMMER 79ø","50 INCHES","50 INCHES"
"HAWAII",6,"HONOLULU",8,"HIBISCUS","HAWAIIAN GOOSE","KUKUI",6424,1959,50,"HOMELAND","THE ALOHA STATE","WINTER 72ø SUMMER 78ø","20-450 INCHES","20-450 INCHES"
"IDAHO",5,"BOISE",5,"LEWIS MOCK ORANGE","MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD","WESTERN WHITE PINE",83557,1890,43,"SHOSHONE FOR `SUN COMING DOWN MOUNTAIN'","THE GEM STATE","WINTER 27ø SUMMER 75ø","8-20 INCHES","8-20 INCHES"
"ILLINOIS",8,"SPRINGFIELD",11,"NATIONAL VIOLET","CARDINAL","BUR OAK",56400,1818,21,"ALGONQUIAN FOR `MAN'","THE PRAIRIE STATE","WINTER 25ø SUMMER 75ø","30-35 INCHES","45 INCHES (SOUTH)"
"INDIANA",7,"INDIANAPOLIS",12,"PEONY","CARDINAL","TULIP",36291,1816,19,"`LAND OF THE INDIANS'","THE HOOSIER STATE","WINTER 31ø SUMMER 78ø","35-40 INCHES (NORTH)","45 INCHES (SOUTH)"
"IOWA",4,"DES MOINES",10,"WILD ROSE","EASTERN GOLDFINCH","OAK",56290,1846,29,"SIOUX FOR `BEAUTIFUL LAND'","THE HAWKEYE STATE","WINTER 23ø SUMMER 77ø","32 INCHES","32 INCHES"
"KANSAS",6,"TOPEKA",6,"SUNFLOWER","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","COTTONWOOD",82264,1861,34,"SIOUX FOR `SOUTH-WIND PEOPLE'","THE SUNFLOWER STATE","WINTER 32ø SUMMER 81ø","40 INCHES (SOUTHEAST)","10-20 INCHES (WEST)"
"KENTUCKY",8,"FRANKFORT",9,"GOLDEN ROD","CARDINAL","TULIPTREE",40395,1792,15,"WYANDOTTE FOR `MEADOWLAND'","THE BLUE GRASS STATE","WINTER 36ø SUMMER 79ø","45 INCHES","45 INCHES"
"LOUISIANA",9,"BATON ROUGE",11,"SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA","EASTERN BROWN PELICAN","BALD CYPRESS",48523,1812,18,"AFTER LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE","THE PELICAN STATE","WINTER 53ø SUMMER 81ø","59 INCHES","59 INCHES"
"MAINE",5,"AUGUSTA",7,"PINE CONE","CHICKADEE","EASTERN WHITE PINE",32215,1820,23,"AFTER ANCIENT FRENCH PROVINCE","THE PINE TREE STATE","WINTER 21ø SUMMER 68ø","43 INCHES","43 INCHES"
"MARYLAND",8,"ANNAPOLIS",9,"BLACK-EYED SUSAN","BALTIMORE ORIOLE","WHITE OAK",10577,1788,7,"AFTER QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA OF ENGLAND","THE OLD LINE STATE","WINTER 37ø SUMMER 79ø","35-47 INCHES","35-47 INCHES"
"MASSACHUSETTS",13,"BOSTON",6,"MAYFLOWER","CHICKADEE","AMERICAN ELM",8257,1788,6,"INDIAN FOR `LARGE HILL PLACE'","THE BAY STATE","WINTER 29ø SUMMER 72ø","40-45 INCHES","40-45 INCHES"
"MICHIGAN",8,"LANSING",7,"APPLE BLOSSOM","ROBIN","WHITE PINE",58216,1837,26,"CHIPPEWA FOR `GREAT LAKE'","THE WOLVERINE STATE","WINTER 26ø SUMMER 73ø","25-35 INCHES","25-35 INCHES"
"MINNESOTA",9,"ST PAUL",7,"SHOWY LADY'S-SLIPPER","LOON","RED PINE",84068,1858,32,"SIOUX FOR `SKY-COLORED WATER'","THE NORTH STAR STATE","WINTER 15ø SUMMER 74ø","20-34 INCHES","20-34 INCHES"
"MISSISSIPPI",11,"JACKSON",7,"MAGNOLIA","MOCKINGBIRD","MAGNOLIA",47716,1817,20,"CHOCTAW FOR `FATHER OF WATERS'","THE MAGNOLIA STATE","WINTER 48ø SUMMER 82ø","55 INCHES","55 INCHES"
"MISSOURI",8,"JEFFERSON CITY",14,"HAWTHORN","EASTERN BLUBIRD","DOGWOOD",69686,1821,24,"ALGONQUIAN FOR `CANOE HAVER'","THE SHOW-ME STATE","WINTER 33ø SUMMER 81ø","30-50 INCHES","30-50 INCHES"
"MONTANA",7,"HELENA",6,"BITTEROOT","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","PONDEROSA PINE",147138,1889,41,"LATIN FOR `MOUNTAINOUS'","THE TREASURE STATE","WINTER 23ø SUMMER 70ø","10-13 INCHES (EAST)","25 INCHES (NORTHWEST)"
"NEBRASKA",8,"LINCOLN",7,"GOLDENROD","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","AMERICAN ELM",77227,1867,37,"OMAHA FOR `FLAT RIVER'","THE CORNHUSKER STATE","WINTER 23ø SUMMER 79ø","28 INCHES (EAST)","18 INCHES (WEST)"
"NEVADA",6,"CARSON CITY",11,"SAGEBRUSH","MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD","SINGLE-LEAF PINON",110540,1864,36,"SPANISH FOR `SNOW-CLAD'","THE SILVER STATE","WINTER 45ø SUMMER 86ø","5-10 INCHES","5-10 INCHES"
"NEW HAMPSHIRE",13,"CONCORD",7,"COMMON LILAC","PURPLE FINCH","WHITE BIRCH",9304,1788,9,"AFTER HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, ENGLAND","THE GRANITE STATE","WINTER 22ø SUMMER 70ø","50 INCHES (MOUNTAINS)","35 INCHES"
"NEW JERSEY",10,"TRENTON",7,"PURPLE VIOLET","EASTERN GOLDFINCH","RED OAK",8219,1787,3,"AFTER ISLAND OF JERSEY","THE GARDEN STATE","WINTER 36ø SUMMER 74ø","40-50 INCHES","40-50 INCHES"
"NEW MEXICO",10,"SANTA FE",8,"YUCCA","ROAD RUNNER","PINON",121666,1912,47,"SPANIARDS NAME FOR 'AREA'","THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT","WINTER 34ø SUMMER 79ø","6 IN.(SOUTH, NORTHWEST)","25 IN. (MOUNTIANS)"
"NEW YORK",8,"ALBANY",6,"ROSE","BLUBIRD","SUGAR MAPLE",49576,1788,11,"AFTER DUKE OF YORK, LATER JAMES II","THE EMPIRE STATE","WINTER 32ø SUMMER 74ø","35 INCHES","50 INCHES (MOUNTIANS)"
"NORTH CAROLINA",14,"RALEIGH",7,"DOGWOOD","CARDINAL","PINE",70665,1789,12,"AFTER CHARLES II OF ENGLAND","THE TAR HEEL STATE","WINTER 42ø SUMMER 79ø","50 INCHES","50 INCHES"
"NORTH DAKOTA",12,"BISMARCK",8,"WILD PRAIRIE ROSE","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","AMERICAN ELM",70665,1889,39,"SIOUX FOR `ALLIES'","THE SIOUX STATE","WINTER 9ø SUMMER 71ø","16 INCHES","22 INCHES (SOUTHEAST)"
"OHIO",4,"COLUMBUS",8,"SCARLET CARNATION","CARDINAL","OHIO BUCKEYE",41222,1803,17,"INDIAN FOR `GREAT'","THE BUCKEYE STATE","WINTER 31ø SUMMER 76ø","33-40 INCHES","33-40 INCHES"
"OKLAHOMA",8,"OKLAHOMA CITY",13,"MISTLETOE","SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER","REDBUD",69919,1907,46,"CHOCTAW FOR `RED PEOPLE'","THE SOONER STATE","WINTER 38ø SUMMER 83ø","25-50 INCHES","25-50 INCHES"
"OREGON",6,"SALEM",5,"OREGON GRAPE","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","DOUGLAS FIR",96981,1859,33,"ALGONQUIAN FOR `BEAUTIFUL WATER'","THE BEAVER STATE","WINTER 40ø SUMMER 69ø","40-50 INCHES (WEST)","10-20 INCHES (EAST)"
"PENNSYLVANIA",12,"HARRISBURG",10,"MOUNTAIN LAUREL","RUFFED GROUSE","EASTERN HEMLOCK",45333,1787,2,"NAMED AFTER WILLIAM PENN'S FATHER","THE KEYSTONE STATE","WINTER 35ø SUMMER 77ø","35-50 INCHES","15-50 INCHES"
"RHODE ISLAND",12,"PROVIDENCE",10,"VIOLET","RHODE ISLAND RED","RED MAPLE",1214,1790,13,"`RED ISLAND' AFTER ITS RED CLAY","LITTLE RHODY","WINTER 30ø SUMMER 74ø","45 INCHES","45 INCHES"
"SOUTH CAROLINA",14,"COLUMBIA",8,"YELLOW JESSAMINE","CAROLINA WREN","CABBAGE PALM",31055,1788,8,"AFTER CHARLES II OF ENGLAND","THE PALMETTO STATE","WINTER 48ø SUMMER 81ø","48 INCHES","65 INCHES (MOUNTAINS)"
"SOUTH DAKOTA",12,"PIERRE",6,"AMERICAN PASQUE","RINGNECKED PHEASANT","BLACK HILLS SPRUCE",77047,1889,40,"SIOUX FOR `ALLIES'","THE COYOTE STATE","WINTER 14ø SUMMER 75ø","15-20 INCHES (WEST)","20-25 INCHES (EAST)"
"TENNESSEE",9,"NASHVILLE",9,"IRIS","MOCKINGBIRD","TULIP POPLAR",42244,1796,16,"NAME OF CHEROKEE VILLAGE","THE VOLUNTEER STATE","WINTER 42ø SUMMER 81ø","50 INCHES","50 INCHES"
"TEXAS",5,"AUSTIN",6,"BLUEBONET","MOCKINGBIRD","PECAN",267339,1845,28,"INDIAN FOR `FRIEND'","THE LONE STAR STATE","WINTER 54ø SUMMER 84ø","30 INCHES (WEST)","56 INCHES (EAST)"
"UTAH",4,"SALT LAKE CITY",14,"SEGO LILY","CALIFORNIA GULL","BLUE SPRUCE",84916,1896,45,"NAVAJO FOR `UPPER'","THE BEEHIVE STATE","WINTER 27ø SUMMER 77ø","40 INCHES (MOUNTAINS)","5 INCHES (DESERT)"
"VERMONT",7,"MONTPELIER",10,"RED CLOVER","HERMIT THRUSH","SUGAR MAPLE",9609,1791,14,"FRENCH FOR `GREEN MOUNTAIN'","THE MOUNTAIN STATE","WINTER 19ø SUMMER 70ø","35-45 INCHES","35-45 INCHES"
"VIRGINIA",8,"RICHMOND",8,"FLOWERING DOGWOOD","CARDINAL","FLOWERING DOGWOOD",40815,1788,10,"AFTER ELIZABETH I","THE OLD DOMINION","WINTER 40ø SUMMER 78ø","40 INCHES (NORTH)","50 INCHES (SOUTHWEST)"
"WASHINGTON",10,"OLYMPIA",7,"COAST RHODODENDRON","AMERICAN GOLDFINCH","WESTERN HEMLOCK",68192,1889,42,"AFTER GEORGE WASHINGTON","THE EVERGREEN STATE","WINTER 40ø SUMMER 78ø","40 INCHES (NORTH)","50 INCHES (SOUTHWEST)"
"WEST VIRGINIA",13,"CHARLESTON",10,"ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON","CARDINAL","SUGAR MAPLE",24181,1863,35," ","THE MOUNTAIN STATE","WINTER 38ø SUMMER 77ø","45 INCHES","45 INCHES"
"WISCONSIN",9,"MADISON",7,"BUTTERFLY VIOLET","ROBIN","SUGAR MAPLE",56154,1848,30,"CHIPPEWA FOR `GATHERING OF WATERS'","THE BADGER STATE","WINTER 20ø SUMMER 70ø","30-55 INCHES","30-55 INCHES"
"WYOMING",7,"CHEYENNE",8,"WYOMING PAINT BRUSH","WESTERN MEADOW LARK","PLAINS COTTONWOOD",97914,1890,44,"DELAWARE FOR 'END OF THE PLAINS'","THE EQUALITY STATE","WINTER 27ø SUMMER 68ø","15 INCHES","15 INCHES"
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/