U.S. state nicknames, such as those in our tri-state region comprised of The Empire State, The Keystone State and The Garden State, are not likely high on the average Joe’s list of facts and trivia. I just happen to know a few, among the 50. Here’s another, which for some peculiar reason remains tucked away in my lifelong facts collection: The Show-Me State.
“There are several stories concerning the origin of the ‘Show-Me’ slogan,” says statesymbolsusa.org.
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