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- 4. THIS HIGH ELEVATION FLOWER KNOWN FOR ITS BURST OF RED, PINK, OR ORANGE PAINTBRUSH-LIKE FLOWERS IS THE STATE FLOWER OF
- 5. IDAHO'S NICKNAME IS THE
- 7. SAPPHIRE IS THE STATE GEM OF
- 8. SEVEN EASTERN STATES CLAIM THIS BRILLIANT RED BIRD AS THEIR STATE BIRD
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- 1. TEXAS STATE FLOWER
- 2. THIS STATES MOTTO IS: EXCELSIOR
- 3. OREGON STATE ROCK. INDIGENOUS LEGEND ATTRIBUTES THE ORIGIN OF THESE ROCKS TO WARRING MOUNTAIN SPIRITS
- 6. "THE NATURAL STATE"
- 9. HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLDS LARGEST SALMON FISHERIES THIS STATE BOASTS SALMON AS ITS STATE FISH