Alabama
1955-today: Heart of Dixie
Alaska
1966-1967, 1970-1975: North to the Future
1968-1969: The Great Land (1968-1969)
1981-today: The Last Frontier
Arizona
1939: Marcos de Niza
1940-today: Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
Centennial Celebration (1935),
Opportunity Land (1941, 1948-1949)),
Land of Opportunity (1950-1967, 1975-1978),
The Natural State (since 1989)
California
1939: World's Fair (1939)
1984 base: The Golden State
1998-today: Sesquicentennial
Colorado
1950-1955, 1958, 1959, 1973-1974: Colorful
1975-1976: Centennial
Connecticut
1974-today: Constitution State
Delaware
1970-today: The First State
District Of Columbia
1954-1974: Nation's Capital
1974-1979: 1776 Bicentennial 1976
1985-1993: A Capital City
1991-today: Celebrate And Discover
Florida
1949-1950, 1952-1964, 1966-1976: Sunshine State
1995-today (Bay and Dade Co. only): Sunshine State
1951: Keep Florida Green
1965: 400th Anniversary
Georgia
1940, 1941, 1947-1970: Peach State
1997-today: Georgia...on my mind
Hawaii
1957-1960: Aloha
1961-today: Aloha State
Idaho
1928: Potatoes
1940: 50 Years Statehood
1941-1946, 1991-today: Scenic
1947: Vacation Wonderland
1948: World Famous Potatoes
1953, 1956: World Famous Potato
1957-today: Famous Potatoes
Illinois
The Prairie State
1954-today: Land of Lincoln
Indiana
1956-1958: Drive Safely
1959: Lincoln's Year
1960-1962: Safety Pays
1966: 150th Year of Statehood
1976: The Heritage State
1980: George Rogers Clark
1982-1984: Hoosier State
1985-1987: Wander
1988-1990: Back Home Again!
1991-1993: Hoosier Hospitality
1994-1998: Amber Waves of Grain
1998-today: The Crossroads of America
Iowa
The Hawkeye State
1953-1955: The Corn State
Kansas
The Sunflower State
1949-1959: The Wheat State
1960-1961: Centennial 1961
1965-1970: Midway, U.S.A.
1974-1975: Wheat Centennial
Kentucky
1929-1939) For Progress (rear plate)
1951-1957: Tour Kentucky
1988-today: Bluegrass State
Louisiana
1946: Louisiana Yams
1958, 1961-1963: Sportsmen's Paradise
1959, 1964-1973, 1980/1984/1989/1993 bases: Sportman's Paradise
1960: L.S.U. Centennial
1974 and 1977 bases: Bayou State
1983: 84 World's Fair
1989-1993: LoUiSiAna
Maine
The Pine Tree State
1936-today: Vacationland
Maryland
The Old Line State
1934: Tercentenary
1942-1947: Drive Carefully
1980: Bicentennial (optional issue)
1985-1986: 350th Anniversary (optional issue)
Massachusettes
The Bay State
1992-today: The Spirit of America
Michigan
1954-1964: Water Wonderland
1965-1967: Water Winter Wonderland
1968-1975, 1977-1983: Great Lakes State
1984-today: Great Lakes
Minnesota
The North Star State
1949: 1849-Centennial-1949
1950-today: 10,000 Lakes
1987-today: Explore
Mississippi
The Magnolia State
1977-1982: the Hospitality State
Missouri
1976: 200 Yrs
1980-today: Show-Me State
Montana
1950-1956, 1963: The Treasure State
1967-1975: Big Sky Country
1976-1991: 76 Bicentennial
1976-today: Big Sky
1987 base: 100 Years
Nebraska
1956-1965: The Beef State
1966-1968: Centennial
1969-1975: Cornhusker State
1976-1984: 1776 Bicentennial 1976
Nevada
1964 (revalidation strip): 1864 Nevada Centennial 1964
1983-today: The Silver State
New Hampshire
The Granite State
1957-1970 (except 1963): Scenic
1963: Photoscenic
1971-today: Live Free Or Die
New Jersey
1959-today: Garden State
New Mexico
1932: Sunshine State
1940: Coronado Quarto Centennial
1941-1951: The Land of Enchantment
1952-today: Land of Enchantment
New York
1938-1940, 1957-1963: World's Fair
1951-1956, 2000-: The Empire State
1957-1963: Empire State
North Carolina
The Tarheel State
1954, 1956-1963: Drive Safely
1975-1984: First in Freedom
1981-today: First in Flight
North Dakota
1956-today: Peace Garden State
1987-1994: Centennial
1993-today: Discover the Spirit
Ohio
The Buckeye State
1938: 150 Anniv.N.W.Terr
1973-1974: Seat Belts Fastened?
1991-1998: the heart of it all
1998-today: Birthplace of Aviation
Oklahoma
The Sooner State
1955-1962: Visit
1967-1975, 1978-1979, 1982-1995: Oklahoma is OK!
1976: 1776 Bicentennial 1976
1995-today: Native America
Oregon
The Beaver State
1961 base: Pacific Wonderland
Pennsylvania
1971-1976: Bicentennial State
1977 base, 1987 base: Keystone State
1983 base: You've Got a Friend in
Rhode Island
1936: 300th Year
1967-1981: Discover
1972-today: Ocean State
South Carolina
The Palmetto State
1930: Iodine
1931-1932: The Iodine State
1933: The Iodine Products State
1970: 1670 300 Years
1976-1980: 1776 Bicentennial 1976
1998-today: Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places
South Dakota
The Coyote State
1939: Rushmore Memorial
1989 (on an optional sticker): Celebrate the Century
1991-today: Great Places, Great Faces
Tennessee
1977-1989, 1995-2000: Volunteer State
1995-2000: BicenTENNial
2000- : Sounds Good to Me
Texas
1936: Centennial
1968: Hemisfair
1985-1990: Sesquicentennial
1989-today: The Lone Star State
1996 base: 150 Years of Statehood
Utah
The Beehive State
1942, 1945, 1946: Center Scenic America
1947: This is the Place
1948: The Friendly State
1983-today: Ski Utah! Greatest Snow on Earth
1997 ("arch" base): 1896 Centennial 1996
Vermont
1948-1950, 1977-1990: Green Mountains
1957-1966: See Vermont
1985-today: Green Mountain State
Virginia
The Old Dominion State
1976 base: 1776 Independence Bicentennial 1976
Washington
1939: 1889-Golden Jubilee-1939
1987-1990: Centennial Celebration
1998-today: Evergreen State
West Virginia
1963-1964: 1863 Centennial 1963
1965-1976: Mountain State
1976-today: Wild, Wonderful
Wisconsin
The Badger State
1940-today: America's Dairyland
Wyoming
The Equality State
1975-1977: The Spirit of '76 - In the American West!
Panama
Funnel For World Commerce
Virgin Islands
Tropical Playground
American Paradise
Vacation Adventure
American Samoa
Pago Pago Motu O FiaFiaga
Guam
Hafa Adai
Puerto Rico
Isla Del Encanto
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