List of U.S. state poems
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| State | State poem | Citation/Year |
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| Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is... |
"Indiana" by Arthur Franklin Mapes |
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| Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... |
"My Old Kentucky Home My Old Kentucky Home "My Old Kentucky Home" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster , probably composed in 1852. It was published as "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" in January 1853 by Firth, Pond, & Co. of New York... " by Stephen C. Foster |
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| Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties... |
"America, We The People" by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley (State judicial poem) |
1995 |
| "Leadership" by Jean McGivney Boese (State Senate Louisiana State Senate The Louisiana State Senate is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All Senators serve four year terms and are assigned multiple committees to work on. The Republicans control the State Senate following a Special Election Victory in District 26 by Jonathan W. Perry... poem) |
1999 | |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... |
"Blue Hills of Massachusetts Blue Hills of Massachusetts "Blue Hills of Massachusetts", written by Katherine E. Mullen of Barre, was designated the official poem of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Massachusetts General Court in 1981.-External links:*... " by Katherine E. Mullen |
1981 |
| New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
"A Nuevo México A Nuevo México A Nuevo México is the State Poem of the U.S. State of New Mexico. It was written by Luis Tafoya in January, 1911, and it was declared to be the official state poem during the fortieth legislative session, January, 1991. The official version is in both Spanish - as it was originally written - and... " by Luis Tafoya |
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| North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
"The Tar Heel Toast" by Leonora Martin and Mary Burke Kerr (official toast) |
1957 |
| Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state... |
"Howdy Folks: The Official Will Rogers Poem" by David Randolph Milsten |
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| Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... |
"Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by Admiral William Lawrence |