Oregon designated the thunderegg as the official state rock in 1965 after the rockhounds of Oregon voted it as their first choice. All State Rocks
Found chiefly in Crook, Jefferson, Malheur, Wasco and Wheeler counties of Oregon, each thunderegg is unique in pattern, design and color. Cut and polished, thundereggs reveal exquisite designs. They are a wonder of nature and are sought after and highly prized around the globe.
In 1969 Oregon legislature designated Miss Oregon as the official state hostess during her reign. All State Awards & Recognition
The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program is a nonprofit corporation established solely to provide contestants with the opportunity to enhance their professional and educational goals by providing assistance through monetary grants and awards.
Oregon designated the Champoeg Historical Pageant as "the official pageant of Oregon statehood" in 1987. Oregon also recognizes an official outdoor pageant (Happy Canyon Indian Pageant & Wild West Show). All State Holidays & Events
South Carolina grown tea was designated the official state hospitality beverage of South Carolina in 1995. All State Foods & Beverages
South Carolina is the first place in the United States where tea was grown (planted in the Lowcountry outside of Charleston). Direct descendants of those original plants are growing today at the Charleston Tea Plantation; a lush, subtropical tea farm near the historic city of Charleston.
U.S. states listed in order by size in square miles of land area - Alaska to Rhode Island. The land area of the entire United States is 3,531,905 square miles.
Alaska is by far the biggest state - you could fit Rhode Island (the smallest state) into Alaska several hundred times, yet Rhode Island has a significantly larger population according to the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated population figures for 2017, with Alaska at 739,795 compared to Rhode Island's 1,059,639 people.
"Así Es Nuevo Méjico" by contemporary composer Amadeo Lucero, was sung by Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragon (with guitar accompaniment) to the assembled members of the 1971 New Mexico State Legislature and was promptly adopted as the official Spanish-language version of the state song.
New Mexico designated "Land of Enchantment" by Michael Martin Murphey (a resident of Taos, New Mexico) as the official state ballad in 1989.
New Mexico designated "Under the New Mexico Skies," composed by Syd Masters of Edgewood, New Mexico as the official state cowboy song in 2009. This song was selected at a song-writing competition sponsored by the New Mexico Music Commission at the Western Music Association Music Festival in Albuquerque in November 2007.
New Mexico designated "O Fair New Mexico," written by Elizabeth Garrett (the blind daughter of famed sheriff, Pat Garrett) as the official state song in 1917.
New Mexico designated "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico" as the official state slogan for business, commerce and industry in 1975.