The Southwest

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The Southwest
Texas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico
Monument Valley - Arizona
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Motto Friendship Nickname Lone Star state
Origin of Name From a Native American word
meaning friends
Capital Austin Population 20,851,820
The Alamo San Antonio
Texas Longhorn
Rio Grande Valley Mexican Border
Big Tex , Texas State Fair - Dallas
Bluebonnet
Kingsville
825,000 acre (3,340 km² or 1289 mi²) ranch
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Motto Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all
things) Nickname Sooner state Origin of
Name From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red
people
Capital Oklahoma City Population 3,450,654
Oklahoma State Capitol w/ Oil Derick in back
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame -Oklahoma City
Mistletoe
Trail of Tears Exhibit Cherokee Cultural
Center - Tahlequah
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Motto Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Nickname The
Grand Canyon state Origin of Name From the
Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little
spring" or "young spring"
Tombstone
Grand Canyon
Capital Phoenix Population 5,130,632
Saguaro Cactus Bloom
Monument Valley
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Motto Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)
Nickname Land of Enchantment Origin of Name
From the country of Mexico
Capital Santa Fe Population 1,819,046
Yucca
Taos Pueblo
Anasazi Cliff Dwellings - Lake Powell
Historic District Santa Fe
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The Four Corners