BY ORDER OF STATEHOOD

 

The home of the best women’s college basketball team, the

constitution state, the state known for nutmeg and nuclear

submarines, Connecticut

 

The home of the best sports teams evah, the land of the bean and the cod, the Bay State, Massachusetts

 

The home of the White Mountains and tax-free shopping, the

Granite State, the Live Free or Die State, New Hampshah

 

The home of chowdah, stuffed quahogs and coffee milk shakes, the ocean state, Rhode Island

 

The home of cheddar cheese, maple syrup and Nathan Hale, the

green mountain state, Vermont

 

The pine tree state, the home of Acadia National Park, black-capped chickadees, and the best lobstahs anywayah, Maine