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State and Territorial Pages 2V Rosters of State Officials 3 i Section VII DIRECTORY OF THE STATES • . -' • • • . • • . • • AND TERRITORIES ^ 1. State and Territorial Pages 2v Rosters of State Officials 3. Members of Congress sn wm^mmm 1 State and Territorial Pages HE following pages supply information respecting the several states Tand territories and indicate sources from which additional data may •be obtained. They are intended to furnish concisely an over-all sur­ vey of the government of each state—its elective officials; the composi­ tion of its supreme court, and of its commissions on interstate coopera­ tion;, the number of its legislators, their terms and political atHliations; its administrative officials; its nickname, motto, song, bird, and flower;, summary state statistics; and a condensation of those services performed by its legislative reference bureau. Also presented is a short general sketch of the geography, economy, and historical background of each state. • ; •-.•-., "'^> Figures on general revenue and expenditures w^re furnished by the United States Bureau of the.Census, which coordinates data from states to compensate for variations in terminology and record procedures, thus rendering the figures more nearly comparable. Likewise, Census Bureau figures of total estimated populations by states for 1949 are used. Most of the data oil the following pages, however, was provided di­ rectly by agencies of the states'themselves. ••'--•»'''*'" , O) • .»•. K. TV ,niy>^ ..518. / STATE AND TERRITORIAL PAGES 519 THE STATES OF THE UNION—HISTORICAL DATA Date Dale' Chronological Organised Admitted^ Order, of as to . Admission- State Capital Source of Stale Lands Territory Union to Union Alabama Montgomery Mississippi Territory, 1798* March 3, 1817 Dec. 14, 1819 22 Arizona.., . .• Phoenix Ceded by Mexico, 1848'' Feb. 24, 1863 Feb. 14. 1912 48 Arkansas....... Little Rock Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1819 June IS, 1836 25 California .,.•../ Sacramento Ceded by Mexico. 1848 (") Sept. 9, 1850 31 Colorado..;. Denver Louisiana Purchase, 1803'*. Feb. 28, 1861 Aug. 1, 1876 38 Connecticut.... Hartford Royal charter, 1662= :.: • Jan. 9, 1788' 5 Delaware......'. Dover Swedishcharter, 1638; English .. Dec. 7, 1787' • 1 charter, 1683» Florida.•;.'.~..... Tallahassee Ceded by Spain, 1819 March 30, 1822 March 3, 1845- 27 Georgia Atlanta Charter, 1732. from George II . '. • Jan. 2, 1788' . 4 to Oglethorpe" Idaho Boise Oregon Territory, 1848 March 3, 1863 July 3. 1890 43 Illinois Springfield Northwest Territory. 1787 Feb. 3, 1809 Dec. 3, 1818 21 Indiana Indianapolis Northwest Territory, 1787 -May-7, 1800 , Dec. 11, 1816 19 Iowa •. Des Moines Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June"°12. 1838 Dec. 28. 1846 29 Kansas....;.'... Topeka Louisiana Purchase. 1803'1- May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 34 Kentucky ,. Frankfort Part of Virginia until admitted (') June 1, 1792 15 as state Louisiana Batoa Rouge Louisiana Purchase. 1803« Marcii 24. 1804 April 8. 1812 18 Maine........;., Augusta. Part of Massachusetts until (•=) • March IS. 1820 23 admitted as state . • Annapolis Charter, 1632, from Charles I . April 28, 1788' . to Calvert* _ ' - . Massachusetts.. Boston Charter to Massachusetts Bay . Feb. 6, 1788' Company, 1629* ' Michigan. Lansing Northwest Territory, 1787 Jan.ll. 1805 • Jan..26, 1837 26 •St. Paul. Northwest Territory, 1787'' March 3, 1849 May 11, 1858 32 Mississippi Jackson / Mississippi Territory' April 17, 1798 . Dec. 10, 1817 20 • - Jefferson City Louisiana Purchase, .1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10, 1821 • 24 Montana... Helena Louisiana Purchase, 1803^ .May 26, 1864 Nov. 8, 1889 41 Lincoln Louisiana Purchase, 1803/ - May 30, 1854 March 1. 1867 37 Gafson City' Ceded from Spain, 1848 March 2, 1861 . Oct. 31, 1864 36 New Hampshire. Concord • Grant from James 1.1622 and June 21. 1788' 9 1629« New Jersey...... Trenton Dutch settlement, 1623; Eng- ...... .> Dec. 18. 1787' . lish charter, 1664" ~~^ New Mexico..,.'. Santa Fe Ceded by Mexico, 1848'' Sept. 9. 1850 Jan. 6. 1912 47 Albany . • Dutch settlement, 1623; Eng- July .26, .1788.' . 11. lish control, 1664» . • North Carolina.. Raleigh Charter, 1663, from Charles II« Nov. 21,.1789' 12 North Dakota... Bismarck Louisiana Purchase. 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio Columbus Northwest Territorj', 1787 (<=) Feb. 19, 1803 17 . Oklahoma....... Oklahoma City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 2. 1890 Nov. 16. 1907 46 Salem Settlement and' treaty with Aug. 14. 1848 Feb. 14. 1859 33 Britain. 1846 Pebnsylvanla.... Harrisburg Grant from "Charles II to Dec. 12. 1787' William Penn, 1680? Rhode Island.:; Providence Charter,,1663,fromCharlesII« .:.... May 29, 1790' 13 J South Carolina.. Columbia Charter, 1663,fromCharlesII'' May 23. 1788' 8 South Dakota... Pierre Louisiana Purchaie.'1803 March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 40 Nashville Part"of North Carolina until ('•) • June .1.1796 16 admitted as\state Austin Republic of Texas. 1845 .(») Dec. 29, 1845 28 Utah ., Salt Lake City Ceded by Mexico. 1848 Sept. 9. 1850 Jan. 4, 1896 45 . Vermont.:....;. Montpelier From lands of\ Nevv Hamp- (") ' March 4. 1.791.; 14 shire and Ne\y York . • ' Virginia Richmond Charter. 1609. from James I June 25. 1788' 10 to London Company^ • Glympia Oregon Territory; 1848 March 2. 1853 Nov. 11, ;889 42 . West Virginia... Charleston Part of Virginia until admitted .(=) June 20, 1«63 35 as state -•" Madison Northwest Territory; 1787 April 20, 1836 May 29, 1848 30 Wyoming Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase, 1803'*,' July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890. 44 •By the Treaty-of-Paris, 1783, England gave up claim to ^ Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853. the 13 original colonies, and to all land within an area ' No territorial status before admission to Union.. extending along the present Canadian border to the Lake •* Portion of lajid ceded by Me.xico, 1848. of the Woods, down the Mississippi River to the 31st * One of the original 13 colonies. parallel, east to the Chattahoochie, down that river to .' Date of ratification of U. S. Constitution. the mouth of the Flint, east to the source of the St. « West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from Mar>''s, down that river to the ocean. Territon* west Spain. 1810, added to Louisiana, 1812. of the AUeghenies was claimed by various states, but was '' Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase, 1803. eventually all ceded to the nation. Thus, the major part ' See footnote {^). The lower portion of Mississippi was . of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, but the also acquired from Spain in 1813. lower portion froni Spain in 1813. i Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. ALABAMA .\ickn;iiiic J'hc Oottou State Bird. .' ' . 'S'clluuhanuniT .Mottf).^. W, Dii'r Drfnut Otir Rigliti .SOML; ' ...... .Mnhaina Fioufi- . CJoldcnrod Entered the L'ni()iri)eeeinber 14. ISlV • . Capital City ........ .Momt^pnierv, .Alabama, the.'"Cotton.State," is bordered 1779-80. ft was tlie .twenty-second., state on the south by the-Gtillot Me.sico, fi-otn to enter the Union (1819/. which a gradual slope,leads upward to the .Cumberland .Plateau in. the nonh. Ma.vi- STATISTICS .nium altitude is 2.40"^ feet. Thecoastal plain .\rea (square iniles). .; ..Tl.n~H is drained by tlie 'roml)i2;bee and the Ala­ Rank in Nation ; 28cii bama rivers. The plateaii is cut l.ty the .Population (e.stiniated \')-V)\ 2.02f).00() Tennessee Ri\er,. the site of a pioneer ex­ Rank in Nation (1')4V I. ,-. ..18th. Density per-squari; mile (e.st. I'M'J... .. .57.2 periment in water power and flood contrc)! Number of Representatives' in Conuress. 9 —the Tennessee V'aliey Authority, ""^"he Fiscal Year 1948 (ended September 5(i. 194 first dam. in the prbjecL was built at .\[ii.^- (Jeiu-ral Reveiuie. SI ,T.^.'^2'".()l)oi cle Shoals. • General Kspenditures . -... >1.^'>.'38.i)()Oi Stale L'nivenstty. .... , . University ot .-Mabama The broad coastal plain is a rich farming' •Site.. ... ..... Itiscaloo.sa country. Principal crops.are cotton, corn, Capital Clity.... .MDHtiionierv peanuts, hay, oats, potatoes, peaches, and I'opulation (1940). .... "S.OS^ soy beans, and the total value for l')4" ap­ . Rank in -State. ...... ; 3rd Larc:est City. , . Binhinuham proached S5'93 million. E.xterisive mineral Population (estimated 1948>. .'.• .' ...307,000 resources-, including -coal;, iron ore,- and Number of Cities over 10,000 Population. .-.14' building, stone, contribute to the .state's Number of Counties ...'.•' . .67 economy, .i'hc princi()al. manufaci tired 'I,. S. liiMiMu iiT ('I'liMii 1'I"';... products (estimated valtie 1 'MT" i ;ii-<- iron., • •-••'''>> " . • • . • • . ' . • - " steel, and aluminuin, S"^ IO,"!!!*.!>()(<: tex­ LEGISL.VriAT RFFFRFXCE \ tiles. S485,500,Q00;ltiinber.S303.')(i().I'll lO; • - . SFRX'ICE. food products,r$292,100,001): aiul petro­ leum and c.oi<e, 5.143,000,000. :, Cu.NKii'.sM. Codi'i K, Director ••• Birmingham, the largest city, is ilie cen­ Services:/\'hc Lt:uisla(i\-e Refi'ireiice .Ser\'- ter of the steel industry. .Montgomery, the ice, created under authority of Act Xo. 152 capital, was also the first capital of the Con­ of the 1945 Legislature, has four general, federacy and if was here that Jellerson actix'ities—informati(»nc.onccrniii<,^i:(;N-ern'- Davistookhisoathbfodicein 1861. Mobile irrcnt in Alabama, governmental research: is an important shipping point. Al'i!>ama.. codification of the statute laws, and bill has twenty-six institutions of higher educa­ . drafting|. The agency jirincipally ser\'es. tion, among them the famous and pioneer legislators, although it also work.s on re- Tuskegee Institute. .quest. for state department heads, local The state has many scenic and \acation •government ollicials, and other persons. attractions, among them the T.\'.A. dcvcl- The Legisla'tivis Reference .Service is super­ opinent,'containing a "'00-mile chain of vised .l)y:i Legislative Council of twelve lakes; Gulf State Park; the Bellingrath per.sons,-=:r-the President of the Senate, four. Gardens'Cheaha Mountain, a state, park: Senators elected by members of the .Senate, and Clear (preek Falls. the Speaker of the Hou.se of Representatives, . Alabama, visited by DeSoto in 1540, was and six Representatives elected I)y the- settled by the French m 1702, later ceded House.
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