••^ • • ••f .:" Section VIH: V THE STATE PAGES ;^3>,-. rtr w \ State Pages HE following section presents individual pages, on all of the TStates of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands. Included, are listings of various executive officials, the Justices of the Supreme Courts, officers of the Legislatures, and members of the Commissions on Interstate Cooperation. Lists of all officials are as of late 1967 or early 1968. Concluding each page are population figures and other statistics, provided by the United States Bureau of the Census. ^ . Preceding the individual state pages, a table presents certain.his­ torical data on all of the States, Commonwealths and Territoi-ies. :s •f? S'^NO s. L THE STATES OF THE UNION-HISTORICAL DATA* ' Date . Dale Chronological organiud admitted . order of Stale or other as to admission jurisdiction- Capital Source of state lands Territory Union to Union Alabama Montgomery Mississippi Territory, 1798(a) March 3. 1817 Dec. 14. 1819 22 Alaska. Juneau Purchased from Russia. 1867 Aug. 24, 1912 Jan. 3. 1959 49 Arizona Phoenix Ceded by Mexico. 1848(b) Feb. 24, 1863 Feb; 14. 1912 48 Arkansas..;.... Little Rock Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1819 June 15, 1836 25 California Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 . (0. Sept. 9. 1850 : 31 Ck>l6rado Denver Louisiana Purchase:, 1803(d) Feb. 28, 1861 .Aug. 1. 1876 38 Connecticut.... Hartford Royal charter, 1662(e) Jan. 9, 1788(0 . 5 Delaware ... Dover Swedish charter, 1638; English Dec. 7, 1787(f) 1 charter 1683(e) Florida.......;. Tallahassee Ceded by Spain, »819 March 30. 1822 March 3, 1845 27 Georgia......... Atlanta Charter, 1732, from George II Jan. 2. 1788(0. 4 to Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia(e) Hawaii.......... Honolulu Anne-xed, 1898 June 14, 1900 Aug. 21,1959 ~ 50 Idaho Boise Treaty with Britain, 1846 March 4. 1863 July 3, 1890 43 Illlnbls..... 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 Louisian^'Purchase, 1803 June 12. 1838 Dec. 28. 1846 29 Kansas Topeka Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d) May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 34 Kentucky....... Frankfort Part of Virginia until admitted (c) June 1, 1792 , 15 . as state Louisiana Baton Rouge Louisiana Purchase, 1803(g), March 26, 1804 AprU30. 1812 18 Maine........... Augusta Part of Massachusetts ^ until (0 March 15, 1820 '23 admitted as state Maryland;.. Annapolis Charter, 1632, from Charles I Apfa28, 1788(0 to Calvert (e) Massachusetts.. Boston' Charter to Massach^setts^ay Feb. 6. 1788(0 Company, 1629(e) .t:...:'. Lansing Northwest Territory, 1787 Jan. 11, 1805" Jan. 26, 1837 26 Minnesota...... St. Paul Northwest Territory, 1787(h) March 3, 1849 May 11, 1858 32 Jackson-" Mississippi Territory(i) April 7, 1798 Dec. 10. 1817 20 MlssourL.,..... Jefferson City Louisiana Purchase, 1803 June 4, 1812 Aug. 10. 1821 24 Montana....... Helena Louisiana Purchase, 1803(j) May 26, 1864 Nov. 8; 1889 41 Nebraska. > Lincoln Louisiana Purchase, 1803 May 30, 1854 March 1. 1867 37 Carson City Ceded by Mexico. 1848 March 2, 1861 Oct. 31, 1864 36 New Hampshire. Concord Grants from Council for New June'21. 1788(0 9 England, 1622 and 1629. Made royal province. 1679(e) New Jersiey.;.... Trenton Dutch settlement,. 1618; Eng­ Dec. 18, 1787(0 lish charter, 1664(e) New Mexico..... Santa Fe Ceded by Mexico, 1848(b) Sept. 9. 1850 Jan. 6. 1912 47 New York....... Albany Dutch settlement. 1623; Eng­ July 26, 1788(0 11 lish control, 1664(e) North Carolina.. Raleigh Charter. 1663, from Charles 11(e) Nov. 21, 1789(0 12 North Dakota..; Bismarck. Louisiana Purchase, 1803(k) March 2, 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio.... Columbus Northwest Territory, 1787 March 1. 1803 17 Oklahoma...... Oklahoma City Louisiana Purchase, 1803. May 2, 1890 Nov. 16. 1907 46 Oregon r ;... Salem Settlement and treaty with Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14, 1859 33 - Britain. 1846 "Pennsylvania.... Harrisburg Grant from Charles II to Dec. 12, 1787(0 William Penn, 1681(e) ^ Rhode Island... Providence Charter. 1663, from Charles 11(e) May 29, 1790(0 13 South Carollna..^^Columbia Charter. 1663, from Charles 11(e) May 23, 1788(0 8 South Dakota. .< Pierre Loubiana Purchase, 1803 March 2, 1861 Nov.- 2, 1889 40 Tennessee Nashville Part of North Carolina until (0 . June 1,1796 16 • admitted as state Teias........... Austin : Republic of Texas, 1845 (c) Dec. 29, 1845 28 Utah. ; Salt Lake City Ceded by Mexico, 1848 - Sept, 9, 1850 Jan. 4, 1896 45 Vermont. Montpelier From lands of. New. HaAp- (c) March 4.-1791 14 • shire and New York VlrginlaV....... Richmond Charter. .1609, from James I June 25. 1788(0 10 to London Company(e) Washington,.... oiympia Oregon Territory, 1848 March 2, 1853 Nov. 11. 1889 42 West Virginia.... Charleston Part of Virginia until admitted (c) June 20, 1863 ( -35 • as state . • Wisconsin!..... Madison Northwest Territory, 1787 April 20. 1836 May 29. 1848 30 Wyoming. 1..... Cheyenne Louisiana Purchase, 1803(d,j) July 25. 1868 July 10, 1890 44 Guam ..... Agana Ceded from Spain, 1898 Aug. 1, 1950 Puerto Rico San Juan Ceded from Spain. 1898 iuly25',"l9S2(l) • Virgin Islands... Charlotte Amalie Purchased from Denmark, January 17, 1917 • Table of official names of States, legislative bodies and Capi­ (e) One of the original 13 Colonies. , ' •'• tol buildings is on page 48. •• . (0 Date of ratification of U. S. Constitution. (a) >By the Treaty of Paris, 1783, England gave up claim to (g) West Feliciana District (Baton Rouge) acquired from "'iHe 13\original Colonies, and to all-lnnd within an area extending. Spain, 1810,.added to Louisiana, 1812. along the present Canadian border to the Lake of the Woods, (h) Portion of land obtained by Louisiana Purchase. 1803. down the Mississippi. River to the 31st parallel, east to the (I) See footnote (a). The lower portion of Mississippi was also . Chattahoqcbie, down that river to the mouth of the Flint, east' acquired from Spain in 1813. to the source of the St. Mary's, down that river to the ocean. (i) Portion of land obtained from Oregon Territory, 1848. Territory west of the Alleghenies was claimed by various States, (k) The northern portion and the Red River Volley were but was eventually all ceded to the Nation. Thus, the major acquired by treaty with Great Britain in 1818. ^ . part of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, but the (I) On this date Puerto Rico-became a self-governing Common­ lower portion from Spain in 1813. - wealth by compact approved by the United States Congress and (b) Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase, 1853. the voters of Puerto Rico as providied in U. S. Public Law 600 fc) No territorial status before admission to Union.. of 19S0. ^ (d) Portion of land ceded by Mexico 1848. 521 ALABAMA Nickname. .The Yellowhammer State Bird ....... ..... Yellowhammer ,Motto... IVe Dare Defend Our Rights Song ......."..... • ^Alabama Flower ..;;.............. .Camellia Entered the Union .December 14, 1819 <mw Capital City.......-.... .Montgomery ^••- -,OFFICERS,\V;. Governor J .LURLEEN B. WALLACE Lieutenant Governof ......... .ALBERT P. BREWER Secretary of State .......; MRS. MABEL AMOS . AttorneyvGeneral .. ....... ^......... .MACDONALD GALLION" ' State Treasurer ......................... .MRS. AGNES BAGGETT - State Auditor .MRS. MELBA TILL ALLEN SUPREME COURT _ •T~-' j. ED. LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice THOM.\S S. LAWSON JOHN L. GOODWYN JAMES S. COLE.MAN, JR. RbBERT T. Si.MPSpN PELHAM J, MERRILL. ROBERT B. HARWOOD -. LEGISLATURE President of the Senate ALBERT P. BREWER Spealier of the House: ............ ..RANKIN FITE President Pro Tem-of the Senate. .O.J. GOODWYN Speaker Pro Tem of the House Secretary of the: Senate....... ...MCDOWELL LEE . ...... ..HLCH D. MERRILL, JR. Clerk of the House........ .JOHN W. PEMBERTON COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION v ' Administrative peniibers Senate Members House Members Li RLEEN B. WALLACEJ Governor ALBERT P. BREWER, r WILLLAM D. MELTON, LEONARD BEARD, I)ir., Planning . President Vice Chairman and Ind. Dev. Bd-. Chairman- O.J. GOODWYN, RANKIN FITE, Speaker PHILLIP J. HA.MM, Commissr., President Pro. Tem JOHN H. BLANTON • Dept. of Revenue ROLAND COOPER RICHARD S. MANLEY REX D. ROACH, Dir., Dept. of Ind. OLLIE ^V. NABORS. HENRY B. STEACALL, II Relations W. EMMETT ODEN PETE B. TURNHAM CECIL e. jAcksoN, JR., Legal Advisor to Governor • Ex-officio Members: THZ GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT.OF SENATE, SPEAKER OF .HOUSE •Secretary: CHASOJESM. CooPEZ STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) <......... .51,060. Largest City ...................... Birmingham Rank in Nation. .28th Population; ..;•. ,340,887 Population* .....:........:;,.,........1,540,000 Number of Cities over 10,000 Population +... .29 Rank in Nationt 21st Density .per square mile f...:...... •.... .69.3 Number of Counties....... .67 Number or Representatives in Conj*ress.-.....!'.8 Capital glity ..Montgomery. * Estimated by Bureau of the Census for July 1, 1967. PopulationJ ........................134,393 t Based on population estimate for July 1, 1967. Rank in State + ..........- .... :3rd J Based on Bureau of the Census Reports for 1960. 522 ALASKA Flou'er .. ..... .Forget-me-not Bird ......Alaska Willow Ptarmigan yg Motto .... .North to the Future- Purchased from Russia by Tree . ,. .Sitka Spruce the United States...March 30; 1867 Song ....., .......Alaska's Flag Entered the Union. .January 3, 1959 Capital City .... ........:.. Juneau 4 • OFFICERS .ovemor . WALTER J. HICKEL Secretary of State ..... KEITH MILLER Attorney General. .EDGAR PAUL BQYKO A SUPREME COURT •••..• • e- • BuELL A; NESBETT, Chief Justice JOHN H. DiMOiyp JAY A. RABINOWITZ .-.•V-.-.'•••,•:-. "• LEGISLATURE ?• .•;:•.••;••. President of the Senate .JOHN BUTROVICH Speaker of the House.... .WILLIAM K.BOARDMAN President Pro Tem of the Senate... BRAD PHILUPS Speaker Pro Tem of the House Secretary of the Senate...-.., EMYLOU LtOiD ' ."..... .HAROLD D. STRANDBERG • - ^ ChiffCkT-k of the House '....;.......... .. PATRICIA SLACK SYMONDS ALASKA COMMISSION ON IJ^TERSTATE COOPERATION AdnUnistratjxe Members Senate Members ^ House Members .