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FROM THE ARCHIVEMay 21, 1896·Dover, New Hampshire

STATE NICKNAMES LOSE THEIR APTNESS

Scanned from Foster'S Daily Democrat Current, May 21, 1896
STATE NICKNAMES LOSE THEIR APTNESS
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4E AT Gv gAA xnLVl b 71 RN S URIQNIZROP A 1 évf 1 SSra aßy R et st INAPT STATE NICKNAMES Time Has Taken Away the Force of. Once Appropriate Appellations State nicknames in this country have begun to lose their aptness. New Hamp shires name the Granite State fits almost as well some other mountainous sfies end she never really deserved to De cdlled the Switzerland of America Several of the Rocky mountain states more nearly deserve this title Colorados nameof the Centennial State is one that no other can ever dispute with her though it looks as. As Colorado might dispute the name of Golden State with California 5 Maines forests are disappearing so rap idly that some of the northwestern states may soon have a better title to the name Pine Tree State.

There are more famous bays than those of Massachusetts Bay State might with aptness be gven to Maryland ok B There are quite as characteristic gresn mountains elsewhere in the United States as those that gave Vermort her French name TheEmpire State seems inappro priate to any demooratic community but the. New York Herald in making these comments on state nicknames says it.

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