Abbr. – State – Capital city – date of accession – nickname
AL – Alabama – Montgomery – 14-12-1819 – Yellowhammer state
275 – Baldwin Co – Orange beach
1469 – Baldwin Co – beach Gulf shores
AK – Alaska – Juneau – 03-01-1959 – The last frontier
365 – North Slope Division – Barrow – beach near Point Barrow – most northern point of US
AZ – Arizona – Phoenix – 14-02-1912 – Grand Canyon state/Copper state
347 – Coconino Co – Williams – Hwy 40
348 – La Paz Co – Quartzsite – Dunes, Hwy 95
276 – Mohave Co – Hualapai Indian Res. – Guano Point
743 – Navajo Co – Monument Valley – Navajo Tribal park
AR – Arkansas – Little Rock – 15-06-1836 – Natural state/Land of opportunity
1916 – Green Co – near Paragould – Sand Creek
1417 – Little River Co – Ogden – bank of Red River Hwy 71 boat ramp
1796 – Nome Sensus Area/Seward Peninsula – Port Clarente – beach near Point Spencer
CA – California – Sacramento – 09-09-1850 – Golden State
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CO – Colorado – Denver – 01-08-1876 – Centennial state
1419 – Eagle Co – Dotsero – Colorado river – Under I-70
1418 – Moffat Co – Dinosaur – Yampa river
1420 – Moffat Co – Maybell – Green river – Triplet falls
1294 – Routt Co – Stemboat Springs – Yampa river
1296 – Routt Co – Oak Creek – Lake Catamount
278 – Summit Co – Silverthorne – Blue river
CT – Connecticut – Hartford – 09-01-1788 – Constitution state
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DE – Delaware – Dover – 07-12-1787 – First state
1292 – Sussex Co – Rehoboth Beach
1421 – Sussex Co – Bethany Beach
DC – District of Columbia – Washington
279 – Washington DC – 200m south of Fr.Roosevelt Memorial, Potomac river
FL – Florida – Tallahassee – 03-03-1845 – Sunshine state
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GA – Georgia – Atlanta – 02-01-1788 – Peach state
2136 – Clay Co – Fort Gaines Cotton Hill Campground – Walter F.George Lake (aka Lake Eufala)
2097 – Glynn Co – St. Simmons Island – in front of The King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort
714 – Terrell Co – Dawson – Red Clay 9soil) collected off of Hwy 82
HI – Hawaii – Honolulu – 21-08-1959 – Aloha state
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ID – Idaho – Boise – 03-07-1890 – Gem state/Potato state
1593 – Ada Co – Boise – Hidden Springs, Dry Creek
1594 – Ada Co – oise – Currant Creek, Rolling Hills
1595 – Ada Co – Boise – Barclay Bay, Lucky Peak Lake
1596 – Ada Co – Boise – Boise Cascade Lake
1597 – Ada Co – Boise – Camel’s Back
1598 – Ada Co – Boise – Boise River
1601 – Benewah Co – Near Fernwood – Emerald Creek Basin
1599 – Boise Co – Horseshoe Bend – Payette River
1600 – Canyon Co – Nampa – Lake Lowell
357 – Idaho Co – Riggins – Salmon River
358 – Shoshone Co – Pinehurst – Coeur D’Alene River Hwy at Hwy 90
IL – Illinois – Springfield – 03-12-1818 – Land of Lincoln/Prairie state
282 – Cook Co – Chicago – Beach in front of Drake Hotel at Lake Michigan
1918 – Cook Co – Chicago – Lake Michigan – Leone Park Beach
1917 – Lake Co – Zion Illinois State Beach Park – Lake Michigan Beach
2210 – La Salle Co – North of Ottowa, Wedron Silica Mine – Div.of Fairmont Minerals on Fox River
1422 – Mason Co – Topeka – Sandridge State Forest
IN – Indiana – Indianapolis – 11-12-1816 – Hoosier state
2098 – La Porte Co – Michigan City – Washington Park Beach, Lake Michigan
IA – Iowa – Des Moines – 28-12-1846 – Hawkeye state
KS – Kansas – Topeka – 29-01-1861 – Sunflower state
2099 – Labette Co – Cherryvale – beach Big Hill Lake
1424 – Summer Co – Belle Plaine – Ninnescah River, near bridge on Kansas Turnpike
KY – Kentucky – Frankfort – 01-06-1792 – Bluegrass state
1423 – Calloway Co – Murray – Kentucky Lake, near Hancock Biological Station
LA – Louisiana – Baton Rouge – 30-04-1812 – Pelican state
ME – Maine – Augusta – 15-03-1820 – Pine tree state
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MD – Maryland – Annapolis – 28-4-1788 – Old line state/Free state
283 – St.Mary’s Co – Sam Abbel Cove, Patuxent River
MA – Massachusetts – Boston – 06-02-1788 – Bay state
1329 – Barnstable Co – Cape Cod – Provincetown – near Race Point Lighthouse
284 – Bristol Co – Westport – Horseneck Beach, north of Gooseberry Island
1516 – Dukes Co – Edgartown/Cape Pogue – Chappaquiddick Island, East beach
MI – Michigan – Lansing – 26-01-1837 – Wolverine state
1426 – Dickinson Co – Randville – Carbis Farm, taken about 1″ below surface
1698 – Jackson Co – Brooklyn, Irish Hills – Walter J. Hayes State Park Beach, Wamplers Lake
2100 – Oakland Co – Milford – Upper Huron River bank
872 – Ottowa Co – Grand Haven – Grand Haven beach-lake Michigan
MN – Minnesota – Saint Paul – 11-05-1858 – North Star state
1427 – Oakland Co – Ortonville, Minnesota River – Headwaters at Bigstone Lake, just below flood control gates
285 – St.Louis Co – Duluth – Park Point, Lake Superior
MS – Mississippi – Jackson – 10-12-1817 – Magnolia state
1429 – Hancock Co – Bay St Louis – Gulf of Mexico, possibly “cleaned” sand from Deepwater Oil Spill
2132 – Harrison Co – Biloxi – near light house Biloxi beach
2139 – Harrison Co – Gulfport, 1 mile east of hwy 49 – Gulfport bch
2102 – Panola Co – Hwy 35 SW of Bateseville – Batesville Quarry
2101 – Yazoo Co – 7 Miles NE Yazoo City – Zeiglerville Quarry
MO – Missouri – Jefferson City – 10-08-1821 – Show me state
1428 – Sublette Co – Pinedale – Elk River, City Park
MT – Montana – Helena – 08-11-1889 – Treasure state
1430 – Carter Co – Ekalaka – Custer National Forest, Sand Blowouts along Forest Road
1431 – Gallatin Co – Westgate – Gallatin River, collected while flyfishing!!
1432 – Park Co – Gardiner – Yellowstone River, Yankee Jim Canyon Campground
NE – Nebraska – Lincoln – 01-03-1867 – Cornhusker state
1436 – Dawes Co – Chadron – White River, On the Historic Fort Pierre Laramie Trail, US 385 bridge
359 – Loup Co – Taylor – Sand Hills near Broken Bow
NV – Nevada – Carson City – 31-10-1864 – Silver state
286 – Clark Co – Valley of Fire State Park
NH – New Hampshire – Concord – 21-06-1788 – Granite state
1231 – Grafton Co – Waterville Valley – Corcoran’s Pond
1219 – Rockingham Co – Seabrook – Seabrook Beach
1220 – Rockingham Co – Hampton – Hampton Beach
1221 – Rockingham Co – North Hampton – North Hampton State Beach
1222 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Sawyers Beach
1223 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Jenness State Beach
1224 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Rye Harbor State Park (Harbor side coarse)
1225 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Rye Harbor State Park,(Shoreline Fine)
1226 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Wallis Sands State Beach
1227 – Rockingham Co – Rye – Odiorne Point State Park
1228 – Rockingham Co – New Castle – Fort Stark Historic Site, Little Harbor
1229 – Rockingham Co – New Castle – Fort Stark Historic Site, Piscataqua River
1230 – Rockingham Co – New Castle – Sandy Beach, AKA New Castle Commons Beach
NJ – New Jersey – Trenton – 18-12-1787 – Garden state
2104 – Atlantic Co – Somers Point – beach west of Ocean City Causeway
2160 – Atlantic Co – Atlantic City – beach close to the pier
288 – Cape May Co – Ocean City – Beach end of 52 St. North Atlantic Ocean
2103 – Cape May Co – Stone Harbor – Seven Mile Beach
453 – Morris Co – Mount Olive – Budd Lake, beach of lake
1437 – Sussex Co – Franklin – Zinc Mine, Glows under black light, Franklinite, Calcite, Willemite
NM – New Mexico – Santa Fe – 06-01-1912 – Lend of Enchantment
1438 – Colfax Co – Raton – Santa Fe Trail!!! I-25 On the CO/NM Border, Raton Pass
287 – Dona Ana Co – White Sands National Monument
360 – Mc Kinley Co – Gallup – Near McCune just east of Hwy 566 on Hwy I-40
1295 – San Juan Co – Beclabito – the road US64 between Shiprock and the border of Arizona
NY – New York – Albany – 26-07-1788 – Empire state
289 – Erie Co – Athol Springs – Hamburg Beach, Lake Erie,
1604 – Franklin Co – Tupper Lake – beach east of lake
1605 – Fulton Co – Caroga Lake – each of West Caroga Lake
1297 – Hamilton Co – Blue Mountain Lake – Lake Blue Montain, Beach east of the Lake
1602 – Hamilton Co – Speculator – Elm Lake, beach north of lake
1603 – Hamilton Co – Long Lake – beach at the Sea Plane Base
1298 – Kings Co – New York – Coney Island, Sand collected by the cyclone Roller coaster
1735 – Kings Co – New York City / Brooklyn – Brighton beach
1726 – New York New York City – Times Square, memorial place
1606 – St.Lawrence Co – West of South Colton – Raquette River, Warm Brook Flow, Highly Flow Area
451 – Suffolk Co – Babylon – Long Island/Fire Island/Robert Moses beach, field 5
452 – Suffolk Co – Wantagh – Long Island/Jones Beach Island/Jones Beach State Park, field 4
1733 – Suffolk Co – Southampton – Long Island, The Hamptons
1734 – Suffolk Co – Montauk Point – Long Island, The Hamptons
NC – North Carolina – Raleigh – 21-11-1789 – Tar heel state/Old North state
1434 – Carteret Co – Atlantic Beach – Fort Macon, Est 1826
2208 – Carteret Co – Cedar Island Nat.Wildlife Refuge – collected from dry dunes with southeast wind
2226 – Carteret Co – The Point – windblown sand at Bogue Inlet
290 – Currituck Co – Corolla – Currituck Beach (outer banks)
2105 – Dare Co – Kitty Hawk – Outer Banks
2197 – Dare Co – Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – Two Sailboats Beach. 2,4 miles north of Visitors Centre
2198 – Dare Co – Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – Wave cut dunes at DOT sample site T54
2199 – Dare Co – Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – bch at toe of dunes 1500 ft south of Visitors Centre
2203 – Dare Co – Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – new inlet cut by huuricane Irene August 2011
2205 – Dare Co – Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras Nat.Seashore – Coquina Beach
2206 – Dare Co – Cape Hatteras Nat.Seashore – beach at pre-1999 position of lighthouse
2224 – Dare Co – Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge – north side of Irene Inlet (opened 27-08-2011 now closed)
2225 – Dare Co – Kill Devil Hills – active swash zone at East 8th Str
2207 – Hyde Co – Ocracoke Island Cape Hatteras Nat.Seashore – bch at ramp 70 Ocracoke Airport
2209 – Hyde Co – Ocracoke Island Cape Hatteras Nat.Seashore – dunes at ramp 59
2200 – Onslow Co – Bear Island Hammocks Beach St.Pk – intertidal zone during a falling tide, just east of campsite #4
2201 – Onslow Co – Bear Island Hammocks Beach St.Pk – east end around marsh grass roots on the open bch
2204 – Onslow Co – Topsail Island – beach at Rogers Bay Campground
2202 – Pender Co – Rocky Point Quarry – uppermost sand from the Pee Dee Formation
2223 – Wake Co – Raleigh – south bank of Crabtree Creek
ND – North Dakota – Bismarck – 02-11-1889 – Peace garden state
1433 – Billings Co – Medora – 3 miles SW of Medora, Gravel Pit
1435 – Robeson Co – Fairmount – Bois de Sioux River
OH – Ohio – Columbus – 01-03-1803 – Buckeye state
291 – Summit Co – Portage Lakes
OK – Oklahoma – Oklahoma City – 16-11-1907 – Sooner state
1442 – Love Co – Thackerville – Red River, Brown Springs Road
1441 – Pottawatomie Co – Tecumseh – Hammond Farm, Stock Pond
OR – Oregon – Salem – 14-02-1859 – Beaver state
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PA – Pennsylvania – Harrisburg – 12-12-1787 – Keystone state
1803 – Erie Co – Erie – Presque Isle / Beach 10 Budny Beach
RI – Rhode Island – Providence – 29-05-1790 – Ocean state
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SC – South Carolina – Columbia – 23-05-1788 – Palmetto state
2196 – Allendale Co – Augusta Sand and Gravel Operation – Altamaha Formation
2106 – Beaufort Co – Hilton Head Island – Palmetto Dunes Beach
2195 – Charleston Co – Sullivan’s Island – beach at the lighthouse
293 – Horry Co – Surfside Beach – beach
SD – South Dakota – Pierre – 02-11-1889 – Mount Rushmore state
1443 – Lawrence Co – Deadwood – Whitewood Creek, Black Hills, Purple Shale
1444 – Pennington Co – Rapid City – Spring Creek, Black Hills, near Reptile Gardens
1461 – Spink Co – Conde – Sweetwater Lake, lake shore
TN – Tennessee – Nashville – 01-06-1796 – Volunteer state
294 – Monroe Co – Tellico Plains – Bald River Falls (11 Km E of) Cherohala Skyway (bottom of the fall)
1445 – Cherokee Nat.Forest Ocoee River – Mac Point Bch, Clay mix, PURPLE when damp
TX – Texas – Austin – 29-12-1845 – Lone star state
1448 – Anderson Co – Montalba – Camp Bette Perot, Girl Scout Camp
1446 – Brazos Co – Bryan – Brazos River, Glauconite Sand with 250 species, 35 million years old
1447 – Brazos Co – Bryan – Brazos River, Sand pocket in Shell Strata
295 – Cameron Co – South Padre Island – beach Gulf shores
362 – El Paso Co – El Paso – 20 miles of El Paso on Hwy 62/180, at deep well
2250 – Galveston Co – Galveston – beach near Pleasure Pier
2194 – Nueces Co – Corpus Christi – beach on North Padre Island
UT – Utah – Salt Lake City – 04-01-1896 – Beehive state
2037 – Emery Co – Hanksville – Goblin Valley State Park
1450 – Grand Co – Moab – Arches National Park
2042 – Grand Co – Arches National Park –
296 – Kane Co – Kanab – Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Located 35 Miles NW Kanab
744 – Kane Co – Grand Staircase/Toadstool Hike – Escalante/between Kanab and Page
1451 – San Juan Co – Mexican Hat – San Juan River, green and orange grains mixed
1449 – Uintah Co – Jensen – In a cave along the Green River, very fine powdery mineral deposits
363 – Washington Co – Pintura/Kolob Canyons – Zion Nat.Park, 4 miles north of Pintura Hwy I-15
370 – Washington Co – Kanab – Mile marker 73, Hwy 89
2032 – Washington Co – Zion National Park – The Narrows
2040 – Washington Co – Zion National Park
VT – Vermont – Montpelier – 04-03-1791 – Green mountain state
1607 – Rutland Co – Pittsfield – Tweed River
VA – Virginia – Richmond – 25-06-1788 – The old dominion
2192 – Princess Anne Co – Virginia Beach 8 miles south – second row of dunes
2193 – Sussex Co – Stony Creek – ILUKA Resources Inc. Old Hickory Operations
297 – Virginia Beach Co – Virginia Beach – beach end of 9th St. North Atlantic Ocean
WA – Washington – Olympia – 11-11-1889 – Evergreen state
1880 – Cowlitz Co – Mount Saint Helens – North Fork, Toutle River (1983)
1453 – Lewis Co – Randle – Crispus River, Iron Creek Campground, near Mt St Helens.
1454 – Lewis Co – Pinchot – Mt St Helens Blast Zone, Windy Ridge, volcanic sand, lots of pumice
2107 – Pacific Co – Dead Man’s Cove – Cape Disappointment
1452 – Pierce Co – Greenwater – White River, Federation Forest, appears to be volcanic
1879 – Skamania Co – Mount Saint Helens – found in a muddy creek (1983)
298 – Thurston Co – Scott Lake
WV – West Virginia – Charleston – 20-06-1863 – Mountain state
WI – Wisconsin – Madison – 29-05-1848 – Badger state
873 – Manitowoc Co -Manitowoc – Road side park lake Michigan
1699 – Sauk Co – Lake Delton – Lake Delton, Wisconsin Dells, public beach
1919 – Walworth Co – Lake Geneva – Public Beach
1920 – Racine Co – Racine – North Beach Park – Racine north beach – Lake Michigan
2233 – Jackson Co – Brockway – Wazee Lake
WY – Wyoming – Cheyenne – 10-07-1890 – Equality state
1455 – Albany Co – Laramie – Laramie River
1456 – Sublette Co – Bondurant – Teton National Forest, US 191 Road Grade
364 – Sweetwater Co – Flaming Gorge – Nat.Rec.Area 10 miles of Manila, Utah
1457 – Teton Co – Yellowstone Nat.Park – Yellowstone Lake, Sand Point, nice obsidian sand, best of the Lake
1458 – Teton Co – Yellowstone Nat.Park – Yellowstone Lake, Spit, more pumice than obsidian
2141 – Teton Co – Yellowstone Lake – West Thumb, at grant village visistors centre