Prêt à Voyager: State Mottos

Friday, December 19, 2008

State Mottos

Great map by Emily Wick. Check out her shop here. {via morewaystowastetime}

10 comments:

koala said...: Is it true motto's or just jokes?; December 19, 2008 9:15 AM
Prêt à Voyager said...: def not real! ;)

anne; December 19, 2008 9:25 AM
Yoli said...: I agree, definitely not real...lol; December 19, 2008 10:46 AM
Loopy said...: I dunno! Considering MD is "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words". I mean really, who would pick that for MD!?
(Still love the artwork tho!); December 19, 2008 12:01 PM
koala said...: Well forgive me for not knowing. That Florida one sounded right.; December 19, 2008 4:28 PM
Elizabeth Magee said...: Ha! I thought they were all real because Kentucky's is right.; December 20, 2008 12:46 AM
Emily Wick said...: Believe it or not, they are the official mottos. Each state only has one official motto (though occasionally a state will change it).

However, a state can have many slogans; they are typically used for advertising purposes, such as "Vacationland" or "The Sunshine State".

The mottos are often written in Latin on the flag and other official documents, so many people are not familiar with a motto even if they live in the state!

Thanks for visiting Two Eyeballs. Maryland's is definitely the most eyebrow-raising...; December 23, 2008 7:42 PM
paintandink said...: OOooooooh, I love that map! Fantastic!; December 28, 2008 11:22 AM
Prêt à Voyager said...: thanks so much for your response, emily! i had no idea that states had more than one motto. there are several that i do know, and did not see, so i just figured some of them were made up.

thanks for enlightening!
anne; January 2, 2009 11:15 AM
Emily Wick said...: You're welcome! I should add that the mottos are originally in Latin, too, so a lot of times they're on official documents or flags but are more difficult to recognize.

Emily; January 4, 2009 11:19 PM

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