Nevada State Motto

ContentsThe Nevada State Motto is “All for our country.”The Nevada State Motto is “All for our country.” According to the Nevada State Library and Archives: Nevada’s state motto is “All for Our Country.” The motto has always been part of the State Seal but there is no documented source of its originality. Nevada entered the Union as a state during the Civil War and...

Alaska State Motto

ContentsAlaska State Motto: “North to the Future”The Contest for the Alaska State MottoAlaska State Motto: “North to the Future” The Contest for the Alaska State Motto The Alaska state motto was chosen in 1967, during the centennial of the Alaska Purchase, commemorating the deal struck on March 30, 1867, when the United States agreed that they would pay Russia $7.2 million for the territory of Alaska....

Arkansas State Motto

ContentsOriginally: Regnat Populi modified to Regnat Populusfrom the Latin Originally: The Peoples Rule modified to The People RuleArkansas State LegislationLearning Links for the Arkansas State MottoOriginally: Regnat Populi modified to Regnat Populusfrom the Latin Originally: The Peoples Rule modified to The People Rule The first time the Arkansas state motto appeared was on the Arkansas territorial seal. ...

California State Motto

ContentsThe Anecdote of Archimedes, the Golden Crown, and the Eureka MomentDuring the Gold Rush era, “Eureka!” was the cry heard throughout the gold fields of California as miners land claim to the riches of the Sierra Nevadas. The Gold Rush began when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848. It was shortly after the rush began, in 1849, that the motto,...