[DOC] [TLE] The Prairie State | State Symbols USA [PAR] Illinois is nicknamed The Prairie State. ... Illinois is known as The Prairie State. ... 
but in some areas up to 99 percent of the prairie has been destroyed (in just the 
last ... Another nickname for Illinois is The Land of Lincoln (which appears on the
... [DOC] [TLE] The State of Illinois - An Introduction to the Prairie State from ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2016 ... Welcome to Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, and the heart of America. ... the slave 
States were jeeringly and derisively called "suckers," because there ... used to 
characterize Illinoisians that lived on some of the slopes and broken... [DOC] [TLE] Homecoming: Origins & Myths in the Land of Lincoln | Prairie State ... [PAR] Oct 5, 2016 ... Upon calling the other Midwest schools (some Big Ten and some MAC), it was 
also obvious that Michigan with an 1897 date also beat the... [DOC] [TLE] The Sucker State? - Illinois Times [PAR] Mar 11, 2004 ... References to Illinois as the Prairie State date back to the 1840s, ... On the other 
hand, "Land of Lincoln" was made the official state slogan of Illinois in 1955. ... 
called other names, but being called suckers presents a certain... [DOC] [TLE] Illinois - Wikipedia [PAR] Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States, achieving 
statehood in 1818. ... Today, Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state slogan, 
Land of Lincoln, which has been .... Some settlers brought in slaves seasonally or 
as house servants. ... Beginning with President Abraham Lincoln's first call for 
troops and... [DOC] [TLE] List of U.S. state nicknames - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ... [PAR] This is a list of U.S. state nicknames: (official state nicknames in bold) (Some may 
be more popular ... Land of Lincoln; Prairie State; Inland Empire; Rainy State. [DOC] [TLE] Sacred Spaces of The Prairie State | peoriamagazines.com [PAR] ... whether you're taken in by the local myths or the bald eagles who call it their 
winter home. ... state is misnamed Land of Lincoln, when it should be Land of 
Sacred Splendors. ... Some sources will be great; others will be spurious. ... 
panels, exhibits and presentations about the Prairie State on the eve of its 
development. [DOC] [TLE] American State Nicknames - Mike Todd [PAR] California's state flower is the Golden Poppy, which has led some to assume that 
it .... its slogan became Land of Lincoln (which now appears on its licence plates). 
However, these days it is often known as The Prairie State, a name which it has ... 
The state motto is Dirigo, meaning "I direct", and this has led some to call it the... [DOC] [TLE] Illinois State Name Origin, Illinois Nicknames [PAR] The Prairie State, a name which it has had since at least as early as 1842, ... 
incidentally, gave us the slang word "sucker", for someone who is easy prey). 
Illinois Slogans. "Land of Lincoln:" The slogan that appears on Illinois license 
plates was ... People who live in or come from Illinois are called Illinoisians, 
Illinoisans or... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's First Log Cabin in Illinois and the Deep Snow of 1830 ... [PAR] ... moved to the state that people would one day call the "Land of Lincoln" in 1830 
on a ... and sent back glowing reports of the fertility of the soil of the prairie state. 
... They reached the county of Macon, and stopped there some time within the... [DOC] [TLE] Why Is Illinois Called the Prairie State? (with picture) - wiseGEEK [PAR] Sep 24, 2016 ... Illinois is called the Prairie State because it has an abundance of ... Although 
called the Prairie State, Illinois' official state slogan is "Land of Lincoln. .... I will 
have to admit though there is some truth to this statement as the state... [DOC] [TLE] Prairie State - definition of Prairie State by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United

Question: Some call it the "Prairie State", some the "Land of Lincoln"
Answer: Illinois