Florida (FL) Nickname: Sunshine State Capital: Tallahassee Motto: In God we trust Flower: Orange blossom Bird: Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) Tree: Sabal palmetto palm Song: Old Folks at Home Entered Union: March 3, 1845 Rank: 27 The 50 State Quarters Program Release Date: March 29, 2004 Official Website of Florida Famous people from Florida Marjory Stoneman Douglas Henry M. Flagler James Weldon Johnson MacKinlay Kantor Chief Osceola Claude Pepper Henry B. Plant A. Philip Randolph Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Joseph W. Stilwell Charles P. Summerall