Streak: “Heart of Dixie” and an accompanying heart graphic (1955 – Present) Heart of Dixie 1955: First usage of “ HEART OF DIXIE.”ġ967: This plate is part of a long-running format, with a heart graphic + ALABAMA + two-digit year on the bottom, and “HEART OF DIXIE” on the top.ġ976: “HEART OF DIXIE” is moved inside the heart for the first time.Ģ002: “Stars Fell On” references a popular song from the 1930s.Ģ007: “God Bless America” optional plate debuts.Ģ016: A statehood Bicentennial optional is offered through 2020. NOTE: This page is currently undergoing a redesign, hence the differing formats in text Alabama Page Menu:Īlabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia Here’s a look at some from every state that have appeared on general issue passenger plates. States promote tourism and exhibit state pride by placing slogans on their license plates. States have multiple slogans but I have tried to indicate in italics the most common or traditional one, which may not correspond to the one most often used on a state’s license plates.

Note: On this page I use the terms “slogan,” “nickname,” and other similar terms interchangeably.

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