List<State> states = new List<State>() {
    new State() { Abbreviation = "AL", Name="Alabama", Capital = "Montgomery", DateOfStatehood = "December 14, 1819" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "AK", Name="Alaska", Capital = "Juneau", DateOfStatehood = "January 3, 1959" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "AZ", Name="Arizona", Capital = "Phoenix", DateOfStatehood = "February 14, 1912" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "AR", Name="Arkansas", Capital = "Little Rock", DateOfStatehood = "June 15, 1836" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "CA", Name="California", Capital = "Sacramento", DateOfStatehood = "September 9, 1850" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "CO", Name="Colorado", Capital = "Denver", DateOfStatehood = "August 1, 1876" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "CT", Name="Connecticut", Capital = "Hartford", DateOfStatehood = "January 9, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "DE", Name="Delaware", Capital = "Dover", DateOfStatehood = "December 7, 1787" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "FL", Name="Florida", Capital = "Tallahassee", DateOfStatehood = "March 3, 1845" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "GA", Name="Georgia", Capital = "Atlanta", DateOfStatehood = "January 2, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "HI", Name="Hawaii", Capital = "Honolulu", DateOfStatehood = "August 21, 1959" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "ID", Name="Idaho", Capital = "Boise", DateOfStatehood = "July 3, 1890" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "IL", Name="Illinois", Capital = "Springfield", DateOfStatehood = "December 3, 1818" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "IN", Name="Indiana", Capital = "Indianapolis", DateOfStatehood = "December 11, 1816" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "IA", Name="Iowa", Capital = "Des Moines", DateOfStatehood = "December 28, 1846" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "KS", Name="Kansas", Capital = "Topeka", DateOfStatehood = "January 29, 1861" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "KY", Name="Kentucky", Capital = "Frankfort", DateOfStatehood = "June 1, 1792" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "LA", Name="Louisiana", Capital = "Baton Rouge", DateOfStatehood = "April 30, 1812" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "ME", Name="Maine", Capital = "Augusta", DateOfStatehood = "March 15, 1820" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MD", Name="Maryland", Capital = "Annapolis", DateOfStatehood = "April 28, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MA", Name="Massachusetts", Capital = "Boston", DateOfStatehood = "February 6, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MI", Name="Michigan", Capital = "Lansing", DateOfStatehood = "January 26, 1837" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MN", Name="Minnesota", Capital = "Saint Paul", DateOfStatehood = "May 11, 1858" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MS", Name="Mississippi", Capital = "Jackson", DateOfStatehood = "December 10, 1817" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MO", Name="Missouri", Capital = "Jefferson City", DateOfStatehood = "August 10, 1821" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "MT", Name="Montana", Capital = "Helena", DateOfStatehood = "November 8, 1889" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NE", Name="Nebraska", Capital = "Lincoln", DateOfStatehood = "March 1, 1867" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NV", Name="Nevada", Capital = "Carson City", DateOfStatehood = "October 31, 1864" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NH", Name="New Hampshire", Capital = "Concord", DateOfStatehood = "June 21, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NJ", Name="New Jersey", Capital = "Trenton", DateOfStatehood = "December 18, 1787" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NM", Name="New Mexico", Capital = "Santa Fe", DateOfStatehood = "January 6, 1912" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NY", Name="New York", Capital = "Albany", DateOfStatehood = "July 26, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "NC", Name="North Carolina", Capital = "Raleigh", DateOfStatehood = "November 21, 1789" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "ND", Name="North Dakota", Capital = "Bismarck", DateOfStatehood = "November 2, 1889" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "OH", Name="Ohio", Capital = "Columbus", DateOfStatehood = "March 1, 1803" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "OK", Name="Oklahoma", Capital = "Oklahoma City", DateOfStatehood = "November 16, 1907" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "OR", Name="Oregon", Capital = "Salem", DateOfStatehood = "February 14, 1859" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "PA", Name="Pennsylvania", Capital = "Harrisburg", DateOfStatehood = "December 12, 1787" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "RI", Name="Rhode Island", Capital = "Providence", DateOfStatehood = "May 19, 1790" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "SC", Name="South Carolina", Capital = "Columbia", DateOfStatehood = "May 23, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "SD", Name="South Dakota", Capital = "Pierre", DateOfStatehood = "November 2, 1889" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "TN", Name="Tennessee", Capital = "Nashville", DateOfStatehood = "June 1, 1796" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "TX", Name="Texas", Capital = "Austin", DateOfStatehood = "December 29, 1845" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "UT", Name="Utah", Capital = "Salt Lake City", DateOfStatehood = "January 4, 1896" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "VT", Name="Vermont", Capital = "Montpelier", DateOfStatehood = "March 4, 1791" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "VA", Name="Virginia", Capital = "Richmond", DateOfStatehood = "June 25, 1788" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "WA", Name="Washington", Capital = "Olympia", DateOfStatehood = "November 11, 1889" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "WV", Name="West Virginia", Capital = "Charleston", DateOfStatehood = "June 20, 1863" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "WI", Name="Wisconsin", Capital = "Madison", DateOfStatehood = "May 29, 1848" },
    new State() { Abbreviation = "WY", Name="Wyoming", Capital = "Cheyenne", DateOfStatehood = "July 10, 1890" }
};