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Admission to Statehood: May 11, 1858, 32nd
state
The state seal depicts a farmer plowing a field
near St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. His
axe, gun and powderhorn are nearby on a stump. He is watching an
Indian riding a horse.
“L'Etoile du Nord” or “The
Star of North” is the state motto of Minnesota. The “North
Star State” has given people a sense of direction over
the course of time.
Minnesota is known on its license plates as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but
Minnesota actually has 12,000 lakes.
Source: http://www.state.mn.us/aam/aamp1-6.html
Origin of state's
name: Based
on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring
to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes
Capital: St Paul
State Bird: Great Northern Diver or Loon
The
Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center
of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath
of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven
into the wreath:1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819,
the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year
the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath.
The largest star represents Minnesota
