State Information
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Minnesota
"the thirty second state" quarter struck by
the mint on
March 21, 2005 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts two men and a loon
fishing in one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes. A loon is a large bird of Scandinavain origin,
vintage 1634, that feeds on fish by diving and swimming underwater to catch the fish. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
May 11, 1858 |
Bits of History
Update:
If you are in the Land of 10,000 lakes what state are you in?
Iron Country section of Minnesota. |
| Order
Admitted: |
32 |
| Capital:
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St. Paul |
| Largest
City: |
Minneapolis |
| Nickname: |
North Star State |
| State
Bird: |
Common Loon |
| State
Flower: |
Mayflower |
| State
Tree: |
Norway Pine |
| State
Motto: |
"L'Etoile
du Nord" (The Star of the North) |
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State Name Origin:
Named from the Sioux description of the Minnesota River, "sky-tinted water" or
"muddy-water."
Fun State Facts:
Minnesota has a population of 4,683,800, 20th in the nation. Its land area is 79,617
square miles,
14th in the nation. The highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,301 feet above sea level.
Minnesota
is one answer to the Bits of History question on the Kentucky state sheet. The state tree
is native
to Norway, Maine not Norway the country. Charles Schultz, a St. Paul native, was the
creator of
the famous comic strip "Peanuts". Snoopy, Linus,
Charlie Brown, et. al.. Other famous
Minnesotans include James Arness from "Gunsmoke," Judy Garland from "The
Wizard of Oz,"
the Andrew Sisters with "He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B," John
Madden,
famous NFL coach and pro football anouncer and Charles A. Lindberg, Jr. first pilot to fly
solo
across the Atlantic Ocean.
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