Minnesota

• Admitted to statehood: May 11, 1858
• Origin of name: From Sioux word meaning "Cloudy Water"
• Capital: Saint Paul
• Nickname: "Gopher State"
• Motto: "L'Etoile du Nord" (Translation: "The Star of the North")
• Bird: Common Loon
• Flower: Pink and White Lady's Slipper
• Song: "Hail! Minnesota"
• Fish: Walleye
• Stone: Lake Superior Agate (Gemstone)
• Tree: Red Pine (Native to Norway)
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