Montana

• Admitted to statehood: November 8, 1889
• Origin of name: Latin or Spanish for "mountainous"
• Capital: Helena
• Nickname: "Treasure State"
• Motto: "Oro y Plata" (Translation: "Gold and Silver")
• Bird: Western Meadowlark
• Flower: Bitterroot
• Song: "Montana"
• Stone: Sapphire
• Tree: Ponderosa Pine
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