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The 1857 anti-railroad political cartoon that gave Minnesota the nickname "Gopher State" Minnesota has three nicknames: "Land of 10,000 Lakes", which evolved from the desire of early settlers to advertise the state's large number of lakes to attract more people; "Gopher State", which was inspired by an early political cartoon criticizing the construction of several railroads in the mid-1800s ...
Minnesota (/ ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Minnesota's nickname, the "North Star State" stems from its motto. ... Minnesota's motto, "L'Étoile du Nord," was coined by the state's first governor, Henry Sibley, in 1858. ... Montana Public ...
L'Étoile du Nord. The motto, as it appears on the 1879 Seal of Minnesota. L'Étoile du Nord is a French phrase meaning " The Star of the North ". It is the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota, [ 1] and the only U.S. state motto in French. It was chosen by the state's first governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, and adopted in 1861, three years ...
Minnesota's new flag features an eight-pointed North Star, in reference to to the state's nickname — The North Star State. The star is set against a dark blue background with its shape is ...
Flag of Minnesota. The state flag of the U.S. state of Minnesota consists of a dark blue field representing the night sky and the state's shape, an eight-pointed star representing the North Star, and a bright blue field representing the state's abundant waters; the star is based on one prominently featured in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda.
Minnesota: The Land of 10,000 Lakes There are actually nearly 12,000 lakes in the state of Minnesota, but "The Land of 11,842 Lakes Over 10 Acres" doesn't roll off the tongue with ease. "The Land ...