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The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Nicknames for Eau Claire and Traverse City are a reminder that cherries are an important crop in Michigan. Adrian – The Maple City [3] Alma – Scotland, USA [4] Ann Arbor. A 2 or A-squared [5] [6] [7] Tree Town [8] [9] Atlanta – Elk Capital ...
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.
The national motto "In God We Trust" dates back to the Civil War—although Congress didn't make it official until 1956. ... Michigan's nickname is self-explanatory, as the state is surrounded by ...
Central Michigan, also called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As its name implies, it is the middle area of the Lower ...
Michigan is bordered by Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Michigan. Ontario is the only Great Lake to not border the state. Minnesota's nickname, the "North Star State" stems from its motto.
Michigan's official state nickname should probably be overridden at this point because although early settlers to the state noted wolverines in the Mitten, the animal does not inhabit the state ...
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Central Michigan Normal School (1905) CMU opened in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute. Prof. Charles F. R. Bellows, a University of Michigan graduate, became the founding principal of the school in June 1892. For the first year, 31 students attended classes in the Carpenter Building in downtown Mount Pleasant ...