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Michigan produces wines, beers and a multitude of processed food products. This wide variety of crops grown in Michigan make it second only to California among U.S. states in the diversity of its agriculture. [4] The state has 54,800 farms utilizing 10,000,000 acres (40,000 km 2) of land which sold $6.49 billion worth of products in 2010. [5]
1855 Michigan State University was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, becoming the first land grant university in the United States. 1861-1865 Michigan sent 90,000 men, nearly a quarter of the state's male population, to fight in state regiments in the Civil War. 1871 Fires burned Manistee and Holland.
The Congregational Church also was very strong in Michigan from most of Michigan's history, due to the New England origins of the state. New Englanders and New England transplants from Upstate New York also filled the overwhelming majority of leadership roles in Michigan's early legislatures.
The name may refer to the pie's frequent presence on wedding menus, or to Margaret Bridie of Glamis, "who sold them at the Buttermarket in Forfar." [12] They are similar to pasties, but because they are made without potatoes, are much lighter in texture. Briouat: Morocco: A sweet puff pastry and part of Moroccan cuisine: Bruttiboni
Name Image Location City Listing date Bishop Baraga's First Mission Church Informational Site 2.5 miles (4.0 km) North of Manistique on Leduc Road, less than .25 miles (0.40 km) west of M-94, at Arrowhead Inn Point: Manistique vicinity April 2, 1957: Blaney Inn: 4395 State Hwy M77 Mueller Township: July 23, 1987: Manistique Pumping Station†
Karelian pasties: Finland, Russia Savory Pasties made from a thin rye crust usually with a filling of rice, but originally the filling used to be mashed potatoes or barley. Key lime pie: United States Sweet A pie made with key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a crust. Khachapuri: Georgia: Savory
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An enlargeable map of the state of Michigan. Names Common name: Michigan. Pronunciation: / ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ Official name: State of Michigan; Abbreviations and name codes; Postal symbol: MI; ISO 3166-2 code: US-MI; Internet second-level domain: .mi.us. Nicknames The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates)