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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 ...
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The number 19 was chosen to symbolize the fact that Minnesota was the 19th state to enter the Union after the original 13. [18] The larger star at the top symbolized the North Star. Between the bottom two groups, the state's name was set in red. Both the blue ring and the white ring were bordered with gold. Joseph Nelson's proposed flag (1957)
The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota is the state seal of the U.S. state of Minnesota.It was adopted on May 11, 2024, alongside the state flag, for Statehood Day.It features a common loon, Minnesota's state bird, wild rice, the state grain, and the North Star, representing the state's motto (L'Étoile du Nord), and is themed around Minnesota's nature.