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Thursday, January 10, 2008
 Minnesota State Flag Size: 3'x5' most popular size Minnesota's official flag was adopted in 1893. The flag has a blue background. The central seal pictures a farmer plowing a field and an Indian riding a horse toward the sun. The scene is surrounded by ladyslippers, Minnesota's state flower. A red banner with yellow letters has the state motto, "L'ETOILE DU NORD," meaning "the star of the north" in French. Three dates are on the flag: 1858 (at the top), the year Minnesota became a state; 1819 (at the left), the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893 (at the right), the year this flag was adopted. Nineteen yellow stars surround the seal on a white band; these stars symbolize that fact Minnesota was the 19th state to enter the union after the first 13. "MINNESOTA" is written in red on the white band. State Capital: St. Paul Largest City: Minneapolis State Flower: Pink and white lady's slipper State Tree: Norway pine State Bird: Common loon State Nickname: Gopher State. North Star State State Motto: "L'Etoile du Nord" - The Star of the North Bordering States: Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Origin of the Name: Minnesota is from a Dakota Sioux Indian word that means "cloudy water" or "sky water" and refers to local rivers. Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart 
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