Michigan
CAPITAL: Lansing
STATE NICKNAME: "The Wolverine State"
STATE BIRD: Robin
STATE FLOWER: Apple
Blossom
Territory: 1805
Admitted to Union: January
26, 1837 - 26th State
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice -- If you seek a pleasent peninsula,
look about you
Origin of state's name: Based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning
"great water" and refers to the Great Lakes. |
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Michigan
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