Minnesota's official flag was
adopted in 1893. It 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. A red
banner with yellow letters has the state motto.
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.
Capital: St. Paul
Nicknames: North Star State;
Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Motto: L'Étoile du
Nord (The North Star)
Flower: Lady Slipper (1902)
Minnesota was the 32nd state in the USA; it
was admitted in 1858.
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