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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