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Colonial Fort Michilimackinac
in Mackinaw City was built by the French in about 1715.
The British took control of the fort following their
victory in the French and Indian War in 1761.
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Website : www.michigan.gov |
Capital
: Lansing
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Highest
point : Mount
Arvon, 1979 feet |
Area : 96,810 square miles
11th largest state |
Population : 9,938,444
(2000 US Census) |
Motto
: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you) - Tuebor (I will be defended) |
Admitted to
Union : January 26, 1837 |
State
Song : "My Michigan" |
State Bird : Robin
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State Flower : Apple Blossom
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State Tree : White Pine
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