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| At the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn getting a close up look at the Fokker F-VII Tri-motor that Admiral Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett attempted to fly over the North Pole May 9, 1926. Byrd claimed to have reached the Pole but later evidence showed that he did not succeed. |
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Flag |
State Seal |
| 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 |
 State Flower : Apple Blossom |
 State Tree : White Pine |
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