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Split Rock Lighthouse on the
shore of Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the
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Website : www.state.mn.us |
Capital
: St. Paul |
Highest
point : Eagle
Mountain, 2,301 feet |
Area : 86,943 square miles,
12th largest |
Population : 4,919,479
(2000 US Census) |
Motto
: L' Etoil du Nord (Star of the North) |
Admitted to
Union : May 11, 1858
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State
Song : "Hail Minnesota" |
State Bird :
Common Loon |
State Flower :
Lady's-slipper |
State Tree : Norway Pine |
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