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Minnesota is the 12
th Largest among the United States, spanning an area of 79,617 sq mi and water area of 7,326 sq mi. It acquired statehood on May 11, 1858. Minnesota is the 32
nd state of the 50 United States of America. The name comes from a Sioux word meaning "cloudy water" that was applied to the Minnesota River. Minnesota is nicknamed The Land of 10,000 Lakes. The state's nickname is actually an understatement, because Minnesota has more than 15,000 lakes.
Economy of Minnesota
Personal income per Capita - $23,198(Recent census - 1999)
Agriculture - Vegetables, Fruits and Nuts, Dairy Products, Cattle, Nursery Stock, Grapes.
Industry - Electronic Components and Equipment, Aerospace, Film Production, Food Processing, Petroleum, Computers and Computer Software, Tourism.
History of Minnesota
Industries expanded and changed after the World war. Some of these industries are electronic equipment, computers, chemicals, and heavy machinery. The iron ore industry changed and began to develop taconite ore. Farms decreased and many people moved to the cities. Recently, Minnesota’s state government has also made changes. Laws were passed favoring industry and protecting the environment from pollution. Districts were changed to provide the city equal representation in state legislature. Education received an increase in financial aid and beginning in 1987 families could choose which schools they wanted their children to attend.
The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath:1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.
Famous people of Minnesota
Charles Bender (1883-1954) The first pitcher in baseball to win six World Series games; born in Crow Wing County.
Patty Berg (1918-) One of the greatest female golfers ever, founded the U.S. Ladies’ Professional Golfers’ Association; born in Minneapolis.
William O. Douglass (1898-1980) The Longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice; born in Maine.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Author famous for his characters and sense of style as in The Great Gatsby; born in St. Paul.
Interesting Facts about Minnesota
- Between the 1860s and the early 1900s Minnesota was the leading lumber-producing state.
- The low rocky ridges, or ranges, of northern Minnesota that contain iron ore are located in the region known as the Superior Upland.
- Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River, was discovered and named by Henry R. Schoolcraft in 1832.
- Minneapolis and Saint Paul became major cities partly thanks to French immigrant engineer Edmund La Croix, a resident of the area who perfected a device to purify white flour in the early 1870s.
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