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	|  | Minnesota |  | 
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	|  | Origin of name: Named from the Dakota word mnishotal, wich means "cloudy"or "milky water" |  | 
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	|  | Statehood: May 11 1858 (32nd state) |  | 
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	|  | The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe.  In the center of the flag is the state seal.  Around the 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. |  | 
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