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Disclaimer
Michigan
Official State Web Site
michiganlegislature.org
Michigan was the
26th state, admitted into the Union in 1837. Called the "Great Lakes
State" because its shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan
gets its name from an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian word meaning "large
lake." Michigan has an unusual geography, as it consists of two land
masses--the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula and the mitten-shaped Lower
Peninsula, home to most of the state's residents. Detroit, its largest city,
is known worldwide as the center of the American auto industry. The apple
blossom is the state flower, the robin is the state bird and Lansing is the
capital.
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Capital
City: |
Lansing |
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Nickname: |
Great
Lakes State/ Wolverine State / Water Wonderland |
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Motto: |
Si
Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam, Circumspice |
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Statehood: |
January
26, 1837 (26th) |
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Origin
of State's Name: |
Based
on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great
water," and referring to the Great Lake |
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Largest
Cities: |
Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing |
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Border
States: |
Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin |
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Land
Area: |
56,809
sq. mi., 22nd largest |
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State
Bird: |
Robin |
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State
Flower: |
Apple
Blossom (pyrus coronaria) |
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State
Tree: |
White
pine (pinus strobus) |
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State
Song: |
Michigan,
My Michigan |