The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota is the insignia that the secretary of state affixes to government papers and documents to make them official. A seal for the territory of Minnesota was adopted in 1849 and approved by Governor Alexander Ramsey and the territorial legislature. When Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858, there was no official state seal and, according to law, no official act could be undertaken without it. The territorial seal was used as a state seal until Governor Sibley started using a new design. When the legislature did not approve Governor Henry Sibley's design, he made some changes, including changing the original Latin motto to French, Étoile du Nord (meaning Star of the North), thereby making Minnesota the North Star State. In 1861 the legislature adopted the new design, making it the official state seal. In 1983, the legislature altered the seal further. Minnesota state seal Source http://usa. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 – April 22, 1903) was an American politician. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Henry Sibley could refer to two figures in U.S. history: Henry Hastings Sibley, a Midwestern politician Henry Hopkins Sibley, a Confederate general This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Minnesota is the second largest state by land area in the Midwestern United States and is in the sub-region known as the Upper Midwest.
Minnesota is known for active yet quirky politics, with populism being a longstanding force among all of the political parties that call the state home.
Minnesota is the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states (Alaska reaches significantly farther north), reaching to 49° 23' 04" north latitude, due to a small piece of the state known as the Northwest Angle.
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