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Michigan
Capital: Lansing
State Nickname: "The Wolverine State"
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple Blossom
Territory: 1805
Admitted to Union: January 26, 1837 - 26th State
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice -- If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.
Origin of state's name: Based on Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes.
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