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The State flag of Minnesota was adopted by the legislature of 1893. The picture on the flag's seal shows a pioneer farmer plowing on the banks of the Mississippi, his gun and powder horn within reach. He is looking back at an Indian who is galloping away toward the setting sun. At the right are the falls of St. Anthony, and at the top is the state motto in French - "L'Etoile du Nord" - Star of the North. Three dates are woven into a flowered wreath: 1858, the Statehood year; 1819, the establishment of fort snelling; and 1893, the year the flag was adopted. |
