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Montana Fast Facts

By Martin Kelly, About.com

Date Admitted to the Union:

November 8,1889 – Montana was the 41st state.

Montana State Capital:

Helena

State Nickname:

Treasure State

State Motto:

Oro y plata.
Translation: Gold and Silver

Montana State Bird:

Western Meadowlark

Montana State Flower:

Bitterroot

Montana State Tree:

Ponderosa Pine

Cities With Population Over 50,000:

  • Billings
  • Missoula
  • Great Falls

Famous People From Montana:

  • Gary Cooper, Actor
  • Evel Knieval
  • Jeannette Rankin, First Woman Elected to the US Congress

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