Minnesota got that nick name from a cartoon showing gophers wearing top hats as they work on the railroads to go through Minnesota.....by J.S
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Minnesota is the Gopher State.
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I believe Minnesota's state nickname is the gopher state so they named it after that, a common thing to do(Iowa, the Hawkeye state, Wisconsin, the Badger state, Ohio, the Buckeye state)
TYhe Gopher State or the North Star State. Land of Lakes or Land of Hockey
The gopher state and also land of 1,000 lakes.
the north star stateGopher State, North Star StateLand of 10,000 LakesThe most common nickname for Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Other nicknames are "North Star State" and the "Gopher State."
I think it got it's name from the Souix Indian tribe
Indiana is known as the Hoosier state. Minnesota has several nicknames including the Gopher State.
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The answer is the Gopher Tortoise!!