Massachusetts
There was a gopher named Samuel J. Gopher . This character only appeared in the Disney version of the A.J. Milne series about Winnie the Pooh. This is in all probability due to the fact that the gopher (any of several small burrowing rodents) is endemic to North America not the British Isles.
Gopher
The gender of the Gopher in Winnie the Pooh is a male. His full name is Samuel J. Gopher. Gopher was not in the original book, but was later invented to replace piglet, which did not happen.
Iowa
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
Minnesota is the Gopher State.
the state nick name for illinois is the "Praire State"
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)
Indiana is known as the Hoosier state. Minnesota has several nicknames including the Gopher State.
A state nick name is a short phrase that describes something about that state. It may be an official symbol for the state. Nick names may be found on the state license plates, either official or an unofficial nick name, usually related to advertising.
Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.
Minnesoda
Minnesota
Minnesota
The scientific name for a gopher tortoise is Gopherus polyphemus.
Missouri