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)
Minnesota is the Gopher State.
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Indiana is known as the Hoosier state. Minnesota has several nicknames including the Gopher State.
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The nickname for Minnesota is the "Gopher State." This nickname is believed to have originated in the late 19th century, possibly referring to the burrowing gopher or as a playful reference to the state's mining history, where miners were sometimes called "gophers." Additionally, the gopher is also the mascot of the University of Minnesota, further solidifying the nickname's association with the state.
The Minnesota Gopher Football team is a very popular team. Regarding the time one of the games is on will vary depending on how one watches the game as well as who the team is up against.
Gopher, developed at the University of Minnesota and named after the university's mascot, allowed menu-driven access to data resources on the Internet
The official state bird for the state of Minnesota is the Common Loon (Gavia immer), adopted in 1961.
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