The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . MICHIGAN ADMITTED INTO THE UNION JAN. 26, 1837. Area, 56,451 sq. miles. Capital, 1870, 1484,059. --^^^^-^^^^cijq-^p^^.^^i:;^^^^^ So named from Lake Michigan, an Indian term, meaninga river for Jish, and popularly known as The Wolverine from the northwestern territory. First settled in1650, on the Detroit river. Constitution adopted January 25,1833. ILLINOIS ADMITTED INTO THEUNION DEC. 3, 1818. Area, 55,410 sq. miles. Capital,
The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . MICHIGAN ADMITTED INTO THE UNION JAN. 26, 1837. Area, 56,451 sq. miles. Capital, 1870, 1484,059. --^^^^-^^^^cijq-^p^^.^^i:;^^^^^ So named from Lake Michigan, an Indian term, meaninga river for Jish, and popularly known as The Wolverine from the northwestern territory. First settled in1650, on the Detroit river. Constitution adopted January 25,1833. ILLINOIS ADMITTED INTO THEUNION DEC. 3, 1818. Area, 55,410 sq. miles. Capital, Springfield. Pop. 1870, 2,539,891. So named from its principal river, the name meaning the river of men, and popularly known as The Suchr or PrairieState. Formed from Northwest Territory ; first settled at Kas-kaskia in 1720. Constitution adopted Aug. 26, 1818. MISSISSIPPI ADMITTED INTO THE UNION DEC. 10,
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