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California Symbols, State Motto
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"Eureka"
(I have found it)
Adopted in 1963.
Language: Greek
Focus: Minerals
"Eureka" has been translated as: "I have found it." The great seal of California, first designed in 1849, included this Greek motto to signify either the admission of the state into the Union or a miner's success. The words were probably intended to refer to the discovery of referring to the momentous discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill in 1848. Archimedes, the famed Greek mathematician, is said to have exclaimed "Eureka!" when, after long study, he discovered a method of determining the purity of gold. In 1957, attempts were made to establish "In God We Trust" as the state motto, but "Eureka" was made the official state motto in 1963.
There are two states with mottos that focus on minerals and wealth:
- California: "Eureka" (I Have Found It)
- Montana: "Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silve)
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