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Montana Symbols, State Names
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Nick Name
Rocky Mountains
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Treasure State - Mineral wealth in the state.
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Big Sky Country
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Bonanza State - Mineral wealth.
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Land of Shining Mountains
Origin of Name
Chosen from Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley. It is a Latinized Spanish word meaning “mountainous.”
Created out of the Idaho Territory in 1864, the name Montana is a derivation of the Latin word "montaanus" which means mountainous.
Postal Code
MT
Resident's Name
Montanan
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