by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
State Symbols Statehood: Dec. 3, 1818; the 21st state. Nickname: The Prairie State. Bird: Cardinal. Flower: Native violet. Tree: White oak. Motto: State Sovereignty-National Union. Song: “Illinois.” Land Area: 150,008 &Mac220; (57,918 Ê); rank: 25th....
by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
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by Celia G. Snyder | Mar 30, 2015 | History Project
Long after the voyages of Columbus, long after Spain and France and England and Holland had planted their colonies in America, the valley of the Mississippi was an unknown region. Although DeSoto’s journey to the “father of waters” gave Spain a claim...
