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How did Minnesota get its nickname?

April 26, 2017Minnesota nickname

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How did Minnesota get its nickname?

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, a nickname which dates back to around 1880 and is based on the fact that the American football team of the Minnesota State University were known as “The Golden Gophers” (a variety of squirrel) – but Arkansas also laid claim to the name 35 years earlier.