State of Montana
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Montana
- The State of Montana is the 41st U.S. state.
- Montana received statehood on November 8, 1889.
- Montana's state capital is Helena.
- Montana's state postal abbreviation is MT.
Montana's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Western Meadowlark
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Sturnella neglecta
- Official State Flower: Bitterroot
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Lewisia rediviva
- Year: 1895
- Official State Motto: Oro y Plata
- Official State Motto Latin Translation: Gold and Silver
- Official State Song: Montana
- Official State Tree: Ponderosa pine
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Pinus ponderosa
- Year: 1949