Montana

Capital: Helena

Population: 902,195

Entered the Union: November 8, 1889

As the: 41st state

Motto: Oro y plata (Gold and Silver)

Nickname: Treasure State

Origin of Name: Chosen from Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley; it is a Latinized Spanish word meaning "mountainous"

Major Industries: Wheat, barley, rye, oats, flaxseed, sugar beets, and potatoes, and sheep and cattle raising

Historical Sites: Custer Battlefield National Monument in Hardin, Museum of the Plains Indians in Browning, Fort Union Trading Post, and Grant-Kohr's Ranch National Historic Sites

Points of Interest: Glacier National Park on the Continental Divide and Yellowstone National Park