Permanent claim record · Michigan

The term 'Mitten State' was first used in 1891, and the hand-map habit became common in the early 1900s.

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SubjectMichigan (place)
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SourceMichigan Pop Culture, Game Shows & Trivia Content Mine — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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Claim ID344158ec-ed23-4f07-8ab9-ae6241172a54