State Information
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Missouri
"the twenty fourth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
July 21, 2003 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts the return of Lewis
and Clark to St. Charles in 1806 after exploring the Louisiana Purchase from the
Mississippi River west 1500 miles to Astoria, Oregon and the Pacific Ocean and then back
home down the Missouri River. The famous St. Louis Gateway Arch is in the background. The
words "Corps of Discovery 1804 - 2004". The expedition took two years to
complete. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
August 10, 1821 |
Bits of History
Update:
What event occurred on October 24, 1929 and was called "Black
Thursday"? It started what era in the United States history?
The boyhood home of Mark Twain in Hannibal, Missouri. Author of the "Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn". |
| Order
Admitted: |
24 |
| Capital:
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Jefferson City |
| Largest
City: |
Kansas City |
| Nickname: |
Show Me State |
| State
Bird: |
Bluebird |
| State
Flower: |
Hawthorn |
| State
Tree: |
Flowering Dogwood |
| State
Motto: |
"The
Welfare of the People shall be the Supreme Law" |
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State Name Origin:
From the Missouris, a branch of the Sioux Indians, and the word Nishodse meaning
"muddy water".
Fun State Facts:
Missouri has a population of 5,380,500, 16th in the nation. Its land area is 68,898 square
miles,
18th in the nation. The highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,772 feet above sea level.
The
Pony Express was started in 1860 in St. Joseph. Early Indians in Missour were the Osages,
Sacs
Foxes, Otos, Iowas, Missouris, Miamis, Kickapoos, Delawares, Shawnees, and Kansas, but
today
there are no organized tribes in Missouri. Famous Missourians include Harry S. Truman, the
33rd
President of the United States, Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, Jesse James, a
notorious outlaw from the 1870's, and Daniel Boone, a pioneer in the 1800's. Missouri was
first
claimed for France by La Salle in 1682.
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