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Missouri (/ mɪˈzʊəri / ⓘ miz-OOR-ee) is a double landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [6] Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland ...
The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements, and in 1803, Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Geography of Missouri. Missouri, a state near the geographical center of the United States, has three distinct physiographic divisions: the Missouri portion of the Ozark Plateau (areas 14a and 14b) which lies between the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and the Central lowland. The boundary between the northern plains and the Ozark region follows the ...
Branson, Missouri, has long been known for its live entertainment, from worldwide legends like Glen Campbell to local heroes like the Haygoods. But for those dining before a show, the town’s ...
Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Brown, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Sept. 26, 2024 in the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle, a former reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
29-37000 [7] GNIS ID. 758233 [5] Website. jeffersoncitymo.gov. Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, [1] is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, [8] ranking as the 16th most populous city in the state. [9] It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson ...
University of Missouri. The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri 's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. [13]
The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature , to convene the legislature and grant pardons , except in cases of impeachment.