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The Missouri State Penitentiary was designed by John Haviland and constructed in the early 1830s to serve the newly admitted (1821) state of Missouri.Jefferson City had been designated the state capital in 1822, and Governor John Miller suggested that the state's main prison be constructed there to help the city maintain its somewhat tenuous status against other towns trying to obtain the ...
The tallest structures in the U.S. state of Missouri include a 2,000-foot (610 m) broadcasting tower, an 800-foot (240 m) chimney, a 630-foot (190 m) monument, and a 624-foot (190 m) office building. The tallest accessible structure in Missouri, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis One Kansas City Place, 624 ft / 190.1m, tallest building in Missouri
The Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC) is a maximum security prison in Jefferson City, Missouri operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. It houses up to 1996 inmates, with a staff of 660. It is located at Jefferson City Correctional Center (C-5), Institution, 8200 No More Victims Road Jefferson City, MO 65101.
Alleged tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records). [154] 1616–1633 (17) Ella Ewing: United States: 254 cm: 8 ft 4 in: Alleged second tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records). Her mother describes her full height at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m). [155] 1872–1913 (40) Zeng Jinlian ...
Mac the Moose is a steel and concrete sculpture of a moose in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It is on the grounds of Moose Jaw's visitors' center, on the corner of E Thatcher Drive and the Trans-Canada Highway. [1] It is claimed to be the world's largest moose at 10.36 metres (34.0 ft) tall [2] and a weight of approximately 10 long tons (10,000 kg ...
Tallest Man in History: Robert Wadlow The world's tallest man was 3 feet tall as a toddler, could carry his father at age 9, and stretched to a fantastic height of 8 feet 11 inches.
By the time he was 12, he was more than 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. In time he would be 7'9" and weigh approximately 475 pounds. Statues of Martin and Anna Bates are shown with museum volunteer ...
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 United States census, [8] ranking as the 16th most populous city in the state, but the 9th least populous U.S. state capital. [9]