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Missouri (see pronunciation) is a 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.
Geographic and demographic information. "Missouri – Race and Hispanic Origin: 1810 to 1990" (PDF). (71.1 KB) USDA Missouri State Facts; List of searchable databases produced by Missouri state agencies hosted by the American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable. Missouri History, Geology, Culture
Type Symbol Adopted Image Amphibian: American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana: 2005 [1] [2]: Animal: Missouri mule: 1995 [1] [3]: Aquatic animal: Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
The Missouri state flag was designed and stitched in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by Marie Elizabeth Oliver, [5] the wife of former state senator R. B. Oliver. She began his flag project in 1908 as part of her volunteer activities with the Daughters of the American Revolution when she was appointed chairperson of the Daughters of the American ...
The Flag of Missouri. Missouri (see pronunciation) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.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.
The Seal as it appeared in 1879. The design of the seal was explained in a 1822 newspaper article five days after a law creating the seal was passed: [1] "The arms of the state of Missouri and of the United States, yet separated by a pale, denote the connection existing between the two governments, and show that, although connected by a compact, yet we are independent as to internal concerns ...
This same year, the first Missouri constitution was adopted. The following year, 1821, Missouri was admitted as the 24th state, with the state capital temporarily located in Saint Charles until a permanent capital could be built. Missouri was the first state entirely west of the Mississippi River to be admitted to the Union
The latter stream, crossing the state and cutting the eastern and western borders at or near St Louis and Kansas City respectively, has a length within Missouri of 430 miles (690 km). The areas drained into the Mississippi outside the state through the St. Francis , White and other minor streams are relatively small.