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US 50 leads east 23 miles (37 km) to Jefferson City, the state capital, and west 37 miles (60 km) to Sedalia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.88 square miles (10.05 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ), or 0.36%, are water. [ 3 ]
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, South Entrance. The exterior of the Missouri State Capitol is notable for its architectural features: the Baroque dome, loosely modeled after St. Peter’s basilica in Rome, rising 238 feet (73 m) above ground level, topped by sculptor Sherry Fry’s bronze statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture; the eight 48-foot (15 m) columns on the south portico; the ...
The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia, [1] the offices there are for ceremonial use only.
Capitals of the State of California. Vallejo: 1852 Benicia: 1853 Sacramento [i] 1854 Colorado [43] Statehood in 1876: Denver City [j] 1859: Capitals of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson. Golden City: 1860 Denver City: 1861: Capitals of the Territory of Colorado. Colorado City: 1862 Golden City: 1862 Denver [k] 1867 1876: Capital of the ...
Columbia, in northern mid-Missouri, is 120 miles (190 km) away from both St. Louis and Kansas City, and 29 miles (47 km) north of the state capital of Jefferson City. [21] The city is near the Missouri River , between the Ozark Plateau and the Northern Plains .
Old California City Hall and Fire Station is a historic city hall and fire station located at California, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was built about 1892, and is a two-story, Italianate style red brick building. It has two one-story brick additions.
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]
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site. When Missouri was granted statehood in 1821, the legislature decided to build a "City of Jefferson" to serve as the state capital, in the center of the state, overlooking the Missouri River. Since this land was undeveloped at the time, a temporary capital was needed.