Missouri is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Jefferson City. Its largest cities are Kansas City and Saint Louis. Some other cities are Columbia (which is where the University of Missouri is), and Springfield.
Missouri officially became a state on August 10, 1821. Missouri has also been called the "Mother of the West", the "Cave State", and the "Show Me State".[6]
Missouri's edges touch a total of eight states: Iowa lies to the north; to the east, across the Mississippi River, are Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; Arkansas lies to the south; and on the west are Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (Kansas and Nebraska are across the Missouri River).
History
[change | change source]Native Americans first settled in Missouri before the arrival of Europeans.
In Columbia, 2018, the Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to change the name of Robert E. Lee Elementary School to Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School.[7]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Bureau, US Census (April 26, 2021). "2020 Census Apportionment Results". The United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 10 State Emblems Section 10.095". State of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Missouri Governor declares not just any Bourbon can be called Missouri bourbon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Hey Heidi: How did the Show Me State come about?". Ksdk.com. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ↑ McKinney, Roger (May 14, 2018). "Columbia Board of Education renames Lee Elementary". Columbia Tribune.
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- Missouri Government
- Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Government
- Missouri State Guide, from the Library of Congress
- Missouri State Tourism Office
- Energy & Environmental Data for Missouri, US: DoE, archived from the original on December 29, 2010, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Missouri State Facts, USDA, archived from the original on 2016-09-14, retrieved 2015-09-01
- "American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable", List of searchable databases produced by Missouri state agencies
- Missouri at the Open Directory Project
- Missouri History, Geology, Culture, UM system, archived from the original on 2016-03-26, retrieved 2015-09-01
- Historic Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Missouri, UM system, archived from the original on April 10, 2011
- 1930 Platbooks of Missouri Counties, UM system, archived from the original on 2016-10-21, retrieved 2015-09-01
| Precededby Maine |
List of U.S. states by date of statehood Admitted on August 10, 1821 (24th) |
Succeededby Arkansas |
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