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Facts
About Missouri:
- Admission
to Statehood- August 10, 1821
- Nickname-
Show Me State
- Motto-
Salus populi suprema lex esto; The welfare of the people
shall be the supreme law.
- State
Seal
- State
Flag
- Border
States:
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Tennessee
- State
Tree- Flowering Dogwood
- State
Animal-
Missouri Mule
- State
Bird-
Blue Bird
- State
Insect- Honeybee
- State
Rock- Mozarkite
- State
Song- Missouri Waltz
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Area: 69,686 square miles
- Population:
5,595,211 people
- Capitol:
Jefferson City
- Largest
City (landmass):
Kansas City
- Highest
Point: Taum Sauk Mountain- 1,772 feet
- Lowest
Point: St. Francis River- 230 feet
- Number
of Presidents from Missouri: 1 - Harry Truman,
elected in 1948
- Number
of State Constitutions: 4: 1820, 1865, 1875 and
1945
- Missouri
Day - March 22, 1915, the 48th General Assembly
set aside the third Wednesday in October each year as Missouri
Day. Missouri Day is a time for schools to honor the state
and the people of the state to celebrate the achievements
of all Missourians.
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