Missouri

Capitol: Jefferson City


Became the 24th state
to enter the union on
Aug. 10, 1821


State flower: hawthorn

State bird: bluebird

State song: "Missouri Waltz"

State tree: flowering dogwood

State motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto
(The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)


Nickname: "The show-me state"


Size in land area: 68,886 square miles

Missouri City Guides

Hotels

• Boonville
• Branson 
• Cameron 
• Chillicothe 
• Clinton 
• Columbia 
• Eureka 
• Fenton 
• Hannibal 
• Hazelwood 
• Hollister 
• Independence 
• Jefferson City 
• Joplin 
• Kansas City 
• Kimberling City 
• Kirksville 
• Lake Ozark 
• Lebanon 
• Maryville 
• Monett 
• Nevada 
• Osage Beach 
• Poplar Bluff 
• Rockaway Beach 
• Sedalia 
• Springfield 
• St Joseph 
• St Louis 
• Warrensburg 
• Warsaw 
• West Plains 

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