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MISSOURI FACTS & LINKS
Where the Rivers Run
Population
2000 - 5,595,211
Size:
Total Area: 69,709 square miles (21st) , of which 68,898
square miles are on land, making Missouri the 18th state in land
area. In water area it is 34th in size, having 811 square miles
Income:
Median Income: $28,682 (2000)
Per capita Income: $27,206 (2000)
Location:
Missouri is bordered by the following states: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee. The only other state to be bordered with the same number of states is Tennessee. No other state has more other states along its borders.
Missouri has 114 counties
Information:
The nickname of "the Show Me State" may have begun in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."
At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea. Also, at the same world's fair, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream.
The tallest man in documented medical history was Robert Pershing Wadlow from St. Louis. He was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, writer of Little House on the Prairie grew up in Missouri.
Missouri has also been known as the “Gateway to the West”
History:
Missouri was named after a tribe
called Missouri Indians; meaning "town of the large canoes"
Jefferson City, Missouri, the state's capital, was named for Thomas Jefferson,
the third President of the United States.
The most powerful earthquake to strike the United States occurred in 1811, centered
in New Madrid, Missouri. The quake shook more than one million square miles,
and was felt as far as 1,000 miles away
Harry S. Truman, (1945-1953) our
33rd US President, was born on 8 May 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He
spent much of his life in Independence and was buried there upon his death.
The Truman historical site
Geography:
Rolling hills, open, fertile plains, and well watered prairie north of the Missouri river; south of the river land is rough and hilly with deep, narrow valleys; alluvial plain in the southeast; low elevations in the west.
Longitude: 89° 6'W to 95° 42'W
Latitude: 36°N to 40° 35'N
Width: 300 miles
Length: 240 miles
The geographic center of the state is at Miller, 20 miles southwest of Jefferson City at Longitude: 92° 37.9'W Latitude: 32° 48.9'N
Highest point: Taum Sauk Mountain
1,772 feet (540 meters)
Lowest Point: Saint Francis River 230 feet
Average Elevation: 800 feet above sea level
Government:
Official Missouri State page
State Symbols with information and pictures of each one.
State Education Department
State of Missouri Kids page - lots of information for kids to use
Online tour of the Governor's Mansion
State Capitol Tour and other important places
Government
Links page for Missouri
Great links page for all levels of government in Missouri
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History
State
Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia MO 65201-7298
Phone: 573-882-7083
Fax: 573-884-4950
Missouri
Historical Society
Lindell and DeBaliviere
Forest Park, Missouri
Phone: 314-746-4599
All about Missouri History - historical information about Missouri
Information, Attractions and Tourism:
Missouri Road Conditions
Information on Missouri
The
Missouri State Fair
Toll-free: 800-422-FAIR (3247)
Missouri Worldweb Travel Guide
City Museum in St. Louis
The Battleship Missouri Memorial
Missouri State Parks and Historical Sites
Missouri
Botanical Garden
24-hour Information Line at 314-577-9400 (or toll free at 800-642-8842).
Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299
The Madonna of the
Trail
Here you can learn all about the symbol of the twelve states that crossed the
Santa Fe Trail, a statue known as Madonna of the Trail
Find out more about the Missouri
Monument onthis trail
The Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Learn about the Pony Express which began in Missouri in 1860
Genealogy
Birth and Death Records for Missouri
US GenWeb Project page for the state of Missouri
Organizations & Groups
Find the weather for anyplace in the USA
This page was last updated 18 September 2006 at 11:35 am
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