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Missouri is the 21
st Largest among the United States, spanning an area of 68,898 sq mi and water area of 811 sq mi. It acquired statehood on August 10, 1821. Missouri is the 24
th state of the 50 United States of America.The name is taken from the Missouri River and is an Algonquian name for a group that lived near the mouth of the river. Missouri is nicknamed The Show Me State.
Economy of Missouri
Personal income per Capita - $19,936 (Recent census - 1999)
Agriculture - Cattle, Soybeans, Hogs, Dairy Products, Corn, Poultry and Eggs.
Industry - Transportation Equipment, Food Processing, Chemical Products, Electric Equipment, Fabricated Metal Products.
History of Missouri
Missouri became the 24
th state on Aug. 10, 1821. New industries moved to Missouri during the 1950s. A uranium-processing plant opened in Weldon Spring, electronic plants were built in Joplin, and factories in St. Louis and Neosho began producing parts for spacecrafts. Economic growth continued through the 1960s. State leaders encouraged tourism and the expansion of mining throughout the state. Today also, Missouri continues to grow and the economy remains strong.
Centered on red, white and blue fields is the Missouri state seal. It is encircled by a blue band with twenty-four stars representing the number of states in 1821. The stars in the inner circle have the same meaning. Two huge grizzly bears support the circular shield in the center which has three parts:
-The motto "United We Stand, Divided we Fall"
-The right section representing the United States
-The left section containing a moon representing a new state and a grizzly bear standing for courage.
The flag was designed by Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Oliver of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Flag adopted 1913.
Famous people of Missouri
Maya Angelou (1928-) Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was born in St. Louis.
James Cash Penney (1875-1971) Founder of the J.C. Penney Company, was born in Hamilton.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) (1835-1910) Author made famous with Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was born in Florida, MO.
Kathleen Turner (1954-) Actress starring in Romancing the Stone, was born in Springfield.
Interesting Facts about Missouri
- Missouri suffered the most from the devastating flood of 1993, when flood crests set record heights along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
- Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world’s fair in St. Louis.
- The first parachute jump from an airplane was made at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis on March 1, 1912.
- The first Olympics held in the United States occurred in St. Louis in 1904.
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