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MISSOURI
STATE Overview
State Capital
Jefferson City
Year Admitted
August 10, 1821
State Order
24
State Nickname
The Show-Me State
State Tree
Flowering Dogwood
State Animal
Missouri Mule
State Bird
Eastern Bluebird
State Fish
Channel Catfish
State Flower
Hawthorn
State Crop
Soybeans
State Landmarks
St Louis Gateway Arch, Silver Dollar City, Lake of the Ozarks
State Facts
Missouri was named after a Sioux tribe of Indians called the Missouris, which means "wooden canoe people." You can take an elevator to the top of the arch and look out windows to see the city of St Louis. This Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall making it the tallest man-made national monument in the United States.
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