MISSOURI

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MISSOURI

• By Ayla Anderson

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• The State Capital of Missouri is Jefferson City.
  It has been the capital since 1826.

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• Missouri became a state on Aug. 10, 1821, the
  24th state.

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• The state flower is the Hawthorn. It has light
  blue petals.

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• The state tree is the Flowering Dogwood.

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• Missouris state bird is the Bluebird. It has
  blue on its back and orange, white, or both on
  the stomach.

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• The state flag has red, white, and blue stripes.
  A blue circle is in the middle of the flag. In
  the middle of the blue circle are two bears that
  are holding a shield.

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• The state song is Missouri Waltz.

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• Missouris state motto is Salus Populi Suprema
  Lex Esto ( The Welfare of the People Shall be the
  Supreme Law )

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• Some major rivers in this state are Missouri
  River, Osage River, and the Mississppi River.

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• Lake of the Ozarks is a major lake.

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• The states that border Missouri are Tennessee,
  Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and
  Arkansas.

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• A major road in Missouri is interstate 70.

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• Mark Twain, a awesome American author, was born
  in 1820 in Florida, Mo.

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• The End