On this date in 1821 Missouri became the 24th state.
The name came from an Algonquian Indian word which means "river of the big canoes".
Missouri borders parts of 8 other states, tying Tennessee with the most.
State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto - "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law."
State song: Missouri Waltz
State Bird Bluebird
The state animal Missouri Mule
The state insect Honey Bee
State flower White Hawthorne
State Tree Flowering Dogwood
"MISSOURI born and MISSOURI bred,
ReplyDeleteand someday I'll be MISSOURI dead!"