Missouri - Kansas City Public Library - j.k. photo
1. The monumental Gateway Arch in St. Louis
3. Clayton, an affluent neighborhood and the Delmar Loop neighborhood with funny little retro shops in St Louis
Missouri - Kansas City Public Library - j.k. photo
1. The monumental Gateway Arch in St. Louis
3. Clayton, an affluent neighborhood and the Delmar Loop neighborhood with funny little retro shops in St Louis
Missouri - St. Louis - g.e. photo
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Missouri - Springfield Style Cashew Chicken - j.k. photo
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Missouri - police vehicle - not for golf, still for fun
Missouri - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - in movie only
Missouri - Jefferson City - Missouri State Capitol - j.k. photo
The common abbreviation for the state is MO. Missouri was named after the Missouri River, which takes its name from the Missouri Indian people.
Neighbors: Iowa (north), Illinois, Kentucky (east), Tennessee, Arkansas (south), Oklahoma (southwest), Kansas (west), Nebraska (northwest). Missouri is a landlocked state.
Size: 180,533 km² (69,697 sq mi)
Population (in 2020): 6.1 million - 82,2% White, 11,6% Black (African American), 2,6% two or more races, 2% Asian, 0,5% Native American
Capital city: Jefferson City
Missouri was also known as the "Gateway to the West" because it was a transit country for settlers on their way to the west. During the American Civil War, though Missouri continued to practice slavery, it remained with the United States and did not join the other southern states.
In Missouri, agricultural production focuses on beef, beans, pork, hay, corn, poultry, and eggs.
In southeast Missouri, in the fertile plains of the Mississippi, cotton and rice are grown. Missouri has extensive reserves of limestone. Other natural resources are lead ore and coal. Tourism and services are other important branches of business nowadays.
St. Louis with the Gateway Arch
Blues legend, Chuck Berry is the city's great son.
Missouri - St Louis - Gateway Arch - j.k. photo
Missouri - St. Louis - Union Station Hotel - g.e. photo
Missouri - St. Louis - N. Grand Blvd. with The Fox Theatre - former movie palace, now a performing arts center - g.e. photo
Missouri - St- Louis downtown - City Garden - Something is missing - g.e. photo
Branson
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Springfield
Joplin
Missouri - Joplin - g.e. photo
Missouri - Joplin - Historic Landmark - g.e. photo
Missouri - Joplin - US 66 - g.e. photo
Missouri - Joplin - street art - g.e. photo