Facts About MO

• Capital: Jefferson City
• Entered Union:
  Aug. 10, 1821 (rank: 24)
• Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
• Flower: hawthorn
• Bird: bluebird
• Song: “Missouri Waltz”
• Nickname: Show-me State
• Origin of Name:
  Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”

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