Missouri (MO)
Missouri's Web Site Capital City: Jefferson City Nickname: Show Me State Motto: Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law) Statehood: August 10, 1821 (24th) Origin of State's Name: Named after Algonquin Indian term meaning "river of the big canoes." Largest Cities: Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Independence, Columbia Border States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee Land Area: 68,898 sq. mi., 18th largest State's Bird: Bluebird State's Flower: Hawthorn State's Tree: American Dogwood State's Song: Missouri Waltz |