Welcome to Missouri
The Show Me State
By Colin Rambo
Entered the Union: August 10, 1821 (24)Capital: Jefferson City
Origin of Name: Algonquian Indian word meaning "river of the big canoes"
State Nicknames: Show Me State • Gateway to the West • Home of the Blues
State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto
(The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
State Horse: Missouri Fox TrotterState Bird: Bluebird
State Animal: MuleState Flower: Hawthorn
State Song: “Missouri Waltz"State Tree: Dogwood
National Forest: 1 • State Parks: 48
Famous for: Branson Country Music Shows, Bass Pro Shops, St. Louis Gateway Arch
A fun place to visit in Missouri is the Titanic Museum,Silver Dollar City,
and Shadow on the Lake. It has an elevator in the waterfall.My grandparents also
live there
Missouri State Flower
Missouri State Flag
Missouri State Seal
The Great Seal was designed by Judge Robert William Wells and adopted by the Missouri General Assembly on January 11, 1822.