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Missouri (/mɪˈzʊəri/ miz-OOR-ee) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City.

Humans have inhabited present-day Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture, which emerged at least in the ninth century, built cities and mounds before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century, they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French incorporated the territory into Louisiana, founding Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South rushed into the new Missouri Territory; Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States. Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. As a border state, Missouri's role in the American Civil War was complex, and it was subject to rival governments, raids, and guerilla warfare. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business.

Today the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis. Missouri has been called the "Mother of the West", the "Cave State", and the "Show Me State". Its culture blends elements of the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is the birthplace of the musical genres ragtime, Kansas City jazz and St. Louis blues. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and the lesser-known St. Louis-style barbecue, can be found across the state and beyond. (Full article...)

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The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.

During its 18 months of operation beginning in 1860, the Pony Express reduced the time for messages to travel between the east and west US coast to about 10 days. It became the west's most direct means of east–west communication before the first transcontinental telegraph was established (October 24, 1861), and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States. (Full article...)

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Downtown Springfield

Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 487,061 in 2022 and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, and Webster, The city sits on the Springfield Plateau of the Ozarks, which ranges from nearly-level to rolling hills. Springfield is the second-largest urban area in the Ozarks.

Springfield's nicknames include "Queen City of the Ozarks" and "The Birthplace of Route 66". The city has been called the "Buckle of the Bible Belt" due to its association with evangelical Christianity. The city is the headquarters for Bass Pro Shops and the adjoining Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium. It is also home to O'Reilly Auto Parts, which began as a family business with 13 employees in 1957. Springfield is close to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and is along the national historic Trail of Tears. In 2020, Springfield's largest ethnicities were 87.6% White, 4% Black, and 5% two or more races, placing it among the least diverse cities in the United States. The city is a regional center of medical care, with the two largest hospitals, CoxHealth and Mercy, being the largest employers in the city. Springfield hosts several universities and colleges, including Missouri State University, Drury University, and Evangel University. Springfield is an important regional center for distribution, logistics, and manufacturing. (Full article...)

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Image 1Child shoe workers in Kirksville, Missouri, 1910 (from Missouri)
Image 2The historic Gem Theatre, located in Kansas City's renowned 18th and Vine Jazz District (from Missouri)
Image 3General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was raised in Laclede, Missouri. (from Missouri)
Image 4Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 5Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus (from Missouri)
Image 6Child shoe workers in Kirksville, Missouri, 1910 (from Missouri)
Image 7Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham (from Missouri)
Image 8Missouri State quarter featuring the Lewis and Clark Expedition (from Missouri)
Image 9Map of Southwest Missouri Railroad Company c 1907 (from Missouri)
Image 10Missouri has five major sports teams: the Royals and Cardinals of MLB, St. Louis City SC of MLS, the Chiefs of the NFL, and the Blues of the NHL. (from Missouri)
Image 11A physiographic map of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 12Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 13Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. (from Missouri)
Image 14The Governor's Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places. (from Missouri)
Image 15Price's Raid in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1864 (from Missouri)
Image 16Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 17The states and territories of the United States as a result of Missouri's admission as a state on August 10, 1821. The remainder of the former Missouri Territory became unorganized territory. (from Missouri)
Image 18The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City services the western portion of Missouri, as well as all of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and northern New Mexico. (from Missouri)
Image 19Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Missouri)
Image 20Map of Southwest Missouri Railroad Company c 1907 (from Missouri)
Image 21Ethnic origins in Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 22The population center for the United States has been in Missouri since 1980. As of 2020, it is near Interstate 44 in Missouri as it approaches Springfield. (from Missouri)
Image 23Kansas City Streetcar near Union Station (from Missouri)
Image 24A Rural Electrification Administration lineman at work in Hayti, Missouri in 1942. (from History of Missouri)
Image 25Meramec Caverns (from Missouri)
Image 26Meramec Caverns (from Missouri)
Image 27Ethnic origins in Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 28The Shelley House in St. Louis was the focus of a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that prohibited restrictive covenants in housing. (from History of Missouri)
Image 29African American boy in a sharecropper shack, New Madrid County, 1938. (from Missouri)
Image 30Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus (from Missouri)
Image 31American pioneers such as Daniel Boone with his sons Daniel Morgan Boone, Nathan Boone, and other family members, came to Spanish-controlled Missouri during the 1790s. (from History of Missouri)
Image 32A physiographic map of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 33The states and territories of the United States as a result of Missouri's admission as a state on August 10, 1821. The remainder of the former Missouri Territory became unorganized territory. (from Missouri)
Image 34Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 35Amtrak station in Kirkwood (from Missouri)
Image 36The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City (from Missouri)
Image 37Price's Raid in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1864 (from Missouri)
Image 38The Governor's Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places. (from Missouri)

Map of counties in Missouri by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Black or African American

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Image 40The George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond, Missouri was the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to a non-President and the first for an African-American. (from History of Missouri)
Image 41The Gateway Arch in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 42Most Missourians traveled longer distances by water, and large cargo was transported by bateaux (shown above). (from History of Missouri)
Image 43The Mississippi River at Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 44Union Station in St. Louis was the world's largest and busiest train station when it opened in 1894. (from Missouri)
Image 45Amtrak station in Kirkwood (from Missouri)
Image 46Map of early Missouri settlements and trading posts (from History of Missouri)
Image 47African American boy in a sharecropper shack, New Madrid County, 1938. (from Missouri)
Image 48Map of counties in Missouri by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    40–50%
(from Missouri)
Image 49The Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination. (from Missouri)
Image 50Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Missouri)
Image 51The Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination. (from Missouri)
Image 52Missouri population density map (from Missouri)
Image 53A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO. (from Missouri)
Image 54Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 55The population center for the United States has been in Missouri since 1980. As of 2020, it is near Interstate 44 in Missouri as it approaches Springfield. (from Missouri)
Image 56Kansas City Streetcar near Union Station (from Missouri)
Image 57The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City (from Missouri)
Image 58Missouri has five major sports teams: the Royals and Cardinals of MLB, St. Louis City SC of MLS, the Chiefs of the NFL, and the Blues of the NHL. (from Missouri)
Image 59The historic Gem Theatre, located in Kansas City's renowned 18th and Vine Jazz District (from Missouri)
Image 60Köppen climate types of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 61Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham (from Missouri)
Image 62Missouri population density map (from Missouri)
Image 63The Bell Mountain Wilderness of southern Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest (from Missouri)
Image 64Price's Raid in the Western Theater, 1864 (from History of Missouri)
Image 65Missouri State quarter featuring the Lewis and Clark Expedition (from Missouri)
Image 66The Gateway Arch in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 67Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. (from Missouri)
Image 68The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City services the western portion of Missouri, as well as all of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and northern New Mexico. (from Missouri)
Image 69General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was raised in Laclede, Missouri. (from Missouri)
Image 70The Mississippi River at Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 71Union Station in St. Louis was the world's largest and busiest train station when it opened in 1894. (from Missouri)
Image 72Köppen climate types of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 73Christopher Bond became the youngest person elected Governor of Missouri in 1972 and was part of the rise of the Republican Party in the state. (from History of Missouri)
Image 74Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 75The Bell Mountain Wilderness of southern Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest (from Missouri)
Image 76A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO. (from Missouri)
Image 77St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch pioneered the use of refrigerator cars to market beer nationally. (from History of Missouri)
Image 78Forrest Smith, elected Governor of Missouri in 1948, was the first governor chosen under the 1945 state Constitution. (from History of Missouri)

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... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?
... that a Missouri TV station blew up its call letters – literally?
... that after his professional gridiron football career, Ed "Brick" Travis served as president of the Missouri Auto Dealers Association and as president of a local school board?
... that a group of Boy Scouts provided first aid to victims of the 2022 Missouri train derailment before first responders arrived?
... that the steamboat carrying the 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion back from its military service sank in the Red River of the South?
... that despite Missourians voting for Henry Clay, Missouri representative John Scott voted for John Quincy Adams?

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