Missouri

• Admitted to statehood: Aug. 10, 1861
• Origin of name: Algonquin Indian tribe named after the Missouri River
• Capital: Jefferson City
• Nickname: "The Show Me State"
• Motto: "Salus Populi Suprema Les Esto" (Translation: The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law")
• Bird: Eastern Bluebird
• Flower: Hawthorn Blossom
• Song: "Missouri Waltz"
• Stone: Mozarkite
• Tree: Flowering Dogwood
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