Lead State Missouri's lead production has been second to none in this country. The "Old Lead Belt," located in the eastern Ozark Mountains helped Missouri achieve its status as the premier lead mining area of the world. Cities named Leadington, River Mines, Old Mines and Leadwood reflect t...
State Birds State Flowers Missouri Symbols Missouri Symbols American Folk Dance, Amphibian, Animal, Aquatic Animal, Arboreal Emblem (Tree), Bird, Day, Dessert, Dinosaur, Fish, Flag, Floral Emblem, Fossil, Game Bird, Grape, Grass, Horse, Insect, Invertebrate, Lithologic Emblem - Rock, Mineral...
Missouri's motto is not an official state motto, as such, but is accepted as an element of its official seal adopted in 1822. The State motto of Missouri,Salus Popili Suprema Lex Esto, signifying Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law, may be found in Cicero's De Legibus,...
The Flag of the State of Missouri was designed and stitched in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver (January 11, 1854- October 18, 1944), the wife of former State Senator R.B. Oliver. She began her flag project in 1908 as part of her volunteer activities with the...
Missouri is called the "Show Me State," because its people have a reputation for believing only what they see. Its name is an Algonquin Indian term meaning "river of the big canoes." Originally home to a number of Indian tribes, the state entered the Union in 1821. Today, more than ha...
October 1 - Jefferson City designated Missouri's permanent seat of government; all state records, equipment, and the Great Seal were moved to Jefferson City 1829- January 22 - Missouri State Library established by law 1831- Joseph Smith settles with his followers in Independence. ...
Missouri State Tree Nut Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Adopted on July 9, 1990. Thenut produced by the black walnut tree,(Juglans nigra,) known as the eastern black walnut, became the state tree nut on July 9, 1990. The nut has a variety of uses. The meat is used in ice cream, ...
Missouri State Dessert:Ice Cream Cone Anice cream cone,pokeorcornetis a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, which enables ice cream to be held in the hand and eaten without a bowl or spoon. Various types of ice cream cones include wafer (or...