Missouri
Gateway Arch state
Missouri is a state in the central United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and sharing Kansas City with Kansas to the west.
St.
Louis and Kansas City are its major urban centers.
The Show-Me State nickname reflects a reputation for skeptical, prove-it-to-me practicality.
The Missouri River, one of North America's longest, flows through it.
I'm from Missouri can mean you need convincing.
Missouri state capital
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- OzarksMidwestern highland region
- Kansas CityTwin-state metro area
- St. LouisMajor Missouri river city
Branson · Columbia · Springfield · Joplin · Hannibal · Boonville · Fulton · Lake of the Ozarks
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
- American literatureU.S. written works
- humoristOne who creates comedy
- satireMockery exposing vice
Huckleberry Finn · Tom Sawyer · Samuel Clemens · Gilded Age · Laura Ingalls Wilder · T.S. Eliot · Langston Hughes · Maya Angelou
Stream entering larger river
- longest riverSuperlative stream by length
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
meander · watershed · Lewis and Clark · steamboat · channelization · dams · navigation · Kansas City
Major Missouri river city
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- westward expansionSpreading in sunset's direction
observation deck · tram · National Park Service · skyline · engineering marvel · 1965 · reflection · iconic
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- SacagaweaShoshone interpreter for westward expedition
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- Louisiana Purchase1803 territorial acquisition
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
mapping · frontier · fur trade · westward expansion · trailblazing · uncharted · journey · explorers
Jefferson City
Missouri state capital
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- OzarksMidwestern highland region
- Kansas CityTwin-state metro area
St. Louis · Branson · Columbia · Springfield · Joplin · Hannibal · Boonville · Fulton · Lake of the Ozarks · Gateway Arch
Mark Twain
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
- American literatureU.S. written works
- humoristOne who creates comedy
Huckleberry Finn · Tom Sawyer · Samuel Clemens · satire · Gilded Age · Laura Ingalls Wilder · T.S. Eliot · Langston Hughes · Maya Angelou · Tennessee Williams
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- longest riverSuperlative stream by length
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
floodplain · meander · watershed · Lewis and Clark · steamboat · channelization · dams · navigation · Kansas City · Omaha
St. Louis
Major Missouri river city
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
westward expansion · observation deck · tram · National Park Service · skyline · engineering marvel · 1965 · reflection · iconic · memorial
Lewis and Clark
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- SacagaweaShoshone interpreter for westward expedition
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- Louisiana Purchase1803 territorial acquisition
expedition · mapping · frontier · fur trade · westward expansion · trailblazing · uncharted · journey · explorers · Thomas Jefferson
- US StatesCalifornia, Texas, New York, Florida, Hawaii
- HeartlandMidwest, Great Plains, cornfields, farms, farmhouses
- Indigenous NamesAlabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Chicago
- Lower 48Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado
- MidwestIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, steamboat, towboats
MissouriHawaii
Pacific island state
coastal states · California · Florida · Alaska · Massachusetts
MissouriMassachusetts
Northeastern colonial state
Vermont · Maine · New Hampshire · Connecticut · free states
MissouriSouth Carolina
Southeastern Atlantic coastal state
Massachusetts · Mississippi · Virginia · Alabama · Maine
- Missouri RiverMajor central waterway
- USS MissouriFamous American battleship
- Missouri Compromise1820 slavery boundary legislation
- kansas city missouri