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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 capture of Sedalia occurred during the American Civil War when a Confederate force captured the Union garrison of Sedalia, Missouri, on October 15, 1864. Confederate Major General Sterling Price, who was a former Governor of Missouri and had commanded the Missouri State Guard in the early days of the war, had launched an invasion into the state of Missouri on August 29. He hoped to distract the Union from more important areas and cause a popular uprising against Union control of the state. Price had to abandon his goal of capturing St. Louis after a bloody repulse at the Battle of Fort Davidson and moved into the pro-Confederate region of Little Dixie in central Missouri.

Many recruits in the region joined the Confederates in the region, and Price soon needed supplies and weapons for these men. He sent side raids to Glasgow and Sedalia. One of these involved sending a 1,200-man brigade led by Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson of the Missouri State Guard towards Sedalia. Despite learning of Union movements in the area, Thompson attacked the town, which was primarily defended by militia. The initial Confederate attack quickly dispersed most of the defenders, although some held out until Thompson brought up the rest of his force. Many of the militiamen were captured. After paroling or releasing their prisoners and plundering the town, the Confederates left to rejoin Price's main force. On October 23, Price was defeated at the Battle of Westport near Kansas City. The Confederates then retreated, suffering defeats at the battles of Mine Creek and Second Newtonia later in October, before eventually entering Texas. (Full article...)

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Drury Hotels Company, LLC is an American hospitality company that operates a chain of mid-scale limited service hotels under the brands Drury Inn and Suites (its flagship brand), Drury Inn, Drury Suites, Drury Plaza Hotel, and Pear Tree Inn. As of 2022, the chain operates more than 150 locations in 26 states. It is wholly owned by the Drury family and is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri. (Full article...)

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Image 1Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus (from Missouri)
Image 2Kansas City Streetcar near Union Station (from Missouri)
Image 3The 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 4Most Missourians traveled longer distances by water, and large cargo was transported by bateaux (shown above). (from History of Missouri)
Image 5Forrest Smith, elected Governor of Missouri in 1948, was the first governor chosen under the 1945 state Constitution. (from History of Missouri)
Image 6The 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 7Köppen climate types of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 8Missouri 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 9Missouri State quarter featuring the Lewis and Clark Expedition (from Missouri)
Image 10African American boy in a sharecropper shack, New Madrid County, 1938. (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

40–50%

(from Missouri)

Image 12The Mississippi River at Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 13Map of counties in Missouri by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    40–50%
(from Missouri)
Image 14Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. (from Missouri)
Image 15The Gateway Arch in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 16Price's Raid in the Western Theater, 1864 (from History of Missouri)
Image 17Ethnic origins in Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 18Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham (from Missouri)
Image 19Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 20The historic Gem Theatre, located in Kansas City's renowned 18th and Vine Jazz District (from Missouri)
Image 21Child shoe workers in Kirksville, Missouri, 1910 (from Missouri)
Image 22The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City (from Missouri)
Image 23The 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 24Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 25The 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 26A physiographic map of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 27General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was raised in Laclede, Missouri. (from Missouri)
Image 28Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham (from Missouri)
Image 29African American boy in a sharecropper shack, New Madrid County, 1938. (from Missouri)
Image 30Amtrak station in Kirkwood (from Missouri)
Image 31Meramec Caverns (from Missouri)
Image 32The 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 33General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was raised in Laclede, Missouri. (from Missouri)
Image 34The Mississippi River at Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 35Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 36The Governor's Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places. (from Missouri)
Image 37The historic Gem Theatre, located in Kansas City's renowned 18th and Vine Jazz District (from Missouri)
Image 38Amtrak station in Kirkwood (from Missouri)
Image 39Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal (from Missouri)
Image 40Union Station in St. Louis was the world's largest and busiest train station when it opened in 1894. (from Missouri)
Image 41Union Station in St. Louis was the world's largest and busiest train station when it opened in 1894. (from Missouri)
Image 42Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. (from Missouri)
Image 43Map of Southwest Missouri Railroad Company c 1907 (from Missouri)
Image 44Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 45The Governor's Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places. (from Missouri)
Image 46The 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 47Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Missouri)
Image 48Meramec Caverns (from Missouri)
Image 49American 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 50Map of early Missouri settlements and trading posts (from History of Missouri)
Image 51The Bell Mountain Wilderness of southern Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest (from Missouri)
Image 52A physiographic map of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 53The Gateway Arch in St. Louis (from Missouri)
Image 54Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Missouri)
Image 55Missouri population density map (from Missouri)
Image 56Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus (from Missouri)
Image 57The 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 58Kansas City Streetcar near Union Station (from Missouri)
Image 59Child shoe workers in Kirksville, Missouri, 1910 (from Missouri)
Image 60A Rural Electrification Administration lineman at work in Hayti, Missouri in 1942. (from History of Missouri)
Image 61The 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 62Christopher 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 63Missouri 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 64Missouri State quarter featuring the Lewis and Clark Expedition (from Missouri)
Image 65Missouri population density map (from Missouri)
Image 66The 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 67Map of Southwest Missouri Railroad Company c 1907 (from Missouri)
Image 68A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO. (from Missouri)
Image 69The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City (from Missouri)
Image 70St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch pioneered the use of refrigerator cars to market beer nationally. (from History of Missouri)
Image 71The Bell Mountain Wilderness of southern Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest (from Missouri)
Image 72Price's Raid in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1864 (from Missouri)
Image 73Köppen climate types of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 74A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO. (from Missouri)
Image 75Ethnic origins in Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 76Price's Raid in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1864 (from Missouri)
Image 77Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 78The 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)

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... 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 during the August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods, 3.77 inches (96 mm) of rain fell in Columbia, Missouri, breaking a 113-year rainfall record?
... that a Missouri TV station blew up its call letters – literally?
... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?
... that the steamboat carrying the 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion back from its military service sank in the Red River of the South?
... that a group of Boy Scouts provided first aid to victims of the 2022 Missouri train derailment before first responders arrived?

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