Missouri The Show Me State
Centered on red, white and blue fields is the Missouri state seal. It is encircled by a blue band with twenty-four stars representing the number of states in The stars in the inner circle have the same meaning. Two huge grizzly bears support the circular shield in the center which has three parts: The motto "United We Stand, Divided we Fall" The right section representing the United States The left section containing a moon representing a new state and a grizzly bear standing for courage.
Missouri Missouri
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers meet near St. Louis
The Missouri River can have some very bad floods
Southern Missouri – The Ozarks
Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens American writer American writer and “humorist” and “humorist” Wrote: Tom Sawyer, Wrote: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn, and many others and many others
Boeing Spacecraft / Aircraft
Gateway Arch “Gateway to the West”
Early link to the west
Worst earthquake in U.S. History Near St. Louis The New Madrid Fault The New Madrid Fault Could and will Could and will happen again happen again Also hit Illinois Also hit Illinois Mississippi River Mississippi River even flowed even flowed backwards for a day backwards for a day
St. Louis: Starting point for the Pony Express
Starting point for Louis and Clark
Missouri: Lots of Tornadoes