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Missouri Facts
Origin of Name:
Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. "Missouri" means "town of the large canoes."
Nickname:
Show-me State
Motto:
Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
State Symbols:
flower - hawthorn (1923)
bird - bluebird (1927)
aquatic animal - paddlefish (1997)
fish - channel catfish (1997)
song - "Missouri Waltz" (1949)
fossil - crinoid (1989)
musical instrument - fiddle (1987)
rock - mozarkite (1967)
mineral - galena (1967)
insect - honeybee (1985)
tree - flowering dogwood (1955)
tree nut - eastern black walnut (1990)
animal - mule (1995)
dance - square dance (1995)
Missouri Day - third Wednesday in October (1969)
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