MissouriMissouriThe Show Me StateThe 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 1821. 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.

MissouriMissouri

The Mississippi and Missouri The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers meet near St. LouisRivers meet near St. Louis

The Missouri River The Missouri River can have some can have some very bad floodsvery bad floods

Southern Missouri – The Southern Missouri – The OzarksOzarks

Mark Twain / Samuel Mark Twain / Samuel ClemensClemens

American writerAmerican writer

and “humorist”and “humorist” Wrote: Tom Sawyer, Wrote: Tom Sawyer,

Huckleberry Finn,Huckleberry Finn,

and many others and many others

Boeing Spacecraft / AircraftBoeing Spacecraft / Aircraft

Gateway Arch Gateway Arch “Gateway to the West” “Gateway to the West”

Early link to the westEarly link to the west

Worst earthquake in U.S. Worst earthquake in U.S. HistoryHistory

Near St. Louis - 1811Near St. Louis - 1811 The New Madrid FaultThe New Madrid Fault Could and willCould and will

happen againhappen again Also hit IllinoisAlso hit Illinois Mississippi RiverMississippi River

even flowed even flowed

backwards for a daybackwards for a day

St. Louis: Starting point for the St. Louis: Starting point for the

Pony ExpressPony Express

Starting point for Louis and Starting point for Louis and ClarkClark

Missouri: Lots of TornadoesMissouri: Lots of Tornadoes