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Missouri (see pronunciations) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states. The state comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
As defined by the 2010 US census, the four largest urban areas in order of population are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The mean center of the United States population at the 2010 census was in the town of Plato in Texas County. The state's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of this territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.
Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains and the southern portion lies in the Ozark Mountains (a dissected plateau), with the Missouri River dividing the regions. The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of the United States, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel. The starting points for the Pony Express, Santa Fe Trail, and Oregon Trail were all located in Missouri as well.
Missouri is a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, known primarily for the song "Movin' On".
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ron West was part of a well-remembered Kansas City band, The Chesmann, with his two brothers Gary and Steve. Heavily inspired by British invasion groups, the band played both live covers and recorded original studio material. Gary West was also a member of the band Shooting Star, which scored several modest AOR hits in the late 1970 and early 1980s.
Led by Ron West, the band's self-titled first album was released in 1977 on a label called Panama Records. Even though Panama was an independent label, the band garnered substantial airplay on American FM AOR radio stations, specifically with the track "Movin On". Missouri's first gig was opening for Firefall in Emporia, Kansas. Missouri toured nationally with many major label acts such as Ted Nugent, Golden Earring, among many others.
A second album, "Welcome Two Missouri", was released on the larger and international Polydor label in 1979, including a re-recorded version of "Movin On" minus the original intro. By this time two of the original line up had dropped out. No further recordings except a repackaging of recordings from the previous albums called the best of Missouri. Missouri songs are available on iTunes.
Missouri Wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Missouri. German immigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century, founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later Italian immigrants also entered wine production. In the mid-1880s, more wine was produced by volume in Missouri than in any other state. Before Prohibition, Missouri was the second-largest wine-producing state in the nation. Missouri had the first area recognized as a federally designated American Viticultural Area with the Augusta AVA acknowledged on June 20, 1980. There are now four AVAs in Missouri. In 2009 there were 92 wineries operating in the state of Missouri.
Some Native American tribes cultivated local varieties of grapes. These species were developed further by later German Americans and Italian Americans.
German immigrants to the Missouri River valley established vineyards and wineries on both sides of the river. Hermann, Missouri, settled by Germans in 1837, had ideal conditions to grow grapes for wine. By 1848 winemakers there produced 10,000 US gallons (37,900 l) per year, expanding to 100,000 US gallons (378,500 l) per year by 1856. Overall, the state produced 2,000,000 US gallons (7,570,800 l) per year by the 1880s, the most of any state in the nation.Stone Hill Winery in Hermann became the second largest in the nation (and the third largest in the world), shipping a million barrels of wine by the turn of the 20th century. Its wines won awards at world fairs in Vienna in 1873 and Philadelphia in 1876.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landscaping workers decorate a tree in front of Parker Hall with holiday lights in this time-lapse video. For more information on Missouri S&T, go to mst.edu
Seasons Greetings from UCM! With the holiday season and the beginning of a new year upon us, we want to express our deepest appreciation for all you have done as faculty, staff and students to make the University of Central Missouri an exceptional place to work and learn. Your dedication contributed to a 10 percent enrollment increase for the fall semester, being ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a Best Value School and a Top Public School in the Midwest Region, and one of Military Times’ 2023 Best for Vets: Colleges -- a designation that is the highest among all public and private Missouri institutions. UCM also celebrated the opening of the new Skyhaven Aviation Center, rededicated the James C. Kirkpatrick Library after nearly $1 million in renovations which will benefit students...
The Missouri Botanical Garden offers the people of St. Louis a variety of holiday outing options for both day and night. Garden Glow is one of the most popular holiday destinations for families, with over 2 million lights on display throughout the garden. And the Holiday Flower and Train Show features over 600 beautiful flowers as well as multiple running model trains in the Emerson Conservatory inside the newly renovated Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center. These events continue through the 2023 holiday season. For more information please visit www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Subscribe now ➤ https://bit.ly/2NNQiyM For more great content from HEC Media check us out at: Facebook ➤ http://bit.ly/1WPZEek Twitter ➤ http://bit.ly/22qZDNU Instagram ➤ http://bit.ly/1THSOnM
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Missouri Star Quilt Co! We wish you and your family the best this holiday season and we're SEW excited for all the fun we have planned in 2022! Until then though, we wish each and every one of you a very merry stitchmas!
As we look ahead toward a future built on the heritage and tradition of our 150-year history, the University of Central Missouri would like to wish you a happy holiday season. #UCM150 For more than 150 years, the University of Central Missouri has paired your ambition with meaningful opportunities by offering affordable access to high-quality degree programs that have ranked amongst the best in academic quality and affordability. Learn more: https://www.ucmo.edu
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Missouri is well-known for its German American heritage, but the story of 19th-century German immigrant abolitionists is often neglected in discussions of the state’s history. "Fighting for a Free Missouri: German Immigrants, African Americans and the Issue of Slavers" collects 10 original essays that relate what unfolded when idealistic Germans, many of whom were highly educated and devoted to the ideals of freedom and democracy, left their homeland and settled in a pre-Civil War slave state. Fleeing political persecution during the 1830s and 1840s, immigrants arrived in the area now known as the Missouri German Heritage Corridor in hopes of finding a land more congenial to their democratic ideals. When they witnessed the state of enslaved Blacks, many of them became abolitionist activist...
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Missouri (see pronunciations) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states. The state comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
As defined by the 2010 US census, the four largest urban areas in order of population are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The mean center of the United States population at the 2010 census was in the town of Plato in Texas County. The state's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of this territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.
Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains and the southern portion lies in the Ozark Mountains (a dissected plateau), with the Missouri River dividing the regions. The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of the United States, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel. The starting points for the Pony Express, Santa Fe Trail, and Oregon Trail were all located in Missouri as well.
'Hush-a-bye m'baby, slumber time is comin' soon
rest your head upon my breast while Mammy hums a tune
the sandman is callin' where shadows are fallin'
while the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by!'
Way down in Missouri, where I heard this melody
when I was a little boy upon my Mammy's knee
the old-folks were hummin' and the banjos were strummin'
so sweet and low!
Strum, strum, strum, strum strum!
Seems I hear those banjos playin' once again
Hmmm, hum, hmmm!
That same old plaintive phrase!
Way down in Missouri, where I heard this melody
when I was a little boy upon my Mammy's knee
the old-folks were hummin' and the banjos were strummin'
so sweet and low!
Music by Frederick Knight Logan
and lyrics by James Royce Shannon 1916