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- The name Missouri derives from 8emessourit, an Algonquian term that refers to “people with canoes (made from logs),” and the popular mistranslation “muddy water” derives from Pekitanoui, an Algonquian name for the river.
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Missouri gets its name from a tribe of Sioux Indians of the state called the Missouris.
- Show-Me State
- Iron Mountain State
- Missouri Bootheel
- The Cave State
- Lead State
- The Bullion State
- Mother of The West
- Puke State
- Pennsylvania of The West
There are a number of stories and legends behind Missouri's sobriquet "Show-Me" state. The most widely known legend attributes the phrase to Missouri's US Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. While a member of the US House Committee on Naval Affairs, Vandiver attended an 18...
Attributed to politician Thomas Hart Benton, an advocate of hard money, or gold and silver. This nickname comes from Iron Mountain, so named because of the very large veins of iron ore that were found there.
The Missouri Bootheel is the southeasternmost part of the state of Missouri and is called the "Bootheel" because of the shape of its boundaries. Strictly speaking, it is composed of the counties of Dunklin, New Madrid, and Pemiscot, but the term is sometimes broadly used to refer to the entire southeastern corner of the state.
This nickname references the thousands of caves found in Missouri. Over 5,600 caves have been registered and more are discovered each year. At least 20 of these caves are public "show" caves. Show caves are open to the public with guided tours.
Missouri's lead production has been second to none in this country. The "Old Lead Belt," located in the eastern Ozark Mountains helped Missouri achieve its status as the premier lead mining area of the world. Cities named Leadington, River Mines, Old Mines and Leadwood reflect the influence of lead mining in Missouri. Missouri's official State Mine...
Attributed to politician Thomas Hart Benton, an advocate of hard money, or gold and silver. The first Missouri Senator, Mr. Benton was elected for five terms becoming the first man to serve 30 years in the U.S. Senate. Senator Benton steadfastly supported hard currency; gold and silver. Because of his opposition to banks and paper money, a politica...
This name and "The Gateway to the West" have been used to refer to Missouri's location and its historical base for western expansion. The Oregon and Santa Fe trails both begin in Missouri. The Pony Express and the Butterfield Overland Mail Route both originated in Missouri. The 630 foot Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, pays tribute to Missouri's role in...
This distasteful name is said to refer to the large gathering of Missourians in 1827 at the Galena Lead Mines. According to George Earlie Shankle, PhD, inState Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols, 1938, "...so many Missourians had assembled, that those already there declared the State of Missouri had taken a 'puke.'" (possi...
This name may have originated because of the similarity of Missouri's and Pennsylvania's mining and manufacturing economies.
The name Missouri originates from the native American Sioux of the state called the Missouris. All State Name Origins. The Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology states that Missouri means town of the large canoes.
Other nicknames for Missouri include "The Lead State", "The Bullion State", "The Ozark State", "The Mother of the West", "The Iron Mountain State", and "Pennsylvania of the West". It is also known as the "Cave State": 53 because there are more than 7,300 recorded caves in the state (second to Tennessee).
- 69,715 sq mi (180,560 km²)
Sep 1, 1999 · The name Missouri derives from 8emessourit, an Algonquian term that refers to “people with canoes (made from logs),” and the popular mistranslation “muddy water” derives from Pekitanoui, an Algonquian name for the river.
- Donald M. Lance
- 1999
Colorado. The origin of Colorado ’s state name is from the Spanish word “colorado,” meaning “ruddy” or “reddish-colored.” The name was inspired by the vibrant and reddish sediment of the Colorado River.
Aug 5, 2020 · States > Origin of State Names. Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff. State Nicknames The 50 States of America | U.S. State Information Names of State Residents. Sources +. Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. AlabamaFrom the Alabama or Alibamu people, though the river was named first.
