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About 'ouachita athletics'|Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Great Depression, and the Thanksiving Day Date-Change Fiasco







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Wednesday,               February               6,               2008               is               LSU's               official               signing               day               for               high               school               athletes.

Today,               National               Letters               of               Intent               will               be               signed               and               faxed               in               to               the               LSU               Athletics               Department               from               high               school               students               all               across               the               United               States               who               will               be               expressing               their               intent               to               play               football               with               LSU               in               the               fall               of               2008.

The               day               is               celebrated               with               an               event               downtown               at               the               Baton               Rouge               River               Center               called               the               "Bayou               Bash".

Bayou               Bash               is               hosted               by               the               Tiger               Gridiron               Club               and               started               in               1996.

The               first               bash               was               held               in               the               LSU               Fieldhouse               but               the               popularity               of               the               event               called               for               a               location               with               more               space.
               The               doors               at               the               River               Center               opened               at               8:30               am               to               the               public               who               had               purchased               advanced               tickets               for               $35               for               the               day.

Tickets               at               the               door               are               $45.00.

The               admission               price               covers               and               all-you-can-eat               lunch               that               is               served               by               area               restaurants               and               caterers,               all-you-can-drink               beer               courtesy               of               Mockler               Beverage               Company,               performances               by               the               LSU               Golden               Band               from               Tigerland,               speeches               by               current               LSU               football               players,               and               a               showing               of               a               video               of               the               2007               National               Championship               Game               Highlights.
               The               event               is               expected               to               draw               around               5,000               participants               which               were               already               lining               up               outside               the               River               Center               this               morning               at               7:30               am.

There               will               be               over               30               vendors               with               Tiger               gear               and               memorabilia               for               sale.
               The               last               event               of               the               day               will               start               at               5:00               pm               with               Coach               Les               Miles               taking               the               podium               for               his               speech,               recapping               the               success               of               the               last               football               season,               bringing               home               the               National               Championship               and               announcing               his               thoughts               on               the               new               signees               and               2008               season.
               The               atmosphere               is               electric               all               day               long               at               the               River               Center.

When               you               combine               thousands               of               LSU               fans,               plenty               of               Cajun               food,               beer               and               LSU               football               you               have               one               hell               of               a               party-all               day               long.
               The               Commitments:
               The               first               signee               came               through               right               before               he               doors               opened               this               morning.

Derrick               Bryant               was               the               first               to               get               his               letter               in               at               8:23               am.

Bryant               is               a               defensive               back               from               Peachtree               Ridge               High               School               and               from               Lawrenceville,               GA.

He               is               6'               tall               and               weighs               185               lbs.
               Cordian               Hagans,               also               from               Georgia,               was               the               second               signee               to               come               in               at               8:43               am.

Hagans,               6'5"               and               290               lbs.,               is               a               defensive               lineman               from               Northview               High               School.

He               is               from               Snellville,               GA.
               At               8:54               am,               Alex               Hurst's               letter               came               in.

Hurst,               from               Bartlett,               TN,               is               an               offensive               lineman,               also               6'5"               and               290               lbs.

from               Arlington               High               School.
               The               next               letter               came               from               the               first               in-state               signee,               P.J.

Lonergan               from               Rummel               High               School.

Lonergan               is               from               New               Orleans,               LA               and               plays               offensive               lineman,               6"4"               and               weighs               290               lbs.
               The               9               o'clock               hour               had               the               letters               rolling               in.

The               first               of               the               hour               came               from               Greg               Shaw               of               Hialeah,               FL,               offensive               lineman               from               Edward               Pace               High               School,               with               his               signed               letter               coming               through               at               9:12               am.

Shaw               is               6'5"               and               285               lbs.
               Shaw's               letter               was               followed               by               Ryan               Baker's               at               9:16               am.

Baker               is               also               from               Florida               and               attended               Bountstown               High               School.

Baker's               hometown               is               Grand               Ridge,               FL.

He               is               a               linebacker               and               stands               6'               tall,               weighing               210               lbs.
               DeAngelo               Benton's               letter               came               through               at               9:23               am.

Benton               is               a               wide               receiver               from               Hargrave               Military/Bastrop               High               School               in               Bastrop,               LA.

Benton               is               6'3"               and               weighs               205               lbs.
               At               9:31               am               Matt               Branch's               letter               arrived.

Branch               6'5",               240               lbs.

is               a               tight               end               from               Sterlington               High               School               in               Monroe,               LA.
               Thomas               Parsons'               letter               came               through               at               9:39               am.

Parsons               is               a               6'5"               offensive               lineman               from               Smithson               Valley               High               School.

He               is               from               Canyon               Lake,               TX.

He               weighs               272               lbs.
               Another               signee               from               Texas               came               through               at               9:47               am               from               Chancey               Aghayere.

Aghayere               comes               from               Garland               High               School,               Garland,               TX.

He               is               6'4",               243               lbs.

and               plays               defensive               lineman.
               Rockey               Duplessis               rounded               out               the               hour               with               his               letter               arriving               at               9:58               am.

Duplessis               is               from               Belle               Chase,               LA               and               played               defensive               back               at               Belle               Chase               High               School.

He               weighs               185               lbs               and               is               6'1".
               Another               defensive               back's               letter               came               through               at               10:15               am               from               Brandon               Taylor               from               Franklinton               High               School,               Franklinton,               LA.

Taylor               is               6'               and               weighs               178               lbs.
               Also               from               Franklinton               High               School,               Franklinton,               LA               is               Jhyryn               Taylor.

Jhyryn               is               a               wide               receiver               and               is               6'1"               and               180               lbs.

His               letter               trickled               in               at               10:19               am.
               Tyler               Edwards'               letter               arrived               at               10:27,               keeping               the               fax               machine               hot!

Edwards               played               at               Ouachita               Parish               High               School               and               is               from               Monroe,               LA.

He               is               6'3",               weighs               240               lbs.

and               plays               tight               end.
               At               10:35               am               a               letter               from               Clay               Spencer,               Parkview               Baptist,               Baton               Rouge,               LA               was               received.

Spencer               is               6'6",               285               lbs               and               plays               offensive               lineman.
               Jordan               Jefferson               was               the               next               signee               to               get               through               on               the               fax               line.

His               letter               came               through               at               10:41               am.

Jefferson               plays               quarterback               and               is               from               Destrehan               High               School,               St.

Rose,               LA.

He               is               6'4"               and               weighs               210.
               Another               commitment               from               Louisiana               player               came               through               at               10:48               am               from               Tim               Molten.

Molten               is               from               Montz,               LA               and               played               wide               receiver               at               Destrehan               High               School.

He               is               6'3"               and               weighs               in               at               190               lbs.
               At               10:55               am               a               letter               from               Kyle               Prater,               Kerrville,               TX               came               through.

Prater               is               6'1",               210               lbs.

and               played               linebacker               and               played               at               Tivy               High               School.
               Ryan               St.

Julian               was               the               first               to               commit               in               the               11:00               hour               with               his               letter               arriving               at               11:05               am.

St.

Julian               attended               Catholic               New               Iberia               High               School               and               is               from               St.

Martinville,               LA.

Julian               is               a               defensive               back,               weighs               170               and               is               6'1".
               The               20th               letter               of               commitment               came               from               Patrick               Johnson               of               Pompano               Beach,               FL               at               11:25               am.

He               is               a               defensive               back               from               Ely               High               School               and               is               6'1"               and               175               lbs.
               Other               letters               of               commitment               came               from:
               Lavar               Edwards,               6'4",               280               lbs.,               defensive               end               from               Gretna,               LA.

Attended               Desire               St.

Academy.
               Karnell               Hatcher,               defensive               back               from               Delray               Beach,               FL,               6'2",               190               lbs.

Attended               Atlantic               Community               High.
               DeAngelo               Peterson,               wide               receiver               from               New               Orleans,               LA,               6'3",               190               lbs.

Attended               Desire               Street               Academy.
               Chris               Tolliver,               wide               receiver               from               Rayville               High               School,               Rayville,               LA,               6'1",               189               lbs.
               Chase               Clement,               defensive               end               from               Thibodaux,               LA,               6'6",               245               lbs.

Attended               E.D.

White               High.
               A               total               of               26               high               school               players               have               declared               their               intent               in               playing               football               at               LSU               in               2008.

The               26th               student,               Kellen               Theriot               has               already               enrolled               in               classes.

He               is               from               Houston,               TX,               plays               linebacker               and               is               6'1".

Theriot               weighs               225               lbs.

and               went               to               Episcopal               High               School.

It               looks               to               be               another               good               season               for               Les               Miles               and               the               LSU               Tigers.
               Source:
               http://www.lsusports.net






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    Statehood:               Containing               four               distinct               physiographical               regions               including               the               Mississippi               Alluvial               Plains               Lowland               in               its               bootheel-shaped               southeastern               section,               a               portion               of               the               Interior               Plains               Central               Lowland               in               its               northern               region,               the               Ozark               Plateau               in               most               of               its               southern               section,               and               a               portion               of               the               Western               Plains               in               its               southwestern               region,               the               Missouri               Territory               was               acquired               from               France               as               part               of               the               Louisiana               Purchase               and               became               the               24th               State               on               August               10,               1821.
                   Name:
                   Possessing               the               Sioux               Indian               name               "missouris"               meaning               "wooden               canoe               people,"               "he               of               the               big               canoe,"               or               "river               of               the               big               canoes,"               and               bordered               by               Nebraska,               Iowa,               Illinois,               Oklahoma,               Kentucky,               Arkansas,               and               Tennessee,               Missouri's               name,               often               taken               to               mean               "muddy               water,"               according               to               the               Smithsonian               Bureau               of               American               Ethnology               translates               into               "town               of               the               large               canoes,"
                   Native               Americans:
                   Along               with               the               Prehistoric               Mississippian               Moundbuilders               other               Native               American               Indian               tribes               that               resided               in               the               territory               that               became               the               State               of               Missouri               included               the               Caddo,               the               Dakota,               the               Fox,               the               Illinois,               the               Iowa,               the               Kickapoo,               the               Missouri,               the               Omaha,               the               Osage,               the               Deleware,               the               Oto,               the               Sauk,               the               Shawnee,               the               Chickasaw,               the               Quapaw,               the               Hopewell,               the               Piakeshaw,               the               Blackfoot,               the               Chippawa,               the               Sioux,               the               Crow,               the               Cheyenne,               the               Shoshone,               the               Arapaho,               the               Winnebago,               the               Sac,               the               Potawatomi,               the               Cherokee,               the               Chickamauga,               the               Saponi,               the               Miami,               the               Wea,               and               the               Peoria.
                   History:
                   The               earliest               known               recorded               use               of               the               name               "Missouri"               was               found               on               a               1673               map               drawn               by               the               French               Jesuit               Missionary               Explorer               Jacques               Marquette.
                   The               first               immigrant               villages               established               in               the               territory               that               became               the               State               of               Missouri               were               Fort               de               Chartres,               Kaskaskia,               Prairie               du               Rocher,               and               Fort               Orleans,               and               the               first               European               settlement               in               the               territory,               created               in               1750,               was               Ste.

    Genevieve.
                   Spain               acquired               the               Missouri               Territory               as               part               of               Louisiana               under               the               1762               Treaty               of               Fountainebleau               following               Britian's               defeat               of               France               in               the               Seven               Years               War,               and               ceded               it               back               to               France               in               1800,               who               realized               they               could               not               protect               the               territory               from               the               United               States               and               sold               it               as               part               of               the               Louisiana               Purchase.
                   Part               of               the               Western               Frontier,               and               a               major               cattle               and               agricultural               region,               Missouri               was               the               home               of               several               War               of               1812               military               forts               including               Fort               Bellefontaine,               Fort               Osage,               and               Fort               Cap               au               Gris.

    Missouri               was               also               the               site               of               many               battles               from               that               conflict               including               the               May               24,               1815               Battle               of               the               Sink               Hole               involving               the               Missouri               Rangers               and               Sauk               Indians               led               by               Chief               Black               Hawk.
                   The               March               28,               1857               Platte               Purchase               added               Atchison               County,               Andrew               County,               Buchanan               County,               Nodaway               County,               Platte               County,               and               Holt               County               to               Missouri's               southern               border.
                   During               the               California               Gold               Rush               Independence,               Saint               Louis,               Saint               Joseph,               and               Westport               became               important               wagon               train               departure               points               for               trips               that               took               as               long               as               six               months               to               complete,               making               Missouri               the               "Gateway               to               the               West,"               which               has               been               commemorated               by               the               Gateway               Arch               in               Saint               Louis.
                   Important               agricultural               products               of               the               State               of               Missouri               have               included               tobacco,               hemp,               hogs,               corn,               sorgham,               hay,               rice,               horses,               turkeys,               wine,               and               a               famous               breed               of               mules.
                   The               May               10,               1861               Camp               Jackson               Affair,               where               Union               forces               killed               twenty-eight               citizens               of               Saint               Louis,               drew               Missouri               into               the               Civil               War,               and               divided               the               State               between               both               sides,               with               Saint               Louis               becoming               a               major               supply               base               for               the               Union               Army.
                   Missouri               was               the               third               largest               area               of               conflict               during               the               Civil               War               with               battles               faught               at               Carthage,               Wilson's               Creek,               Lexington,               Pilot               Knob,               Saint               Louis,               Glasgow,               Little               Blue,               Byram's               Ford,               Independence,               and               Westport,               as               well               as               widespread               guerilla               warfare               by               such               well               known               organizations               as               the               Quantrill's               Raiders,               the               Bloody               Bill               Anderson               Gang,               Jesse               James,               and               the               Bald               Knobbers.
                   Major               companies               that               originated               in               the               State               of               Missouri               include               Hallmark               Cards,               the               A.P.

    Green               Fire               Brick               Company,               the               Booth               Farms               and               Hatchery,               that               led               to               Clinton               becoming               famous               as               the               "Baby               Chick               Capitol               of               the               World,"               the               Anheuser               and               Company               Bavarian               Brewery,               Anheuser               Busch,               the               manufacturer               of               Budweiser,               the               most               popular               brand               of               beer               in               the               world,               the               Pierce               Petroleum               Company,               the               Bass               Pro               Shops               Sporting               Goods               Company,               the               Missouri               Fur               Company,               and               live               Country               Music               performances               in               Branson.
                   Missouri               has               experienced               several               natural               disasters               including               the               December               16,               1811               New               Madrid               Earthquakes,               the               worst               in               United               States               history,               the               1844               Great               Flood               of               the               Missouri               and               Upper               Mississippi               Rivers,               severe               blizzards,               and               destructive               tornados.
                   Approximately               ninety               percent               of               the               non-recycled               lead               supply               of               the               United               States               is               mined               in               Missouri,               with               barite,               zinc,               silver,               timber,               and               limestone               also               heavily               produced.
                   Since               1904,               with               the               exceptions               of               1956               and               2008,               Missouri's               results               in               the               US               Presidential               Elections               have               accurately               predicted               the               next               President               of               the               United               States.
                   Missouri               is               known               as               a               Border               State               between               Southern               and               Midwestern               cultures,               and               between               the               Eastern               and               Western               United               States,               because               Saint               Louis               has               long               been               regarded               as               the               "westernmost               Eastern               City,"               and               Kansas               City               as               the               "easternmost               Western               City,"               of               the               Country.
                   Missouri               Compromise:
                   Agreed               to               in               1820               between               the               pro-slavery               and               anti-slavery               sectors               of               the               United               States               Congress               regarding               slavery               in               the               Western               Territories               the               Missouri               Compromise               prohibited               slavery               north               of               the               36'30               North               Parallel               except               in               Missouri.

    The               Missouri               Compromise               also               allowed               Maine               to               enter               the               Union               as               a               Free               State,               thereby               maintaining               the               balance               of               power               between               the               two               factions               of               the               Country.
                   George               Washington               Carver               National               Monument:
                   Founded               by               President               Franklin               Delano               Roosevelt,               and               located               two               miles               west               of               Diamond,               the               first               National               Monument               dedicated               to               an               African-American               preserves               the               1881               Moses               Carver               House,               the               Carver               Family               Cemetary,               a               nature               trail,               a               museum,               two               hundred               and               ten               acres               of               woodlands               and               prairies,               an               interactive               area,               the               boyhood               home,               and               a               statue               of               the               famous               Scientist,               Educator,               Botanist,               and               Inventor               George               Washington               Carver               as               a               young               boy.
                   Harry               S.

    Truman               National               Historic               Site:
                   The               Harry               S.

    Truman               National               Historic               Site               preserves               the               Truman               Family               Farm               in               Grandview,               the               long               time               home               of               the               thirty-third               President               of               the               United               States               in               Independence,               the               homes               of               Truman's               two               brothers,               favorite               Aunt,               and               several               cousins,               the               Truman               Presidential               Library,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Historic               District,               a               smokehouse,               the               Grandview               Post               Office               Truman               turned               into               a               garage,               and               other               buildings.
                   Jefferson               National               Expansion               Memorial:
                   Located               in               Saint               Louis,               and               the               starting               point               of               the               Lewis               and               Clark               Expedition,               the               Jefferson               National               Expansion               Memorial,               a               ninety-one               acre               park               along               the               Mississippi               River,               possesses               the               Old               Courthouse               where               the               Dred               Scott               Slavery               Case               was               debated,               the               Gateway               Arch,               and               the               Museum               of               Westward               Expansion.
                   Lewis               and               Clark               National               Historic               Trail:
                   The               approximately               3700               mile               long               Lewis               and               Clark               National               Historic               Trail               from               Wood               River,               Illinois               to               the               mouth               of               the               Columbia               River               in               Oregon               commemorates               the               1804               to               1806               expedition               that               explored               the               newly               acquired               Louisiana               Purchase               through               the               States               of               Illinois,               Missouri,               Kansas,               Nebraska,               Iowa,               South               Dakota,               North               Dakota,               Montana,               Idaho,               Washington,               and               Oregon.
                   Oregon               National               Historic               Trail:
                   Traveling               over               more               than               two               thousand               miles               of               rough               terrain               from               Independence,               Missouri               through               Kansas,               Nebraska,               Iowa,               Wyoming,               Idaho,               and               Oregon,               with               extensions               into               Colorado,               Utah,               Nevada,               California,               and               Washington,               the               historic               wagon               train               route               known               as               the               Oregon               National               Historic               Trail               is               the               oldest               Northern               United               States               trail               and               played               a               major               developmental               role               in               the               fur               trade               of               the               early               1800s.
                   Ozark               National               Scenic               Riverways:
                   Protecting               the               Jacks               Fork               River               and               the               Current               River,               two               of               America's               clearest               rivers,               the               Ozark               National               Scenic               Riverways               offer               horseback               riding,               hiking,               fishing,               sightseeing,               and               canoeing               opportunities               to               more               than               one               million               visitors               a               year,               and               are               the               home               of               some               of               the               largest               springs               in               the               United               States               including               the               Montauk               Springs,               Cave               Spring,               Welch               Spring,               Round               Spring,               Ebb               and               Flow               Spring,               Pulltite               Spring,               Fire               Hydrant               Spring,               and               Blue               Spring.

    The               Ozark               National               Scenic               Riverways               also               contain               more               than               three               hundred               caves               including               the               Devil's               Well               Sink,               Jam-Up               Cave,               and               the               Round               Spring               Caverns.
                   Pony               Express               National               Historic               Trail:
                   Famous               for               the               advertisement               "Wanted:               young,               skinny,               wiry               fellows               not               over               eighteen.

    Must               be               expert               riders,               willing               to               risk               death               daily.

    Orphans               preferred,"               and               headquartered               at               the               Patee               House               in               St.

    Joseph,               Missouri,               with               mail               carried               by               horseback               riders               who               could               not               weigh               more               than               125               pounds,               riding               up               to               75               miles               a               day               between               157               relay               stations               spread               approximately               ten               miles               apart,               the               Pony               Express,               begun               by               the               Leavenworth               and               Pike's               Peak               Mail               Delivery               Service,               and               operated               from               April               3,               1860               to               October               1861,               became               the               most               direct               means               of               communications               between               the               Eastern               and               Western               portions               of               the               United               States,               with               mail               taking               about               ten               days               to               travel               from               the               Atlantic               Ocean               to               the               Pacific               Ocean.
                   Santa               Fe               National               Historic               Trail:
                   Covering               more               than               twelve               hundred               miles               of               deserts,               plains,               and               mountains,               with               its               eastern               end               in               Franklin,               Missouri,               the               Santa               Fe               Trail               was               a               major               transportation,               commercial,               military,               and               international               trade               route               through               the               Comanche               and               Apache               Indian               Territories               that               helped               open               up               the               southwestern               United               States               and               features               such               notable               historic               locations               as               the               Arrow               Rock               Ferry               Landing,               the               Old               Franklin               town               site               where               the               first               travelers               on               the               Santa               Fe               Trail               began               their               journeys,               the               Boone's               Lick               State               Historic               Site               where               Nathan               and               Daniel               Morgan               Boone               developed               the               salt               business               that               shipped               salt               used               to               tan               hides               and               preserve               meat               up               the               Missouri               River,               the               Santa               Fe               Spring               that               supplied               water               to               the               early               travelers               along               the               Santa               Fe               Trail,               the               Arrow               Rock               Tavern,               the               oldest               continuously               operated               restaurant               west               of               the               Mississippi               River,               Fort               Osage,               the               westernmost               fur               trading               factory               in               the               United               States               fur               factory               system,               the               extinct               town               of               Wayne               City,               the               National               Frontier               Trails               Museum               dedicated               to               the               Santa               Fe,               Oregon,               and               California               Trails,               and               the               New               Santa               Fe               Cemetary               Trail               Ruts               on               the               boundary               of               the               Indian               Territory               on               Missouri's               western               edge               made               as               wagon               trains               traveled               the               Trail.
                   Trail               of               Tears               National               Historic               Trail:
                   Passing               through               Cape               Girardeau               County               the               Missouri               section               of               the               Trail               of               Tears,               the               result               of               the               1830               President               Andrew               Jackson               policy               to               forcibly               remove               approximately               16,000               members               of               five               tribes               of               Chickasaw,               Creek,               Cherokee,               Choctaw,               and               Seminole               Indians               to               Oklahoma,               features               the               Arcadia               Valley               Campground               at               Pilot               Knob               where               fourteen               hundred               Cherokees               camped               along               the               Trail,               the               Laughing               Park               field               at               Roubidoux               Spring,               the               Maramec               Spring               Park               and               Mussey               Iron               Works,               the               first               successful               ironworks               plant               west               of               the               Mississippi               River,               the               1247-acre               Star               City               Ranch               and               Trail               segment,               the               Wire               Road               used               to               string               telegraph               lines,               Civil               War               troop               movements,               and               the               Butterfield               Overland               Mail               Stagecoach               route,               the               Trail               of               Tears               State               Park               near               Jackson,               where               nine               of               the               thirteen               groups               of               Cherokees               removed               from               their               lands               crossed               the               Mississippi               River               in               the               severe               Winter               conditions               of               1838-1839,               and               the               burial               site               of               Nancy               Bushyhead               Hildebrand               whose               memorial               marks               the               lost               lives               of               all               the               Cherokees               that               died               along               the               Trail,
                   Ulysses               S.

    Grant               National               Historic               Site:
                   Known               as               White               Haven,               and               containing               the               childhood               home               of               Julia               Dent               Grant,               as               well               as               the               plantation               site               of               the               Grant               Estate,               including               the               main               house,               slave               quarters,               and               several               outbuildings,               the               Ulysses               S.

    Grant               National               Historic               Site               in               Grantwood               Village               celebrates               the               military               career,               life,               and               Presidency               of               the               18th               President               of               the               United               States.
                   Wilson's               Creek               National               Battlefield:
                   Faught               August               10,               1861               the               Battle               of               Wilson's               Creek,               the               first               major               engagement               of               the               Civil               War               west               of               the               Mississippi               River,               kept               Missouri               in               the               Union               and               features               the               Wilson's               Creek               Civil               War               Museum,               a               five               mile               long               trail               loop,               the               1852               Ray               House,               a               Confederate               Field               Hospital,               and               Bloody               Hill.
                   Mark               Twain               National               Forest:
                   Containing               approximately               one               and               a               half               million               acres,               in               twenty-nine               counties,               the               Mark               Twain               National               Forest               features               the               Glade               Top               Trail               National               Scenic               Byway,               Greer               Spring,               the               largest               spring               on               National               Forest               property,               the               Bell               Mountain               Wilderness               with               the               highest               mountain               in               the               Saint               Francois               Mountain               Range,               the               Rockpile               Mountain               Wilderness               with               a               name               taken               from               a               circle               of               granite               rock               built               by               Prehistoric               man,               the               Piney               Creek               Wilderness               east               of               Cassville,               the               Hercules-Glades               Wilderness,               the               oldest               wilderness               area               in               Missouri,               with               some               of               the               most               scenic               country               in               the               Midwestern               part               of               the               United               States,               the               Paddy               Creek               Wilderness               with               rugged               and               challenging               hiking               trails,               and               the               Irish               Wilderness               with               Fiddler               Spring               and               overlooks               of               the               Eleven               Point               River.
                   State               Parks:
                   Missouri               is               the               home               of               eighty-three               State               Parks               and               Historic               Sites               including               the               Arrow               Rock               State               Historic               Site               that               contains               historic               homes,               the               1834               Huston               Tavern               restaurant,               and               an               open               air               museum,               the               Babler               State               Park               in               Wildwood               with               popular               hiking               trails,               the               Sam               A.

    Baker               State               Park               in               the               Saint               Francois               Mountains               of               the               Ozarks,               the               Battle               of               Athens               State               Historic               Site               on               the               Des               Moines               River               that               commemorates               the               most               northerly               faught               Civil               War               battle               west               of               the               Mississippi               River,               and               the               only               one               contested               on               the               Iowa               border,               the               Battle               of               Carthage               State               Historic               Site               near               Joplin,               won               by               the               Confederate               Missouri               State               Guard,               that               helped               encourage               recruitment               for               Southern               regiments,               the               Battle               of               Lexington               State               Historic               Site,               where               the               Battle               of               Hemp               Bales               consolidated               Confederate               control               of               the               Missouri               Valley,               and               also               the               site               of               the               Second               Battle               of               Lexington,               another               Confederate               victory               during               the               Missouri               Expedition,               the               Bennett               Spring               State               Park               a               popular               flyfishing               location               near               Lebanon,               the               Thomas               Hart               Benton               Home               and               Studio               State               Historic               Site               that               preserves               the               Kansas               City               home               of               the               famous               Muralist               and               Leader               of               the               Regionalist               Art               Movement,               the               Big               Lake               State               Park,               Missouri's               largest               oxbow               lake,               the               Big               Oak               Tree               State               Park               in               East               Prairie               that               possesses               some               of               the               largest               trees               on               United               States               farmland,               the               Big               Sugar               Creek               State               Park               that               protects               the               Elk               River               water               system               in               the               southwestern               part               of               Missouri,               the               Bollinger               Mill               State               Historic               Site               in               Burfordville               with               the               oldest               Covered               Bridge               in               the               State,               that               predates               the               Civil               War,               the               Nathan               Boone               Homestead               State               Historic               Site               at               Ash               Grove               that               preserves               the               home               of               Daniel               Boone's               youngest               son,               the               Boone's               Lick               State               Historic               Site               at               Arrow               Rock               that               protects               the               spring               that               provided               water               for               Nathan               and               Daniel               Morgan               Boone's               famous               salt               mill,               the               Bothwell               Lodge               State               Historic               Site               north               of               Sadalia               that               possesses               the               1890               Stoneyridge               Farm,               the               Castlewood               State               Park               a               popular               trail               hiking               location               on               the               Meramec               River,               the               Clark's               Hill/Norton               State               Historic               Site               near               Jefferson               City               that               possesses               the               Lewis               and               Clark               campsite,               the               Confederate               Memorial               State               Historic               Site               at               Higginsville               that               protects               the               Confederate               Soldiers               Home               of               Missouri,               the               Crowder               State               Park               near               Trenton               that               features               large-mouth               bass               fishing               on               Crowder               Lake,               the               Cuivre               River               State               Park               east               of               Troy               with               ten               popular               hiking               trails,               the               Current               River               State               Park               north               of               Eminence               with               many               buildings               on               the               National               Register               of               Historic               Places,               the               Deutschheim               State               Historic               Site               in               Hermann               with               many               mid-eighteen               hundreds               German               immigrant               buildings,               the               Dillard               Mill               State               Historic               Site               in               Crawford               County,               the               Governor               Daniel               Dunklin's               Grave               State               Historic               Site               in               Herculaneum,               the               Elephant               Rocks               State               Park               in               the               Saint               Francois               Mountains               with               Precambrian               Period               granite               that               resembles               a               train               of               pink               circus               elephants,               the               Felix               Valle               House               State               Historic               Site               in               Ste.

    Genevieve               that               preserves               an               1818               authentically               stocked               mercantile               store,               the               Finger               Lakes               State               Park               at               Columbia               that               features               reclaimed               strip               mined               land               from               the               Mark               Twain               Coal               Mine               and               more               than               seventy               miles               of               off-road,               motorcycle,               ATV,               and               motocross               trails,               the               First               Missouri               State               Capitol               Complex               Historic               Site               in               St.

    Charles,               the               Fort               Davidson               State               Historic               Site               where               the               September               27,               1864               Battle               of               Fort               Davidson,               the               opening               conflict               of               Price's               Missouri               Raid               occurred,               the               General               John               J.

    Pershing               Boyhood               Home               State               Historic               Site               in               LaClede               that               protects               the               home               of               the               Leader               of               the               American               Expeditionary               Forces               of               World               War               One,               the               Graham               Cave               State               Park               in               Montgomery               County               that               preserves               a               historically               important               Pre-Columbian               Era               archaeological               site,               the               Grand               Gulf               State               Park               in               Thayer               with               a               forked               canyon               from               a               Prehistoric               cave               system               and               the               largest               natural               bridge               in               Missouri,               the               Ha               Ha               Tonka               State               Park               in               Camdenton               with               many               sinkholes,               caves,               and               bluffs               overlooking               the               Lake               of               the               Ozarks,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Birthplace               State               Historic               Site               in               Lamar,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               State               Park,               dam,               and               largest               man-made               lake               in               the               State               of               Missouri,               found               between               Warsaw               and               Clinton               on               the               Osage               River,               the               Hawn               State               Park               in               Ste.

    Genevieve               with               popular               State-Designated               Natural               Areas               including               the               LaMotte               Sandstone               Barrens,               Pickle               Creek,               Orchid               Valley,               and               Botkin's               Pine               Woods,               the               Hunter-Dawson               State               Historic               Site               in               New               Madrid,               the               Iliniwek               Village               State               Historic               Site               in               Clark               County,               the               Jefferson               Landing               State               Historic               Site               in               Jefferson               City               featuring               the               Christopher               Maus               House,               the               Lohman's               Landing               Building,               and               the               Union               Hotel,               the               Jewell               Cemetary               State               Historic               Site               in               Columbia,               the               Johnson's               Shut-Ins               State               Park               on               the               East               Fork               Black               River               in               the               St.

    Francois               Mountains               with               many               cascades               and               a               natural               water               park,               the               Edward               and               Pat               Jones-Confluence               Point               State               Park               where               the               Missouri               River               and               the               Mississippi               River               meet               north               of               the               Saint               Louis               Arch,               and               where               the               Lewis               and               Clark               Expedition               began               in               1804,               the               Katy               Trails               State               Park               along               the               Missouri               River,               one               of               the               longest               Rails-to-Trails               right-of-ways               in               the               United               States,               the               Knob               Noster               State               Park               in               Johnson               County               with               reclaimed               land               that               began               as               the               Montserrat               National               Recreational               Demonstration               Area,               the               Lake               of               the               Ozarks               State               Park,               the               largest               State               Park               in               Missouri,               featuring               more               than               eighty-five               miles               of               shoreline,               twelve               hiking               trails,               the               Ozark               Caverns,               and               Anderson               Hollow               Cove,               popularly               known               as               Party               Cove,               that               according               to               the               New               York               Times               newspaper,               is               the               "oldest               established               permanent               floating               bacchanal               festival               in               the               Country,"               the               Lake               Wappapello               State               Park               in               Wayne               County,               the               Lewis               and               Clark               State               Park               in               Buchanan               County,               the               Locust               Creek               Covered               Bridge               State               Historic               Site               in               Linn               County,               the               Long               Branch               State               Park               in               Macon               County,               the               Mark               Twain               Birthplace               State               Historic               Site               and               Mark               Twain               State               Park               in               Monroe               County,               the               Mastodon               State               Historic               Archaeological               and               Paleontological               Site               in               Imperial               with               the               famous               Kimmswick               Bone               Bed               and               one               of               the               most               extensive               Pleistocene               Ice               Age               deposits               in               the               United               States,               the               Meramec               State               Park               in               Sullivan               with               hardwood               forests,               woodland               glades,               and               more               than               forty               caves,               the               Missouri               Mines               State               Historic               Site               in               Park               Hills               with               a               mining               and               geological               history               museum               featuring               the               Missouri               Lead               Belt               Mining               District,               the               Missouri               State               Capitol               Complex               and               Missouri               State               Museum               in               Jefferson               City,               the               Montauk               State               Park               in               Salem               with               famous               trout               fishing               on               the               Current               River               headwaters,               the               Morris               State               Park               in               Dunklin               County,               the               Onondaga               Cave               State               Park               in               Leasburg,               the               Osage               Village               State               Historic               Site               in               Vernon               County               that               commemorates               the               Osage               Indian               Nation,               the               Pershing               State               Park               in               Linn               County,               the               Pomme               de               Terre               State               Park               in               Hickory               County,               the               Prairie               State               Park               in               the               Central               Forest-Grasslands               Transition               Ecoregion               of               the               Great               Plains,               the               Roaring               River               State               Park               in               Barry               County,               the               Robertsville               State               Park               in               Franklin               County,               the               Rock               Bridge               Memorial               State               Park               south               of               Columbia,               the               Route               66               State               Park               in               the               former               town               of               Times               Beach,               the               St.

    Francois               State               Park               with               the               Pike               Run               Hills               and               Coonville               Natural               Area,               the               St.

    Joe               State               Park               in               Park               Hills               with               the               historic               St.

    Joe               Minerals               mill               building               and               a               mining               museum               on               the               St.

    Francois               Mountain               flanks,               the               Sandy               Creek               Covered               Bridge               State               Historic               Site               in               Saline               County,               the               Scott               Joplin               House               State               Historic               Site               in               Saint               Louis,               the               Stockton               State               Park,               on               a               peninsula               between               the               Big               and               Little               Sac               arms               of               Stockton               Lake               in               Cedar               County,               with               ancient               burial               mounds,               campsites,               and               villages               from               several               Prehistoric               cultures,               the               Table               Rock               State               Park               in               Stone               and               Taney               Counties,               the               Taum               Sauk               Mountain               State               Park               with               the               highest               elevation               point               in               Missouri               and               the               Mina               Sauk               Falls,               the               State's               tallest               waterfall,               the               Thousand               Hills               State               Park               west               of               Kirksville               with               Native               American               Indian               petroglyphs               and               the               home               of               the               Baker/McConnell               Kids               Fishing               Tournament,               the               Towosahgy               State               Historic               Site               with               an               extensive               Mississippian               Mound               system               that               preserves               a               Woodland               Period               Baytown               Culture,               the               Trail               of               Tears               State               Park               in               Cape               Girardeau               County               commemorating               the               Cherokee               Indians               that               died               along               the               Trail               of               Tears               during               their               forced               relocation               to               Oklahoma,               the               Union               Covered               Bridge               State               Historic               Site               in               Monroe               County               that               protects               the               1871-built               bridge               across               the               Elk               Fork               of               the               Salt               River,               the               Van               Meter               State               Park               in               Saline               County,               in               the               Pinnacles               bottomland               area,               with               many               ancient               Native               American               Indian               burial               mounds,               the               Wakonda               State               Park               in               Lewis               County,               the               Wallace               State               Park               in               Clinton               County,               the               Washington               State               Park,               with               Native               American               Indian               rock               carvings,               in               central-eastern               Missouri,               the               Watkins               Woolen               Mill               State               Park               and               State               Historic               Site               in               Lawson               that               possesses               the               buildings,               machinery,               and               business               records               of               the               1859-built               Watkins               Wool               Mill,               the               Weston               Bend               State               Park               in               Platte               County,               and               the               Roger               Pryor               Pioneer               Backcountry               in               the               Pioneer               Forest               with               hiking               trails,               two               wilderness               areas,               and               four               hundred               year               old               trees.
                   State               Forests:
                   Missouri               contains               many               State               Forests               including               the               Beal               State               Forest,               the               Blair               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Bloom               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Cardareva               State               Forest,               the               Carrs               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Clow               State               Forest,               the               Hartshorn               State               Forest,               the               Indian               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Mule               Mountain               State               Forest,               the               Powder               Mill               State               Forest,               and               the               Rocky               Creek               State               Forest               in               Shannon               County,               the               Bear               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Coffin               State               Forest,               the               Flatwoods               Church               State               Forest,               and               the               Osage               Fork               State               Forest               in               Laclede               County,               the               Bluffwoods               State               Forest               in               Buchanan               County,               the               Bozarth               State               Forest,               the               Deer               Run               State               Forest,               the               Dickins               Valley               State               Forest,               the               Graves               Mountain               State               Forest,               the               Logan               Creek               State               Forest,               the               Paint               Rock               State               Forest,               the               Riverside               State               Forest,               and               the               Webb               Creek               State               Forest               in               Reynolds               County,               the               Castor               River               State               Forest               and               the               Club               Creek               State               Forest               in               Bollinger               County,               the               Cedar               Grove               State               Forest               and               the               Indian               Trail               State               Forest               in               Dent               County,               the               Coldwater               State               Forest               and               the               Poplar               Bluff               State               Forest               in               Wayne               County,               the               Elmslie               Memorial               State               Forest               in               Marion               County,               the               Eva               Neely               Davis               Memorial               State               Forest               in               Andrew               County,               the               Fourche               Creek               State               Forest               in               Ripley               County,               the               Grand               Trace               State               Forest               in               Harrison               County,               the               Hackler               Ford               State               Forest               and               the               Lead               Mine               State               Forest               in               Dallas               County,               the               Huckleberry               Ridge               State               Forest               in               McDonald               County,               the               Fiery               Fork               State               Forest               in               Camden               County,               the               Lester               R.

    Davis               Memorial               State               Forest               in               Barton               County,               the               Daniel               Boone               Memorial               State               Forest               and               the               Little               Lost               Creek               State               Forest               in               Warren               County,               the               Lone               Star               Tract               State               Forest               in               Pulaski               County,               the               Poosey               State               Forest               in               Livingston               County,               the               Painted               Rock               State               Forest               in               Osage               County,               the               Ruth               and               Paul               Hennings               State               Forest               in               Taney               County,               the               Sugar               Creek               State               Forest               in               Adair               County,               the               White               River               State               Forest               in               Howell               County,               and               the               Wilhelmina               State               Forest               in               Dunklin               County.
                   Lakes:
                   The               largest               lakes               in               the               State               of               Missouri               include               Bull               Shoals               Lake               in               the               Ozark               Mountains               that               impounds               the               White               River               with               one               of               the               largest               concrete               dams               in               the               United               States,               and               contains               hundreds               of               miles               of               coves               and               nineteen               parks               around               its               shorelines,               the               Lake               of               the               Ozarks,               the               largest               reservoir               on               the               Osage               River,               that               possesses               more               than               1150               miles               of               shorelines,               Fellow               Lake,               the               water               source               for               the               city               of               Springfield               and               one               of               the               State's               premiere               Muskie               fishing               locations,               Lake               Taneycomo               on               the               White               River               in               the               Ozark               Mountains,               a               popular               tourist               destination               for               visitors               to               Branson               and               Rockaway               Beach,               the               Mark               Twain               Lake               on               the               Salt               River               southwest               of               Hannibal,               with               the               town               of               Florida,               the               Author's               birthplace,               next               to               the               lake,               McDaniel               Lake               on               the               Little               Sac               River               containing               several               varities               of               fish,               Pomme               de               Terre               Lake               north               of               Springfield               with               a               French               name               meaning               "earth               apple,"               a               type               of               potato,               and               more               than               one               hundred               and               thirteen               miles               of               shorelines,               the               five               thousand               acre               Smithville               Lake               on               the               Platte               River               containing               more               than               one               hundred               and               seventy-five               miles               of               shorelines,               the               "V"-shaped               Stockton               Lake               that               is               surrounded               by               tree-covered               hills               and               ranked               among               the               Top               Ten               lakes               in               the               United               States               for               sailing,               Table               Rock               Lake               on               the               White               River               in               the               Ozark               Mountains,               a               popular               Branson               area               tourist               destination,               the               Truman               Reservoir,               Missouri's               largest               man-made               lake,               Lake               Springfield               in               Greene               County,               Norfolk               Lake               in               the               Ozark               Mountains               with               secluded               coves               and               popular               sailing               opportunities,               Weatherby               Lake               near               Kansas               City,               and               Wappapello               Lake               in               the               foothills               of               the               Ozark               Mountains               that               was               named               after               the               Shawnee               Indian               Chief               Wappepilese.
                   Rivers:
                   Major               rivers               located               in               the               State               of               Missouri               include               the               Missouri               River,               the               Mississippi               River,               the               Arkansas               River,               the               Neosho               River,               the               Elk               River,               the               Flat               Branch               River,               the               Buffalo               River,               the               Table               Rock               River,               the               Bass               River,               the               Spring               River,               the               Jacks               Fork               River,               the               Current               River,               the               Eleven               Point               River,               the               White               River,               the               Black               River,               the               Cache               River,               the               James               River,               the               North               Fork               River,               the               Roaring               River,               the               Bennetts               River,               the               Little               North               Fork               White               River,               the               Kings               River,               the               Little               Black               River,               the               St.

    Francis               River,               the               Little               River,               the               Castor               River,               the               Little               St.

    Francis               River,               the               Whitewater               River,               the               Old               River,               the               Meramec               River,               the               Bourbeuse               River,               the               Big               River,               the               Little               Bourbeuse               River,               the               Little               Meramec               River,               the               River               des               Peres,               the               River               aux               Vases,               the               Loutre               River,               the               Gasconade               River,               the               Osage               Fork               River,               the               Maries               River,               the               Niangua               River,               the               South               Grand               River,               the               Little               Maries               River,               the               Little               Niangua               River,               the               Pomme               de               Terre               River,               the               Sac               River,               the               Little               Pomme               de               Terre               River,               the               Little               Sac               River,               the               North               Dry               Sac               River,               the               Little               Osage               River,               the               South               Dry               Sac               River,               the               Marmaton               River,               the               Green               River,               the               Moreau               River,               the               Marais               des               Cygnes               River,               the               Lamine               River,               the               Blackwater               River,               the               Little               Chariton               River,               the               Grand               River,               the               Thompson               River,               the               Weldon               River,               the               Crooked               River,               the               Fishing               River,               the               Blue               River,               the               Little               Blue               River,               the               Platte               River,               the               Little               Platte               River,               the               Nodaway               River,               the               One               Hundred               and               Two               River,               the               Big               Tarkio               River,               the               Nishnabotna               River,               the               Cuivre               River,               the               South               River,               the               Salt               River,               the               North               River,               the               North               Fabius               River,               the               Wyaconda               River,               the               Fabius               River,               the               Little               Wyaconda               River,               the               Middle               Fabius               River,               the               Fox               River,               the               South               Fabius               River,               the               Little               Fox               River,               the               Des               Moines               River,               and               the               Big               Piney               River.
                   Mountains:
                   Major               mountains               found               in               the               State               of               Missouri               include               Bell               Mountain               in               the               Potosi-Fredericktown               region               of               the               Mark               Twain               National               Forest,               the               Ouachita               Mountains,               the               Saint               Francois               Mountain               Range               featuring               the               Boston               Mountains,               Taum               Sauk               Mountain,               Missouri's               highest               elevation               point               at               1772               feet               tall,               Pilot               Knob               Mountain,               Hughes               Mountain,               Proffit               Mountain,               Goggin               Mountain,               Lead               Hill               Mountain,               Clark               Mountain,               the               highest               isolated               elevation               point               in               the               State               at               1450               feet               tall,               and               Wildcat               Mountain               in               Iron               County.
                   Wildernesses:
                   Missouri               contains               eight               wilderness               areas               including               the               Bell               Mountain               Wilderness               that               protects               an               old-growth               oak-hickory               forest,               grassy               glades,               granite               outcroppings,               a               variety               of               plant               species,               several               gorges,               and               wildlife               including               white-tailed               deer,               turkeys,               Pileated               Woodpeckers,               woodthrush,               and               ovenbirds,               the               Devil's               Backbone               Wilderness,               supported               by               a               long               narrow               ridge               down               its               center,               that               is               full               of               hickory,               oak,               shortleaf               pine,               red               maple,               and               sassafras               trees,               several               hollows,               Blue               Spring,               Amber               Spring,               McGarr               Spring,               the               North               Fork               Recreation               Area,               the               McGarr               Ridge               Trail,               the               Collins               Ridge               Trail,               deer,               foxes,               bobcats,               coyotes,               eagles,               hawks,               vultures,               owls,               skunks,               squirrels,               and               snakes,               the               Hercules-Glades               Wilderness               with               some               of               the               most               panaramic               views               of               Missouri,               forested               knobs,               steep               rocky               hills,               several               hollows,               open               grasslands,               dogwoods,               maples,               eastern               red               cedars,               roadrunners,               quail,               collared               lizards,               Pilot               Knob,               and               Coy               Bald,               the               Irish               Wilderness,               the               State's               largest               wilderness               area,               with               more               than               16,277               acres               of               sinkholes,               the               Whites               Creek               Cave,               overlooks               of               the               Eleven               Point               National               Scenic               River,               shortleaf               pines,               dogwoods,               persimmons,               Bliss               Springs,               Fiddler               Spring,               and               a               variety               of               Ozark               wildlife,               the               Mingo               Wilderness               that               possesses               bottomland               hardwood,               tupelo,               and               Giant               Cypress               trees,               Bald               Eagles,               Mississippi               Flyway               migrating               waterfowl,               otters,               beavers,               rolling               hills,               and               Monoply               Marsh,               the               Piney               Creek               Wilderness               with               wild               growing               strawberries               and               tomatoes,               four               hundred               foot               tall               ridges,               many               hollows,               several               springs,               Table               Rock               Lake,               sycamore,               elm,               ash,               and               buckeye               trees,               Great               Blue               Herons,               armadillos,               and               the               Pineview               Tower               Trail,               the               Rockpile               Mountain               Wilderness               in               the               St.

    Francois               Mountains,               Missouri's               smallest               wilderness               area,               featuring               an               ancient               circular               pile               of               granite               rocks               built               by               Prehistoric               peoples,               broken               ridges,               butternut,               basswood,               and               Kentucky               Coffee               trees,               five               man-made               ponds,               backcountry               exploring,               and               the               Little               Grass               Mountain               Trail,               and               the               Paddy               Creek               Wilderness               with               a               mixed               hardwood               forest,               steep               cliffs,               many               caves,               distinctive               rock               formations,               the               Big               Piney               Trail,               and               the               Roby               Lake               Recreation               Area.
                   Ozarks:
                   Covering               approximately               47,000               square               miles,               and               known               as               the               Ozarks               Mountain               Country,               the               Ozark               Mountains,               and               the               Ozark               Plateau,               the               Ozarks               are               a               dissected               plateau               highlands               region               of               the               central               portion               of               the               United               States               that               cover               much               of               southern               Missouri,               part               of               northern               Arkansas,               extend               into               eastern               Oklahoma,               and               the               extreme               section               of               southeastern               Kansas,               form               a               broad               dome               around               the               Saint               Francois               Mountain               Range,               and               feature               such               well               known               areas               as               the               Ozark               Mountain               Forests,               the               Springfield               Plateau,               the               Salem               Plateau,               the               Lake               of               the               Ozarks,               Truman               Lake,               the               Buffalo               National               River,               the               Ozark               National               Scenic               Riverways,               the               Eleven               Point               National               Wild               and               Scenic               River,               the               Ozark               Highlands               Trail,               the               Ozark               Trail,               the               Old               Ozark               Auto               Trail,               the               Green               Country               rolling               hills,               the               Carthage               Underground               marble               quarries,               the               1863-built               USS               Ozark               Warship,               the               USS               Arkansas               Warship,               and               the               USS               Ozark               World               War               Two               Vehicle               Landing               Ship.
                   Attractions:
                   Popular               Attractions               found               in               the               State               of               Missouri               consists               of               the               many               Country               Music,               Dinner,               and               Variety               Shows               and               theater               venues               Branson               is               world               famous               for               including               The               Haygoods,               the               Dutton               Family,               the               Hughes               Brothers,               the               Grand               Country               Music               Hall,               the               Liverpool               Legends               Ultimate               Beatles               Experience,               Dolly               Parton's               Dixie               Stampede               Dinner               Show,               the               Moe               Bandy               Theater,               the               Jim               Stafford               Theatre,               Tony               Roi's               Elvis               Experience,               the               Andy               Williams               Moon               River               Theater,               the               Baldknobbers               Jamboree               Show,               the               Mickey               Gilley               Theatre,               the               Motown               Downtown               Show,               the               Americana               Theater,               and               the               Shoji               Tabuchi               Theatre,               other               popular               Attractions               found               in               Missouri               include               the               Buffalo               River               Zip               Lines,               the               Hollywood               Wax               Museum,               the               Branson               Scenic               Railway,               the               Dinosaur               Museum,               the               Branson               Exhibition               Center,               the               Wilderness               Chapel,               the               Indian               Creek               Caverns,               the               Mud               Cave,               the               Ripley's               Believe               It               Or               Not               Museum,               the               Butterfly               Palace,               Moonshine               Beach,               the               Table               Rock               Dam,               the               White               Water               Park,               the               Silver               Dollar               City               Theme               Park,               the               World's               Largest               Toy               Museum,               the               Veterans               Memorial               Museum               of               Branson,               the               Bonniebrook               Historical               Society               and               Kewpie               Museum,               the               Shepherd               of               the               Hills               Fish               Hatchery,               nationally               popular               bass               fishing               on               Table               Rock               Lake,               the               Marvel               Cave,               the               Ride               the               Ducks               Sightseeing               Tour,               the               New               Shanghai               Circus               and               Acrobrats               of               China               Show,               the               Branson               Family               Fun               Factory,               the               Titanic               Museum,               the               Pony               Express               National               Museum,               the               Society               of               Memories               Doll               Museum,               the               National               Military               Heritage               Museum,               the               Jesse               James               House               Museum,               the               Lazer               Force               Lazer               Tag               Zone,               the               Lake               of               the               Ozarks,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Presidential               Library               and               Museum,               the               National               Frontier               Trails               Museum,               the               Mark               Twain               Cave,               the               Mark               Twain               Boyhood               Home               and               Museum,               the               Becky               Thatcher               House,               the               Optical               Science               Center               and               Museum,               the               Tom               Sawyer               and               Huckleberry               Finn               Statue,               the               Dickerson               Park               Zoo,               the               Discovery               Center               of               Springfield,               the               Missouri               Civil               War               Museum,               the               Lewis               and               Clark               Center,               the               St.

    Charles               Historic               District,               the               Missouri               Wall               of               Fame,               the               Cape               Girardeau               Conservation               Nature               Center,               the               Missouri               State               Capitol               Complex,               the               Cole               County               Historical               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Missouri               Military               History,               the               Six               Flags               St.

    Louis               Theme               Park,               the               Hidden               Valley               Ski               Resort,               the               Route               66               State               Park,               the               Reptile               World               Zoo,               the               Joplin               History,               Cookies,               Science,               Sports,               and               Dolls               Museum               Complex,               the               Sachs               Butterfly               House,               a               portion               of               the               Lewis               and               Clark               National               Historic               Trail               that               travels               through               eleven               States,               the               National               World               War               One               Museum,               the               Negro               Leagues               Baseball               Museum,               the               Airline               History               Museum,               the               Harley               Davidson               Motorcycle               Factory,               the               Kansas               City               Zoo,               the               College               Basketball               Experience,               the               International               Money               Museum,               the               Kemper               Museum               of               Contemporary               Art,               the               International               House               of               Prayer,               the               Hallmark               Greeting               Cards               Factory,               the               Kansas               City               Water               Fountains,               Union               Station,               the               American               Jazz               Museum,               the               Missouri               Town               1855               Replica,               the               Kaleidoscope               Children's               Museum,               a               portion               of               the               Santa               Fe               Trail,               the               Kansas               City               Museum,               the               Heart               of               America               Shakespeare               Festival,               a               portion               of               the               Oregon               Trail,               the               State               Ballet               of               Missouri,               the               Missouri               Botanical               Garden,               the               Saint               Louis               Zoo,               the               Anheuser               Busch               Brewery               Tours,               the               Gateway               Arch,               the               Cathedral               Basilica               of               Saint               Louis,               the               Ulyssess               S.

    Grant               National               Historic               Site,               the               St.

    Louis               Art               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Transportation,               the               Museum               of               Westward               Expansion,               the               Missouri               History               Museum,               the               Jefferson               National               Expansion               Memorial               Park,               the               Pulitzer               Foundation               for               the               Arts,               the               Jefferson               Barracks               Historic               Park,               the               Jasper's               Antique               Radio               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Contemporary               Religious               Art,               the               Soldiers               Memorial               Military               Museum,               the               Black               World               History               Wax               Museum,               the               St.

    Louis               Walk               of               Fame,               the               Old               Post               Office               and               Customs               House               Historic               Site,               the               Center               of               Contemporary               Arts,               the               Kansas               City               Federal               Reserve               Bank,               the               St.

    Louis               Federal               Reserve               Bank,               the               Talking               Rocks               Caverns,               the               Museum               of               Art               and               Archaeology,               the               Laura               Ingalls               Wilder               Historic               Home               and               Museum,               the               Historic               Daniel               Boone               Home               and               Boonesfield               Village,               the               Winston               Churchill               Memorial               and               Library,               the               Arrow               Rock               State               Historic               Site,               the               Jesse               James               Bank               Museum,               the               Historic               Aircraft               Restoration               Museum,               the               Wilson's               Creek               National               Battlefield,               the               Hunter               Dawson               State               Historic               Site,               General               Sweeny's               Museum               of               Civil               War               History,               the               Our               Lady               of               the               Rivers               Shrine,               the               Fort               Davidson               State               Historic               Site,               the               Onondaga               Cave,               the               Bothwell               Lodge               State               Historic               Site,               the               American               Kennel               Club               Museum               of               the               Dog,               the               Wild               Animal               Safari,               the               Snow               Creek               Ski               Area,               the               Fort               Charrette               Historic               Village               and               Indian               Trading               Post,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Birthplace               State               Historic               Site,               the               Frank               Lloyd               Wright               House               in               Ebsworth               Park,               the               Iron               Mountain               Scenic               Railway,               the               Jesse               James               Farm               and               Museum,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               National               Historic               Site,               the               Mark               Twain               National               Forest,               the               Bonne               Terre               Mine,               the               Blue               Spring               Geyser,               the               George               Washington               Carver               National               Monument,               the               Meramec               Cavern,               the               Swan               Lake               National               Wildlife               Refuge,               the               Missouri               Mines               State               Historic               Site,               the               Battle               of               Lexington               State               Historic               Site,               the               Squaw               Creek               National               Wildlife               Refuge,               the               Lone               Jack               Battlefield               Museum               and               Soldier's               Cemetary,               the               Promised               Land               Zoo,               the               Ozark               Caverns,               the               Stars               and               Stripes               Museum,               and               the               National               Tiger               Sanctuary.
                   Kansas               City:
                   Founded               in               1838               as               Town               of               Kansas,               and               comprising               more               than               three               hundred               and               eighteen               square               miles               in               Clay,               Cass,               Jackson,               and               Platte               Counties,               Kansas               City               is               located               at               the               point               where               the               Missouri               and               Kansas               Rivers               meet.
                   The               Spanish               and               French               controlled               the               region               that               became               Kansas               City               until               it               was               sold               to               the               United               States               as               part               of               the               Louisiana               Purchase.
                   Incorporated               March               28,               1863,               and               an               important               stop               along               the               California,               Santa               Fe,               and               Oregon               Trails,               Kansas               City               was               settled               in               the               Westport               Landing               area               along               the               Missouri               River               by               the               Kansas               Town               Company,               who               gave               the               city               its               name               after               the               English               spelling               of               the               word               "Cansez".
                   Heavily               divided               over               the               issue               of               slavery               in               Kansas               and               Missouri               upon               their               entries               into               the               Union               as               Free               States               many               Civil               War               battles               were               faught               in               the               "Bleeding               Kansas"               area               including               the               August               11,               1862               First               Battle               of               Independence,               the               October               21-22,               1864               Second               Battle               of               Independence,               and               the               October               23,               1864               Battle               of               Westport               that               ended               the               last               Confederate               operation               west               of               the               Mississippi               River               in               what               has               popularly               become               known               as               the               "Gettysburg               of               the               West".
                   Possessing               more               than               two               hundred               fountains,               the               second               most               of               any               city               in               the               world,               Kansas               City               is               known               as               the               City               of               Fountains.
                   Kansas               City               is               regarded               as               the               "Paris               of               the               Plains"               because               it               features               more               boulevards               than               any               other               city               in               the               world               except               Paris,               France.
                   Located               close               to               the               geographic               center               and               the               population               center               of               the               contiguous               United               States               Kansas               City               is               often               referred               to               as               the               "Heart               of               America".
                   The               population               of               Town               of               Kansas               exploded               after               1869               when               the               Hannibal               and               St.

    Joseph               Railroad               bridge               over               the               Missouri               River               opened               and               the               town               became               known               as               Kansas               City.
                   Possessing               a               Humid               Continental               climate,               and               laying               in               the               "Tornado               Alley"               Region               of               the               Country,               Kansas               City               has               experienced               several               devastating               weather               phenomenons               including               the               Northeast               Kansas               Flood               of               1951,               the               1957               Rushkin               Heights-Hickman               Mills               tornado,               the               1982               Kansas               City               derecho               windstorn,               the               July               27,               1993               Great               Flood               of               Kansas               City,               the               January               2002               Kansas               City               Ice               Storm,               the               May               4,               2003               Kansas               City               tornadoes,               and               the               Great               Flood               of               June               22,               2008.
                   Famous               for               steaks               and               barbeque               Kansas               City               contains               214               urban               parks,               the               Cliff               Drive               State               Scenic               Byway,               Swope               Park,               one               of               the               largest               city               parks               in               the               United               States,               and               gambling               casinos               on               the               Missouri               and               Mississippi               Rivers.
                   Several               Feature               Movies               and               television               programs               have               been               filmed               in               the               Kansas               City               area               including               The               Delinquents,               The               Truman               Show,               Article               99,               Kansas               City,               Paper               Moon,               In               Cold               Blood,               Sometimes               They               Come               Back,               North               Street,               The               Bruno               Movie,               and               The               Day               After.
                   Major               Corporations               that               have               been               headquartered               in               Kansas               City               include               the               Kansas               City               Southern               Railway,               Commerce               BancShares               Incorporated,               the               American               Century               Investments               Company,               the               UMB               Financial               Corporation,               the               HNTB               Architecture               and               Design               Firm,               the               Burns               and               McDonnell               Engineering               Company,               Novastar               Financial               Incorporated,               the               HOK               Sports               Company,               the               360               Architecture               Company,               the               Handmark               Mobile               Media               Company,               the               Assurant               Employee               Benefits               Insurance               Products               Company,               the               Boulevard               Brewing               Company,               the               Smith               Electric               Vehicles               Manufacturing               Corporation,               the               Andrews               McMeel               Universal               Corporation,               the               Sprint               Nextel               Corporation,               the               AMC               Theatres               Company,               the               Applebees               Restuarant               Company,               Garmin               International               Incorporated,               the               Seaboard               Corporation,               the               Russell               Stover               Candies               Corporation,               Hallmark               Cards               Incorporated,               Dairy               Farmers               of               America               Incorporated,               the               Black               and               Veatch               Company,               the               Ferrellgas               Company,               the               Long-Bell               Lumber               Company,               the               Sanafi-Aventis               Drug               Manufacturing               Company,               Marion               Laboratories,               the               Ford               Kansas               City               Assembly               Plant,               the               General               Motors               Fairfax               Assembly               Plant,               the               Kansas               City               Non-Nuclear               Components               Plant,               H&R               Block,               and               the               KC               Masterpiece               Barbeque               Sauce               Company.
                   Kansas               City               is               the               home               of               the               extremely               popular               Kansas               City               Farmer's               Market,               the               Country               Club               Plaza,               the               first               US               suburban               shopping               district               for               customers               arriving               by               automobiles,               the               National               Association               of               Intercollegiate               Athletics,               the               National               Association               of               Basketball               Coaches,               the               Veterans               of               Foreign               Wars,               the               Kansas               City               Federal               Reserve,               and               the               Kansas               City               Animal               Health               Corridor.
                   Kansas               City               has               hosted               three               National               Presidential               Conventions               including               the               1900               Democratic               National               Convention,               the               1928               Republican               National               Convention,               and               the               1976               Republican               National               Convention.
                   Popular               Kansas               City               Attractions               include               Kauffman               Stadium,               the               Negro               Leagues               Baseball               Museum,               the               Kansas               City               Museum,               the               Nelson-Atkins               Museum               of               Art,               Science               City               at               Union               Station,               the               Kansas               City               Zoo,               the               National               World               War               One               Museum               at               Liberty               Memorial,               the               Steamboat               Arabia               Museum,               the               Airline               History               Museum,               the               Kemper               Museum               of               Contemporary               Art,               the               American               Jazz               Museum,               the               National               Archives               and               Records               Administration:               Central               Plains               Region               Facility,               the               Thomas               Hart               Benton               Home               and               Studio               State               Historic               Site,               the               Black               Archives               of               Mid-America               Research               Center,               the               Kansas               City               Starlight               Theatre,               the               Kansas               City               Repertory               Theatre,               the               Kauffman               Center               for               the               Performing               Arts,               the               Irish               Museum               and               Cultural               Center,               the               Kansas               City               Stockyards,               the               Kansas               City               Livestock               Exchange               Building,               and               Arrowhead               Stadium.
                   Saint               Louis:
                   Famous               for               the               Gateway               Arch,               and               the               Jefferson               National               Expansion               Memorial,               St.

    Louis               was               founded               in               1764               south               of               the               meeting               place               of               the               Missouri               and               Mississippi               Rivers               by               Colonial               French               fur               traders.
                   Seceding               from               St.

    Louis               County               on               August               22,               1876               and               becoming               an               Independent               City,               one               that               is               not               part               of               any               other               local               government,               St.

    Louis               is               known               as               the               "Gateway               to               the               West"               because               of               its               role               in               the               westward               expansion               of               the               United               States.
                   Incorporated               December               9,               1822               St.

    Louis               became               the               second               largest               US               port               and               hosted               the               1904               World's               Fair               and               the               1904               Olympic               Games.
                   The               many               German               breweries               possessed               by               St.

    Louis,               including               such               companies               as               the               Falstaff               Brewing               Corporation,               Anheuser-Busch,               and               the               Lemp               Brewery,               helped               define               beer               in               the               United               States.
                   Originally               explored               by               the               French,               who               named               it               Louisiana,               after               King               Louis               XIV,               the               area               that               became               St.

    Louis               was               a               center               for               the               Prehistoric               Mississippian               Mound               Building               culture,               and               the               town               is               known               as               "Mound               City"               because               of               it.
                   St.

    Louis               was               established               as               the               capitol               of               Upper               Louisiana               in               1765,               and               controlled               by               the               Spanish               and               the               French               until               1803,               when               it               was               sold               as               part               of               the               Louisiana               Purchase.
                   St.

    Louis               was               the               home               of               Meriwether               Lewis               and               William               Clark               as               well               as               the               starting               point               of               their               May               1804               Expedition               to               the               Pacific               Ocean.
                   A               Rust               Belt               City               St.

    Louis               received               the               2006               World               Leadership               Award               for               urban               renewal.
                   St.

    Louis               is               the               home               of               the               Wainwright               Building,               one               of               the               world's               first               skyscrapers.
                   The               July               27,               1817               arrival               of               the               Zebulon               M.

    Pike               began               the               Steamboat               Era               in               St.

    Louis               helping               make               the               city               a               boom               town               and               a               popular               inland               port.
                   St.

    Louis               contains               more               than               one               hundred               city               parks               including               Forest               Park,               one               of               the               world's               largest               urban               parks,               the               Missouri               Botannical               Garden,               one               of               the               world's               leading               botannical               research               centers,               Tower               Grove               Park,               one               of               the               oldest               walking               parks               in               the               United               States,               and               Citigarden,               an               urban               sculpture               park               with               an               urban               gardens               theme               section,               a               river               bluffs               theme               area,               and               a               flood               plains               theme               region.
                   Major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               St.

    Louis               include               the               Graybar               Electric               Company,               the               Edward               D.

    Jones               Financial               Services               Company,               the               Scottrade               Discount               Retail               Brokerage               Firm,               Enterprise               Rent-A-Car               Holdings               Incoporated,               the               Emerson               Electric               Company,               the               Boeing               Defense,               Space,               and               Security               Company,               the               Energizer               Battery               Company,               the               Express               Scripts               Pharmacy               Benefits               Company,               the               Charter               Communications               Company,               the               Monsanto               Agricultural               Biotechnology               Corporation,               the               Purina               Mills               Animal               Feeds               Company,               the               Citigroup               Incorporated               Financial               Services               Company,               the               Wells               Fargo               Advisors               Company,               the               MasterCard               Worldwide               Corporation,               the               Brown               Shoe               Company,               the               Curtiss-Wright               Aircraft               Company,               the               Success               Automobile               Manufacturing               Company,               the               DaimlerChrysler               Minivan               Manufacturing               Plant,               and               the               DaimlerChrysler               Truck               Manufacturing               Plant.
                   Popular               St.

    Louis               area               Attractions               include               the               St.

    Louis               Art               Museum,               Forest               Park,               the               Pulitzer               Foundation               for               the               Arts               Building,               the               Contemporary               Art               Museum               St.

    Louis,               the               Missouri               History               Museum,               the               Saint               Louis               Union               Station,               the               Cathedral               Basilica               Saint               Louis,               the               Basilica               of               St.

    Louis               the               King,               the               Jefferson               National               Expansion               Memorial,               the               Gateway               Arch,               the               Saint               Louis               Zoo,               the               Municipal               Theater,               the               oldest               and               largest               outdoor               musical               theater               in               the               United               States,               the               St.

    Louis               Science               Center,               the               James               S.

    McDonnell               Planetarium,               the               Jewel               Box               Floral               Conservatory,               the               Saint               Louis               Cardinals               Hall               of               Fame               Museum,               Busch               Stadium,               the               Federal               Reserve               Bank               of               St.

    Louis,               the               starting               point               of               Old               Route               66,               the               Magic               House               City               Museum,               the               Cahokia               State               Historic               Site               and               Cahokia               Mounds               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Transportation,               the               Laumeier               Sculpture               Park,               the               Black               World               History               Wax               Museum,               the               Challenger               Spacecraft               Learning               Center,               Six               Flags               St.

    Louis,               the               World               Bird               Sanctuary,               and               the               Tom               Sawyer               Paddlewheeler.
                   Springfield:
                   Incorporated               in               1838               Springfield               is               known               as               the               "Queen               City               of               the               Ozarks,"               the               "Cultural               Center               of               the               Ozarks,"               the               "Birthplace               of               Route               66,"               and               the               "Gateway               to               the               Ozarks".
                   Founded               by               John               Polk               Campbell               in               1829               Springfield               possesses               a               portion               of               the               Trail               of               Tears,               the               Old               Wire               Road,               and               the               Trail               of               Tears               National               Historic               Trail               Auto               Route.
                   Several               Civil               War               battles               were               contested               in               the               Springfield               area               including               the               August               10,               1861               Battle               of               Wilson's               Creek,               known               as               the               "Bull               Run               of               the               West,"               and               won               by               the               Confederacy,               the               October               25,               1861               First               Battle               of               Springfield,               the               only               Union               victory               in               southwestern               Missouri               in               1861,               the               March               6-8,               1862               Battle               of               Pea               Ridge               in               southwest               Arkansas               that               gave               the               Union               control               of               Missouri,               and               the               January               8,               1862               Second               Battle               of               Springfield               that               featured               rare,               for               the               Civil               War,               house-to-house               and               urban               fighting.
                   The               "quick               draw"               shootout               dual               between               Wild               Bill               Hickok               and               Davis               Tutt               Junior               on               July               21,               1865,               in               the               Springfield               town               square,               helped               begin               the               Wild               West               Period               of               the               United               States.
                   Major               industries               that               have               been               located               in               Springfield               include               the               railroads,               education,               health               services,               manufacturing,               retail,               hospitality,               business               services,               and               tourism.
                   Major               Corporations               that               have               been               headquartered               in               Springfield               include               the               Bass               Pro               Shops               Company,               the               O'Reilly               Auto               Parts               Company,               the               BKD               Accounting               Firm,               and               the               John               Q.

    Hammons               Luxury               Hotels               and               Resorts               Corporation.

    Other               major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               Springfield               include               Kraft               Foods               Incorporated,               the               Solo               Cup               Company,               the               Regal               Beloit               Electric               Motors               Corporation,               the               Northrup               Grumman               Interconnect               Technologies               Corporation,               the               Missouri               Pacific               Railroad               Company,               and               the               St.

    Louis-San               Fransisco               Railroad               Company.
                   Several               popular               television               programs               have               originated               from               Springfield               including               the               Ozark               Jubilee               hosted               by               Red               Foley               and               featuring               such               Top               Named               Country               Music               Performers               as               Billy               Walker,               Hank               Williams,               Patsy               Cline,               Johnny               Cash,               Porter               Wagoner,               Jean               Shephard,               and               many               more,               the               Five-Star               Jubilee               Country               Music               Variety               Show,               and               the               Talent               Varieties               Country               Music               Talent               Show.
                   National               Register               of               Historic               Places               sites               found               in               Springfield               include               the               Walnut               Street               Historic               District,               the               Drury               Stone               Chapel,               the               Wilson's               Creek               National               Battlefield,               the               Springfield               National               Cemetary,               the               Landers               Theatre,               the               Christ               Episcopal               Church,               the               Abou               Ben               Adhem               Shrine               Center,               the               Gillioz               Theatre,               and               the               Jefferson               Avenue               Footbridge.
                   Popular               Springfield               area               Attractions               include               the               Air               and               Military               Museum               of               the               Ozarks,               the               History               Museum               for               Springfield-Greene               County,               the               Riverbluff               Cave,               the               Battle               of               Springfield               Driving               Tour,               the               Dickerson               Park               Zoo,               the               Wilson's               Creek               National               Battlefield,               the               Springfield               Art               Museum,               the               Creamery               Arts               Center,               the               Dr.

    Michael               J.

    Clarke               History               Museum               of               Ozarks               Scouting,               the               Trail               of               Tears               National               Historic               Trail,               the               Flower               Pentecostal               Heritage               Center,               and               the               Wild               Bill               Hickok-Davis               Tutt               Junior               Shootout               Site.
                   Independence:
                   Independence               is               known               as               the               "Queen               City               of               the               Trails"               because               of               being               the               departure               point               of               the               Oregon,               California,               and               Santa               Fe               Trails.
                   Independence               is               the               International               Headquarters               of               many               Latter               Day               Saints               denominations,               especially               the               Community               of               Christ,               the               Church               of               Christ               (Temple               Lot),               and               the               Restoration               Branches.

    Independence               is               also               the               home               of               that               religion's               New               Jerusalem               Temple.
                   Originally               inhabited               by               Osage               and               Missouri               Indians,               and               founded               on               March               29,               1827,               Independence               became               an               important               Frontier               town               of               the               Old               West.
                   Two               minor               Civil               War               battles               were               contested               in               the               Independence               area               including               the               August               11,               1862               First               Battle               of               Independence               that               allowed               Confederate               soldiers               to               control               the               town,               and               the               Second               Battle               of               Independence,               faught               on               October               21               and               22,               1864               that               began               the               decisive               phase               of               the               Confederate               Missouri               Campaign.
                   Independence               was               the               birthplace               and               boyhood               home               of               President               Harry               S.

    Truman               and               houses               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               National               Historic               Site               and               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Presidential               Library               and               Museum.
                   Popular               Independence               area               Attractions               include               the               National               Frontier               Trails               Museum               and               Interpretive               Center,               the               Leila's               Hair               Museum,               the               Puppetry               Arts               Institute,               the               1859               Jail               and               Marshal's               Museum,               the               1881-built               Vaile               Mansion,               a               thirty               room               house               regarded               as               one               of               the               best               examples               of               Second               Empire               Victorian               architecture               in               the               United               States,               the               Bingham               Waggoner               Estate,               the               Harry               S.

    Truman               Home,               the               Merrill               J.

    Mattes               Research               Library               and               Archives,               Independence               Square,               the               Children's               Peace               Pavilion,               and               the               Chicago               and               Alton               Railroad               Depot               Transportation               Museum.
                   Columbia:
                   Settled               by               the               Prehistoric               Mississippian               Moundbuilding               Culture               of               Native               American               Indians,               and               one               of               the               most               highly               educated               cities               in               the               Country,               Columbia               is               known               as               the               "Athens               of               Missouri,"               "CoMo,"               and               "College               Town               USA".
                   Located               along               the               Missouri               River,               between               the               Ozarks               and               the               Northern               Plains,               and               originally               incorporated               in               1818               as               Smithton,               then               renamed               Columbia               in               1821,               the               city               has               been               ranked               by               Money               Magazine               as               their               Second-Best               Place               To               Live               In               The               United               States.
                   Claimed               in               1678               for               France               by               French               Explorer               Robert               LaSalle,               Lewis               and               Clark               traveled               by               the               area               that               became               Columbia               in               1803,               and               famed               Frontiersman               Daniel               Boone               established               a               salt               lick               northwest               of               the               city               along               the               Booneslick               Trail.
                   A               Civil               War               Slave               State               Missouri               remained               in               the               Union,               and               no               battles               were               faught               in               Columbia,               although               nearby               Centralia               and               Booneville               saw               considerable               major               actions               including               the               First               Battle               of               Booneville               on               June               17,               1861,               the               Second               Battle               of               Boonville               on               September               13,               1861,               Shelby's               Great               Raid               on               October               11,               1863,               the               Centralia               Massacre               on               September               23,               1864,               the               Battle               of               Centralia               on               September               27,               1864,               and               the               Army               of               Missouri's               Fourth               Battle               of               Boonville               on               October               11,               1864.
                   Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Columbia               include               higher               education,               research,               business,               health               care,               medicine,               insurance,               technology,               stagecoach               transportation               for               the               Santa               Fe               and               Oregon               Trails,               agriculture,               and               government.
                   Major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               Columbia               include               the               Shelter               Insurance               Corporation,               the               Missouri               Employers               Mutual               Insurance               Company,               the               State               Farm               Insurance               Operations               Center,               the               Columbia               Insurance               Group               Incorporated,               the               Slackers               CDs               and               Games               Company,               the               Port               of               Rocheport               Trading               Post,               the               Missouri               Farmers               Association               Regional               Agricultural               Cooperative,               the               Missouri               Farmers               Association               Oil               Cooperative,               Datastorm               Technologies               Incorporated,               the               Carfax               Data               Center,               and               MBS               Textbook               Exchange               Incorporated.
                   Located               along               the               Mississippi               Flyway               several               species               of               wildlife               make               their               homes               in               the               Columbia               area               including               urbanized               coyotes,               whitetail               deer,               Canadian               Geese,               Great               Blue               Herons,               wild               turkeys,               Bald               Eagles,               cottontail               rabbits,               opossums,               and               a               wide               variety               of               birds.
                   Columbia               contains               four               National               Historic               Districts               including               the               East               Campus               Neighborhood,               Downtown               Columbia,               the               North               Ninth               Street               Historic               District,               and               the               Francis               Quadrangle,               the               historical               center               of               the               University               of               Missouri,               with               the               1893-built               Jesse               Hall               Administration               Building,               the               1843-built               Academic               Hall's               six               columns,               and               the               Memorial               Union               Community               Center.
                   Popular               Columbia               area               Attractions               include               the               Missouri               Theatre               Center               For               The               Arts,               the               True/False               Film               Festival,               the               Museum               of               Art               and               Archaeology,               the               "We               Always               Swing"               Jazz               Series,               the               Roots               N               Blues               N               BBQ               Festival,               the               Minerals               and               Fossils               Museum,               the               Boone               Junction               Village               in               Nifong               Park,               the               Museum               of               Anthropology,               the               Walters-Boone               County               Historical               Museum,               the               Boone               County               Fair,               the               Living               Windows               Festival,               the               Eagle               Bluffs               Conservation               Area,               the               Lake               of               the               Woods               Recreation               Area,               the               Alpine               Park               and               Garden,               the               Martin               Luther               King               Junior               Memorial               Garden               and               Nature               Trail,               the               Boy               Scouts               of               America               Troop               101               Statue               of               Liberty               Replica,               and               the               World               War               One               Liberty               Memorial               To               The               Fallen.
                   Series:
                   The               United               States               Series               I               am               writing               here               on               associatedcontent.com               provides               an               indepth               look               at               all               fifty               States               that               make               up               this               Great               Country               of               ours               and               their               five               largest               cities.
                   The               current               list               of               Articles               for               the               United               States               Series               I               have               published               to               date               include:
                   So               This               Is               Sweet               Home               Alabama               
                   Arkansas               -               People               of               the               South               Wind               
                   Alaska               -               The               Land               of               the               Midnight               Sun               
                   Arizona               -               The               Valley               of               the               Sun               
                   California               -               The               Golden               Gate,               Earthquakes               and               Grizzly               Bears               
                   Colorful               Colorado               -               The               Rocky               Mountains,               Skiing,               and               High               Technology               
                   Connecticut               -               The               Land               of               Steady               Habits               
                   Delaware               -               The               Small               Wonder               
                   Florida               -               The               Snowbirds               R               Us               State               
                   Georgia               -               Goobers,               Peaches,               and               Buzzards               
                   Hawaii               -               Luaus,               Pineapples,               and               Beaches               
                   Idaho               -               The               Gem               of               the               Mountains               and               Potatoes               State               
                   Illinois               -               Mining,               Factories,               and               Labor               Unions               
                   Indiana               -               Land               of               Steel               and               Ducks               
                   Iowa               -               The               Ethanol               and               Food               Capitol               of               the               World               
                   Bleeding               Kansas               America's               Flattest               State               
                   Kentucky               -               The               Land               of               Tomorrow               
                   Louisiana               -               The               Child               of               the               Mississippi               
                   Maine               -               Lobsters,               Lighthouses,               and               Black               Bears               
                   Maryland               -               The               "Oh               Say               Can               You               See"               State               
                   Massachusetts               -               The               Cradle               of               Liberty               
                   Michigan               -               The               Automotive               State               
                   Minnesota               -               The               Bread               and               Butter               State               
                   Mississippi               -               Where               Cotton               Was               King
                   Comments               from               readers               are               always               welcome               so               let               me               know               what               you               think               about               these               Articles.
                   Sources:
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