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Oklahoma (Oklahoma, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Missouri,
One of the central United States, lies west of the Mississippi River, which separates it from Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Arkansas bounds it on the south.
On the west, a line drawn south from Kansas City in about long.
94° 30′, separates the State from the Indian Territory and Kansas, while the Missouri River marks the boundary of Kansas continued and Nebraska north of Kansas City.
The State of Iowa forms the northern boundary.
It is limited in latitude from 36° to 40° 30′ N., and in longitude from 89° 2′ to 95° 44′ W. Area, 65,370 square miles in 115 counties.
Population in 1890, 2,679,184; 1900, 3,106,665.
Capital, Jefferson City.
Fernando De Soto ascends the west bank of the Mississippi River as far as the present site of New Madrid......1541
Louis Joliet and Pere Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi to lat. 33°......1673
Robert Cavalier de La Salle descends the Mississippi to its mouth......1682
A prospecting party sent out by Fr
Newtonia (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Fredericktown (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Neosho, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Osage (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
St. Joseph, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Dug Springs (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
United States (United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri
Missouri,
One of the central United States, lies west of the Mississippi River, which separates it from Illinois, Kentucky territory to him, and next day it is transferred to the United States, Major Stoddard in command......March 10, 1804
Misso by which the Great and Little Osage tribes cede to the United States 33,173,383 acres of land in Missouri and 14,830,432 acr ..Dec. 20, 1847
Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the northern boundary is confirmed by Congress, an es and a large section of the city......May 17, 1849
United States Senator Thomas H. Benton, in the hall of the House at J , opened......1850
At a joint convention to choose a United States Senator, Henry S. Geyer, of St. Louis, Whig, defeats Th ..April 14, 1855
Gov. Trusten Polk resigns to become United States Senator......March, 1857
Dred Scott and family emanc . Louis; $1,000,000 from the State; $5,000,000 from the United States after the committee has raised $10,000,000......1900
Kirtland (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-missouri