There is no other place I’d rather be than teaching and learning with my girls. The freedom that comes with homeschooling allows me to pursue opportunities to travel and learn as much as we can while experiencing things first hand! Welcome to our blog about planning our next big adventure, the Lewis and Clark Trail! The three of us girls plan on a 40+ day adventure of learning all we can about the biology, botany, geography, geology, economics, and civics (and more) associated with the Corps of Discovery journey of 1804-1806. Join us on our journey!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Missouri

Lewis and Clark were in Missouri between May 14, 1804 and July 18, 1804.  They camped 53 times along this stretch of the Missouri, 43 times on the Missouri side of the river.

Missouri's capital, Jefferson City, is only one of four state capitals names after United States Presidents.  Jefferson City became the states capital in 1821 (before it was incorporated into a city in 1839).

Missouri Resources:
University of Missouri~ Really good information (Neat visual of the river channel Virtual River Fly Over)
Department of Natural Resources


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Map of United States with Missouri Highlighted, from Wikipedia.  

Missouri is known as the Show Me State
The state motto is Salus populi suprema lex esto (latin for Let the good of the people be the supreme law)
It was the 24th state to join the union on August 10, 1821.


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