The Missouri State Bird
is the Bluebird

The Missouri State Insect
is the honey bee

The Missouri State Animal
is the Mule

The Missouri State Tree
is the Flowering Dogwood

The Missouri State Flower
is the White Hawthorn

The Missouri State Fish
is the Channel Catfish

The Missouri State Aquatic
Animal is the Paddlefish

The Missouri State Song
is the "Missouri Waltz"

The Missouri State Folk Dance is the Square Dance

The Missouri State Musical
Instrument is the Fiddle

The Missouri State Rock
is the Mozarkite

Missouri's point of highest
elevation is Taum Sauk Mountain - 1772 ft.

Missouri Day is the third Wednesday in October

Missouri's oldest community, Ste. Genevieve, was founded as early as 1735