Jefferson City
Jefferson City
Jefferson City
Jef′ferson Cit′y
n.
| Noun | 1. |  Jefferson City - capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river |
| 单词 | jefferson city | |||
| 释义 | Jefferson CityJefferson CityJefferson CityJef′ferson Cit′yn.
Jefferson CityJefferson City,city (1990 pop. 35,481), state capital and seat of Cole co., central Mo., on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Osage; inc. 1825. The state government is the major employer, but the city, with rail and river facilities, is also the commercial and processing center of an agricultural area. Machinery, construction materials, dairy products, furniture, and transportation equipment are produced. It was a small river village when it was chosen (1821) for the state capital; the legislature moved there from St. Charles in 1826. Because of divided loyalties and the difficulties of holding the state in the Union, Jefferson City was occupied by Union troops during the Civil War. The Italian-Renaissance capitol of Carthage marble (completed 1917) contains murals by Thomas Hart BentonBenton, Thomas Hart,1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and at 19 went to Paris, where he remained for three years, ..... Click the link for more information. and N. C. WyethWyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers Wyeth), 1882–1945, American painter and illustrator, b. Needham, Mass., studied with Howard Pyle. Among his many well-known murals are those in the Missouri state capitol and the altar panels for the National Episcopal Cathedral, Washington, D. ..... Click the link for more information. , and is the site of the Missouri state museum. In the city are Lincoln Univ., the state penitentiary, and a national cemetery. Jefferson CityJefferson City
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