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Why is Missouri called the ''show me state?

Why is Missouri call the show me state?

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    U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver once said "I am from Missouri. You have got to show me." That popularized the phrase.

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A name attr. to Rep. Willard Van Diver, it conotates a certain self-deprecating stubbornness & devotion to simple common sense.

Cecilia W.

The expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."

This most widely recognized nickname for Missouri was in use in the late 1890s. It's not known exactly where or how this MORE?

Missouri is called the "Show-Me State" from US Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver from his term 1897-1903. Thanks!

Jennifer P.

Some say that Missouri Congressman Willard Vandiver who served 1897-1903 once said "I am from Missouri. You've got to show me"

Natalie N.

Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union. That is why they are called the show me state.

Neil C.

The phrase was coined by Vandiver, he used the phrase " you gotta show me." There is also other legends of how it came about.

James A.

In 1899 Missouri's U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver in a speech declared, "I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."

Jennifer Evans

Willard Duncan Vandiver, a politician once said in a speech, "I am from Missouri. You have got to show me." - and it stuck.

Jeff Seabolt

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