Today was a ‘day of rest’ wherein we stayed an extra night to do laundry before continuing our journey. This also afforded us an opportunity to visit the Missouri Capitol early in the morning. It was a quiet day at the Capitol on this Memorial Day Sunday.
Missouri’s first legislators wrote in their constitution that Missouri’s capitol must be located on the Missouri river on a site within 40 miles of the of the Osage River. The site of the City of Jefferson, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, met these requirements and become Missouri’s capitol city.
In addition to the usual legislative chambers (house and senate) the building also houses the Missouri State Museum. The third floor contains the Hall of Famous Missourians which is a collection of bronze busts of men and women who have made outstanding contributions in such fields as art, literature, science, entertainment, business and the military. Among them are Harry S Truman (33rd President), Mark Twain and Walt Disney, Scott Joplin (composer of the Entertainer ) and famous talk show king Rush Limbaugh where also notable honorees.
Following our trip to the Capitol we capped off our ‘rest day’ with a round of golf at Jefferson City’s Oak Hills Golf Center. A perfect day for golf – if a tad humid.
