Excerpt from Library of Universal Knowledge, Vol. 3: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers's Encyclopaedia, With Copious Additions by American Editors Jefferson city (ante), the capital of Missouri and co. Seat of Cole co pep. '74, is situated on the right bank of the Missouri river, 143 m. From its junction with the Mississippi. It is on the line of the Missouri Pacific railroad, by which it is con hooted with St. Louis. The site is commanding and affords a fine view of the attrae tive scenery on the opposite bank of the river. The city is built on an elevation, and contains a number of handsome edifices, including the governor's residence, the state penitentiary, state-house, and 8 churches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.