Jefferson City

Japanese: ジェファソン･シティ（英語表記）Jefferson City

The capital of the U.S. state of Missouri. Population 35,000 (1990). Named after President T. Jefferson, the city is commonly known as Jeff City. Located in the center of the state, at a strategic transportation hub on the Missouri River, it was an important transfer point between railroads and boats during the time of the West's development. Today, it is a commercial center in an agricultural region, and is also home to light industries. It has been the state capital since 1821, and the state office building is in the Italian Renaissance style. It is also the site of Lincoln University, founded in 1866 as a college for blacks.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国ミズーリ州の州都。人口3万5000(1990)。市名は大統領T.ジェファソンにちなみ，通称ジェフ･シティ。州中央部，ミズーリ川に臨む交通の要衝にあり，西部開拓時代には鉄道から船への乗継ぎ点として重要であった。今日，農業地帯における商業中心地で，軽工業も立地する。1821年より州都で，州庁舎はイタリア･ルネサンス様式をとりいれている。黒人大学として1866年に設立されたリンカン大学の所在地。

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