Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City MO – August 2021 Missouri State Capitol Statue of President Thomas Jefferson, for whom Jefferson City is named. The Ten Commandments monument is still on the capitol grounds – yay! Monument showing Secretary of State James Monroe signing the Louisiana Purchase agreement with France. The Rotunda. Like West Virginia’s capitol, there is a chandelier hanging from the top of the rotunda. House of Representatives Chamber Senate Chamber Bust of President Harry S Truman, only president from Missouri. Mark Twain Rush Limbaugh Portrait of William Henry Harrison, first governor of Missouri Territory, and 9th President of the US.