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Old 01-08-2017, 09:54 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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North of the Missouri River the winter snowfall averages 18-24 inches. This tapers off to 8-12 inches in the southernmost counties.

Hall Of Famous Missourians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_o...us_Missourians


Pearl Harbor Memorial

Pearl Harbor Memorial - Find A Grave Memorial


Leroy Prinz (1895-1983)
St.Joseph, Missouri
Music Department, ' The Desert Song "
He was nicknamed " America's German Ace " because he crashed over 15 U.S. planes in WWI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Prinz



Henry Roser (1863-1944)
Missouri
Actor, " The Kid "


Robert T Shannon (1895-1950)
Kansas City, Missouri
Writer, " Unknown Island "
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Old 01-09-2017, 06:40 AM
 
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Piedmont, Missouri UFO 1973

UFO Incident | 1973 Piedmont Missouri Case - Mufon



Jean Baptiste Trudeau (1748-1827) Missouri's first schoolmaster.


William Temple Cole (1825-1907)
49er/Cattleman

William Temple "Uncle Billie" Cole (1825 - 1907) - Find A Grave Memorial


Sunny Seed Drops

Missouri Made: Sunny Seed Drops - MissouriLife.com



Frank Artman (1894-1954)
Missouri
Sound Department, " Werewolf Of London " 1935
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Old 01-10-2017, 06:52 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Railroad abandonment harmed many Missouri communities during the 1930s. There had been 8,083 miles of railroad in Missouri in 1920, by 1940 the number of miles dropped to 7,042.


Ralph Barton (1891-1931)
Kansas City, Missouri
Cartoonist/Artist

Ralph Barton (1891 - 1931) - Find A Grave Memorial



Michael Cudahy (1908-1947)
Missouri
Actor, " The Barbarian " 1921


Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947)
Fulton, Missouri
Musician

Jimmie Lunceford (1902 - 1947) - Find A Grave Memorial



Winston Radon (1909-1989)
St.Louis, Missouri
Actor, " Our Pet "


Augustus Bernays (1854-1907)
Physician

Augustus Charles Bernays (1854 - 1907) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Old 01-11-2017, 08:17 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Of the 10,400 bridges in Missouri, MODOT says 2,000 are structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. MODOT says it has about 5,000 bridges that are at least 50 years old and another 1,600 that are at least 75 years old.


List of breweries in Missouri.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...es_in_Missouri



Joel Townsley Rogers (1896-1984)
Sedalia, Missouri
Writer, Suspense TV Series 1949


Homer Croy (1883-1965)
Maryville, Missouri
Writer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Croy



Edward Bates (1793-1869)
Missouri's first attorney general

Edward Bates (1793 - 1869) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Old 01-11-2017, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Alamogordo, NM
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Of the 10,400 bridges in Missouri, MODOT says 2,000 are structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. MODOT says it has about 5,000 bridges that are at least 50 years old and another 1,600 that are at least 75 years old.



It's those ones with 75+ years on 'em that I'm concerned with.
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Old 01-11-2017, 01:53 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Of the 10,400 bridges in Missouri, MODOT says 2,000 are structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. MODOT says it has about 5,000 bridges that are at least 50 years old and another 1,600 that are at least 75 years old.



It's those ones with 75+ years on 'em that I'm concerned with.
I wonder how many 100+ year old bridges are in Missouri ?
They say the 143 year old Eads Bridge is the oldest in Missouri that still carries highway traffic, about 8,100 vehicles daily, down 3,000 since they built the Stan Musial Bridge.
I like these old covered bridges in Missouri;

4 Beautiful Covered Bridges In Missouri*
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Old 01-11-2017, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Alamogordo, NM
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I took the online tour of the beautiful covered Missouri bridges and enjoyed that immensely - thanks, aliasfinn!
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Old 01-12-2017, 04:48 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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According to the Missouri Tourism Director, 40.5 million people visited the state in 2015. $280 was spent per person per trip. The total economic impact of Missouri's tourism industry was $15.9 billion.


Kay Loring (1913-1997)
Jefferson City, Missouri
Actress, " Blind Alley "


Pauline Cushman (1833-1893)
Union Spy/Actress
Her first assignment was in St.Louis.

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/...-by-kiri-pitts



James W Marshall (1810-1885)
He found gold in California that started the Gold Rush.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Marshall



Ted Shawn (1891-1972)
Kansas City, Missouri
Dancer

Ted Shawn (1891 - 1972) - Find A Grave Memorial



Noah Ludlow (1795-1886)
Opened the first theatre west of the Mississippi.

Noah Miller Ludlow (1795 - 1886) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Old 01-13-2017, 06:47 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Missouri ranked 8th in the nation in 2015 for cotton production. Missouri grows Upland cotton and one bale weighs about 500 pounds.


Centralia Battle Monument

Centralia Battle Monument ( - 1864) - Find A Grave Memorial



Mary McAdoo (1912-2003)
Bolivar, Missouri
Actress, " The Rack " She also hosted the television show " Mary McAdoo At Home "


Tom McAdoo (1914-1964)
Bolivar, Missouri
Editor, " Shane "


Steve Emily 1969-
Sikeston, Missouri
Actor, " In Plain Sight "
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Old 01-14-2017, 06:23 AM
 
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Missouri Mule Show 1904

1904 St. Louis World's Fair Horse Shows



Lathrop, Missouri
Once called the mule capital of the world

City of Lathrop, MO - Official Website - City of Lathrop, MO - Official website



William Tell Coleman (1824-1893)
He was the owner of Borax in Death Valley that started the 20 mule teams.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_Coleman


William Tell Coleman (1824 - 1893) - Find A Grave Memorial



Edward L Gallatin (1828-1906)
St. Louis, Missouri
Famous saddle maker

E. L. Gallatin Saddlery History and Maker Marks - www.vintagegunleather.com California



Ben Ryan (1892-1968)
Kansas City, Missouri
Songwriter/Actor, He composed Jimmy Durante's trademark song " Inka Dinka Doo " and also the song " M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I, It used to be so hard to spell, It used to make me cry "


Carl W Stalling (1891-1972)
Lexington, Missouri
Composer, his music was used in cartoons from the 1920s thru the 1990s.
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