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Old 03-05-2017, 06:24 AM
 
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The state of Missouri first passed legislation for county-by-county recordings of births and deaths in 1883, but records are incomplete as recording wasn't mandatory.


According to Popular Mechanics, the Dodge Caravan was Missouri's favorite vehicle in 2015.


The first episode of Goodyear Playhouse to be broadcast in color was called " Missouri Legend " in 1956.


Charles Balmer (1817-1892)
Composer, he conducted the music for Abraham Lincoln's funeral.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...=gr&GRid=22918


George Lowerre (1893-1962)
Missouri
Sound Department, " Hurricane Express "

Jasper Queen (1898-1956)
Missouri
Art Department, " A Guy Named Joe "


Missouri's Weird Town Names

really weird place names: Missouri
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Old 03-06-2017, 04:05 AM
 
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St. Louis Markets In The 1870s.

Union Market (the largest) Christy Avenue and Fifth & Sixth streets

Biddle Market, Thirteenth & Biddle streets

City Market, Broadway & Biddle streets

French Market, Convent & Fifth street

Maguire Market, Broadway & Bremen Ave

Sturgeon Market, Broadway & North Market street

Centre Market, Seventh street

Lucas Market, Twelfth street

Soulard Market, Seventh street



States With The Highest And Lowest Tax Rate 2016

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst...taxpayer/2416/



Robert McFerrin (1921-2006)
Opera Singer, first black man to sing solo at the Metropolitan Opera.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...&GRid=16833530



Arthur V Jones (1904-1976)
St.Louis, Missouri
Writer, " Undersea Girl "

Charles Hisserich (1907-1981)
Missouri
Sound Department, " Prince Of Foxes "

Shae B Connor 1972-
Kansas City, Missouri
Actress, " Revolution "


David Nicholson (Grocer)

David Nicholson Groceries advertising card. | collections.mohistory.org


David Nicholson


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Old 03-07-2017, 08:12 AM
 
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In 1878, the St.Louis police force consisted of one chief, six captains, 40 sergeants, 311 patrolmen, 99 special officers, 12 detectives, 13 turnkeys and six janitors. Making a total force of 488 officers and men to cover 15 miles in length and six miles wide with a population of half a million inhabitants.


St.Louis Shot Tower

St. Louis Shot Tower Company – St Louis Patina


Clyde De Vinna (1890-1953)
Sedalia, Missouri
Cinematographer, Tarzan Movies


Joe Sanders (1896-1965)
Kansas City, Missouri
Soundtrack, " King Kelly Of The USA "

Andrew Patrick Ralston 1973-
Maryville, Missouri
Actor/Writer, " Lethal Weapon " The series
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Old 03-08-2017, 06:48 AM
 
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Red's Giant Hamburg
Springfield, Missouri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red's_Giant_Hamburg



Six Flags St.Louis opened June 5,1971 in Eureka, Missouri.
It branded itself as " The Coaster Capital of Missouri " and currently covers 323 acres. It was the third park created by Six Flags, the others being in Texas and Georgia. Six Flags St.Louis is the only one completely built, owned and operated by Six Flags.


Rob Benedict 1970
Columbia, Missouri
Actor, Supernatural TV series

Jim Byrnes 1948
St. Louis, Missouri
Actor, Wiseguy, Highlander


National Register of Historic Places in St.Louis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...West_St._Louis


Conde B Pallin (1858-1929)
St.Louis, Missouri
Writer/Editor, " Luring Shadows "


There were 340 inmates housed at the St.Louis City Insane Asylum in 1878. One character was known as " Emperor of America." His real name was Lutz and he first appeared in St.Louis around 1876, about the time of the National Democratic Convention. He was dressed in a suit made of flags and was arrested for breaking out plate-glass windows with a club around Sixth Street and Washington Avenue. He claimed God appeared before him while he was living in Germany and commissioned him Emperor and absolute ruler. Another inmate went by the handle " President of the Irish Republic." He claimed Queen Victoria was responsible for his incarceration and after her death he would depart for Ireland where his agents had already prepared everything for the organization of the great Christian republic, from which all injustice and wrongs of every sort will be at once and forever excluded.

(A Tour of St.Louis)
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Old 03-08-2017, 10:08 AM
 
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Miracle Recreation Equipment Company
Monett, Missouri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracl...ipment_Company



Paul Henning (1911-2005)
Independence, Missouri
Television Producer, Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...&GRid=10675779


Ruth Barth
Married to Paul Henning

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...r&GRid=9122605



Morris Helzberg (1867-1922)
Founder of Helzberg Diamonds

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...&GRid=15012640



Nick Jameson 1950-
Columbia, Missouri
Actor, 24 (TV series)

Katie Wright 1981-
Kansas City, Missouri
Actress, Melrose Place

Nigel Thatch 1976
St. Louis, Missouri
Actor, The Parent Hood
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Old 03-09-2017, 04:56 AM
 
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Origin Of Cape Girardeau

https://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/girardco.html



James Burket Brown (1827-1915)
Hannibal, Missouri druggist

Brown’s Aromatic Bitters – Hannibal, Missouri | Peachridge Glass


Stanley Davis Jr. 1967-
Joplin, Missouri
Actor, " Fast Times At Ridgemont High "
He also appeared in Chips and in 2003 was an offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League.


Troy Metcalf 1973-
Columbia, Missouri
Actor/Producer, The Middle (TV series)

Crystal Smith 1951-
Kansas City, Missouri
Actress, " Hot Dog The Movie "

Kelly Monteith 1942-
St. Louis, Missouri
Comedian

http://www.kellymonteith.com/Home.html



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Monteith
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Old 03-10-2017, 06:01 AM
 
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Doolittle, Missouri, was named after Jimmy Doolittle of WWII fame who bombed Tokyo during a daring raid.


Lee's Summit is the highest point on the railroad between St. Louis and Kansas City.


Speck Rhodes (1915-2000)
West Plains, Missouri
Country Music Comedian

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



Jann Carl 1960-
Carthage, Missouri
Actress/Producer, Entertainment Tonight


Henry Overstolz (1822-1887)
First German-born citizen elected to public office in Missouri.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...=gr&GRid=23359


Ruth Alvarez 1928-
St. Louis, Missouri
Actress, " The Falcon In Mexico "
Sister of actress Nita Hunter.
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Old 03-10-2017, 10:44 AM
 
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General Order No. 11 is the title of a Union Army directive issued during the American Civil War on August 25, 1863, forcing the evacuation of rural areas in four counties in western Missouri; Bates, Cass, Jackson, and part of Vernon. The order was issued by Union General Thomas Ewing Jr. and approved by Abraham Lincoln.

Order #11 in Jackson County


George Caleb Bingham's "Order No. 11" | HistoryNet



Caroline Abbot Stanley (1849-1919)
Callaway County, Missouri
Author, " Order No. 11 "

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



The horror of the times is described in the following letter written in 1863, by William Edwards, a 12 year-old boy at the time of Order Number 11. He was a resident of Harrisonville in Cass County.

Dear Jimmy,

I just got pushed out of my house by the federals. They took nearly everything. They left me with a wee bit of food, gunpowder, the musket I hid in the cellar, and a wagon.
I think I will try to get to Charles' house in Oxford, Kansas, if it hasn't been raided by Quantrill. They got the land from the Black Bob Indians last year. I am sure they won't mind another mouth to feed. Ever since Pa went to fight for the Rebs and Grandpa got sick and died, it's been very hard for me to run this farm all by my lonesome. I'm just glad Ma and Sis are safe in Georgia. When they issued the order, I thought it was just a big joke. I was wrong, dead wrong. It could be dangerous for me to go to Kansas, I hear there's whole brigades of Feds just waiting for some Reb like me. I hope I stay away from here too, this place ain't safe for anybody anymore. I hope I'll meet up with you again soon, you're about the only person I'm looking forward to seeing. And I don't even know if I'll ever see you again.

Sincerely Your Friend
William Edwards

( From the Historical Society of Lee's Summit & Museum)
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Old 03-11-2017, 06:34 AM
 
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Henry County was named after Patrick Henry, the Revolutionary War patriot.


Devil's Elbow
Pulaski, County

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Elbow,_Missouri



Brent Briscoe 1961-
Moberly, Missouri
Actor/Writer, Evening Shade

Leonard Roberts 1972-
St. Louis, Missouri
Actor, " American Sniper "

Edward Petzoldt (1904-1965)
Missouri
Camera Department, The Lone Ranger, Private Secretary

Henry Miller Shreve (1785-1851)
Invented the steam-powered snag boat

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...e=gr&GRid=9337


Bobby Shane (1945-1975)
St. Louis, Missouri
Pro Wrestler

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...r&GRid=7409569
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Old 03-11-2017, 09:09 AM
 
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Raytown Missouri was named after William Ray who established a blacksmith shop on the Santa Fe Trail in 1848. It was first called Ray's Town.

Carl Junction Missouri was laid out near a railroad junction by Charles Carl, who gave the town his last name. In 2011, some Carl Junction residents survived the Joplin tornado by huddling in a freezer of a convenience store.

Festus Missouri was originally called Tanglefoot.

Don Heitgerd (1929-1991)
St. Charles, Missouri
Actor, " Cinderella " The Deputy tv series

Betty Peterson (1918-2006)
Newton County, Missouri
Songwriter

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...&GRid=13546918


Dan Gilvezan 1950
St. Louis, Missouri
Actor/Writer, The Transformers


Claude T Smith (1932-1987)
Monroe City, Missouri
Conductor/Composer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_T._Smith
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