Long ago on independence square (Sugar Creek, Crane: mattress, credit, construction)

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Major Tom 58

Would it be Hemp?

No.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

As found on the Internet: What was the original name of Independence, Missouri?

I think the question is more appropriately phrased "What was the name of the site where Independence was built?"

I'll vote for Big S, although Many S would have been more appropriate.

[MPeckkc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

The state of Missouri started making this product seventeen years after entering the Union.

With input from Independence and Jackson County, the state of Missouri was the number one producer of this product in the United States from 1850 to 1830.

After 1880 and to about 1920, Missouri was the number two producer in the United States after losing the title to another state.

Today, the United States is one of the world's largest producers and Missouri contributes by coming in at the 15th largest production among the fifty states with output from 92 production facilities.

What is this product?

Lumber?

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MPeckkc

Lumber?

Welcome to this forum, but lumber is not the answer either.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

The state of Missouri started making this product seventeen years after entering the Union.

With input from Independence and Jackson County, the state of Missouri was the number one producer of this product in the United States from 1850 to 1830 rather than 1850 to 1830.

After 1880 and to about 1920, Missouri was the number two producer in the United States after losing the title to another state.

Today, the United States is one of the world's largest producers and Missouri contributes by coming in at the 15th largest production among the fifty states with output from 92 production facilities.

What is this product?

Let me clarify. Missouri was the number one producer in the United States from 1850 to 1880, when it became number 2 for the next forty years.

As near as I can compute, there are, today, twelve production facilities in Jackson County with one of those is in Independence.

[MPeckkc]

Thanks for the welcome, been visiting this forum for a while and finally decided to join in. Guess I need to brush up more on my history. I guess I shouldn't wine about it though.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by MPeckkc

Thanks for the welcome, been visiting this forum for a while and finally decided to join in. Guess I need to brush up more on my history. I guess I shouldn't wine about it though.

Congratulations and way to go: Wine is the correct answer. Who would have thunk it?

The 1850 to 1880 date came from the current edition of the University of Central Missouri alumni magazine. The other data came from the internet.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

I'll vote for Big S, although Many S would have been more appropriate.

Big Spring is the correct answer. The Lobb Church, which is apparently still around, is reputed to have come to Big Spring in 1820, six or seven years before anyone ever heard of Independence.

I dont know how the date computes, though, with THE Big Spring in southeast Missouri near Van Buren, which puts out 476 cubic feet of water per second and a daily discharge of 276 million gallons of water. One would think that spring would have been known and named by 1820 although I have not been able to determine who discovered it or when.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MPeckkc

Thanks for the welcome, been visiting this forum for a while and finally decided to join in. Guess I need to brush up more on my history. I guess I shouldn't wine about it though.

Welcome punny guy! It looks like you'll fit right in. Do you have roots in Independence?

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Big Spring is the correct answer. The Lobb Church, which is apparently still around, is reputed to have come to Big Spring in 1820, six or seven years before anyone ever heard of Independence.

I dont know how the date computes, though, with THE Big Spring in southeast Missouri near Van Buren, which puts out 476 cubic feet of water per second and a daily discharge of 276 million gallons of water. One would think that spring would have been known and named by 1820 although I have not been able to determine who discovered it or when.

Many Springs would have been an apt name for Independence, but I think we ended up with the better name.

[Mad Anthonie]

And now for a relatively easy Weekend Where? Name the main drag seen in this 1957 view. Extra credit for identifying businesses.