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| Missouri (New Madrid County), New Madrid — Higgerson School | | | Established in 1930 near Higgerson Landing on land purchased from John E. "Eddie" Higgerson. Floated from its piers in 1937. Destroyed by fire in 1940 and replaced with this building. The school closed in 1967. Moved to this site June 10, 1997. Dedicated as an historic site June 13, 1998. — Map (db m19486) | | Missouri (New Madrid County), New Madrid — New Madrid | | | (Front) First American town in Missouri. Founded in 1789 by George Morgan, Princeton graduate and Indian trader, on the site of Francois and Joseph Le Sieur's trading settlement, L'Anse a laGraise (Fr. Cove of Fat). Flood and caving banks have destroyed the first town site. Named for Madrid, Spain, the town was to be an American colony. Morgan was promised 15 million acres by the Spanish ambassador, eager to check U.S. expansion with large land grants. Spain did not confirm his grant . . . — Map (db m12339) | | Missouri (New Madrid County), New Madrid — New Madrid & Island No. Ten — A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri | | | At this location, and at other locations up and down stream, the Siege of New Madrid and the Island No. Ten campaigns took place during the months of March and April of 1862. Union victories here ensured Federal control of the middle Mississippi River and were part of a string of Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Pea Ridge, Shiloh and Corinth in the western theater of the Civil War. These victories provided momentum for the Union cause in the West, launched the careers of such . . . — Map (db m12342) |
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