Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George & Fred Naeter

1904-1954

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

1. George & Fred Naeter Marker

Inscription. Fifty Years
of Achievement
This tablet is dedicated to
George and Fred Naeter
founders and publishers
of the
Southeast Missourian
as a grateful tribute
to their tireless, unselfish
and devoted efforts
to make ours a better and
more beautiful community
Erected A. D. 1954
a testimonial
of appreciation
by the citizens of
Cape Girardeau

Erected 1954.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 37° 18.953′ N, 89° 33.26′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It is at the intersection of Kiwanis Drive and Maria Louise Lane, on the right when traveling west on Kiwanis Drive. The marker is located at the northeast corner of Arena Park, just west of US Highway 61 (Blues Highway). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Lorimier Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); H&H Building (approx. 1.9 miles away); Marquette Tower (approx. 1.9 miles away); Royal N'Orleans (approx. 2 miles away); Opera House (approx. 2 miles away); The Southeast Missourian Building (approx. 2 miles away); The Art of Printing / Gathering & Disseminating News (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Southeast Missourian (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The paper began publication on October 3, 1904, as The Daily Republican. Brothers George (b. May 14, 1869, d. 1956) and Fred Naeter (b. Jan. 8, 1874, d. Sept. 18, 1965) of St. Louis
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

2. George & Fred Naeter Memorial
purchased a defunct paper of that name after visiting the town in September 1904 and revived it. The paper changed its name to the Southeast Missourian in 1918. When Fred Naeter died in 1965, the Naeters' nephew, Harry A. Naeter, Jr. (b. June 9, 1917, d. Feb. 16, 1994) (whose father had also worked with the Naeter brothers on the paper but died in 1918 — it was Harry Sr. that championed the 1918 name change before his death), became publisher. In late 1976, the paper was sold to Thomson Newspapers. It was then purchased by Gary Rust in 1986 and continues to be owned by Rust Communications.

(Submitted on November 15, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

George & Fred Naeter Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

3. George & Fred Naeter Memorial

Looking northwest. Arena Park in left background.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.