Monett in Barry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

High School + Junior College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

1. High School + Junior College Marker

Inscription. Monett High School was built in 1905. Monett's student population later outgrew the building and they had to build a bigger building for grades 9-12. The second high school building was built in 1922-23 by M.E. Gillioz and a junior college was on the third floor and it closed in 1953. This building was a 2 year college.

Written by: Jasmine Rodriguez and Genesis Guerra

This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.

Erected 2023 by Monett High School students.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Monett High School class project series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 36° 55.699′ N, 93° 55.11′ W. Marker is in Monett, Missouri, in Barry County. It is at the intersection of 9th Street and East Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on

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9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 710 9th St, Monett MO 65708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area.

It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is 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 walking distance of this marker: Monett Football (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eugene Field (approx. ¼ mile away); The Gillioz Theater (approx. half a mile away); The Gardner Home (approx. half a mile away); The Sizer Home (approx. half a mile away); The Freedom Silo (approx. half a mile away); Monett Railroad YMCA (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monett Floods (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monett.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

2. High School + Junior College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.