Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
1980
Riverfest
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. 1980 Marker
Cape Girardeau has a close relationship with the Mississippi River. For 21 years Riverfest celebrated the fact that the community was on the river and of the river. The festival featured music, games, food, fireworks, crafts, and special events. Thousands of people from all over the region came to participate.
Panel Sponsor:
The Show Me Center is the premier entertainment center for the Southeast MIssouri region and a 1980s, cooperative project between the city of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University.
Souvenir Books Available
Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau
Arts Council of Southeast MO .Langs Jewelers
Made in Missouri Store .Past-Time Antiques
The Glenn House. Cape Rivers Heritage Museum
Hastings Book Store. Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant
Erected by Mississippi River Tales River Heritage Mural Association Cape Girardeau, Missouri Where the river turns a thousand tales.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby.
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Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named 1980 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1964 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 2003 (a few steps from this marker); Artists Panel (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
2. 1980 Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. 1964 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 2003 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Artists (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1958 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dwarfing the Titanic (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); 1927 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
3. 1980 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
