Entries Containing All of the Phrases «pettis county» AND «missouri»

By William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

History of Sedalia Marker

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1 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — History of Sedalia —

1860... Vision of Prosperity Welcome to Sedalia, Pettis County seat and home of the Missouri State Fair. Sedalia, originally named Sedville, began as a vision in the mind and on the farm of George R. Smith. "Sed" was the nickname of . . . — — Map (db m85305) HM

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2 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — Pettis County Courthouse —

Block of ground donated by Gen. Geo. R. Smith Building erected 1924 County Court Presiding Judge J. L. McCurdy Associate Judges G. W. Teeter S. M. Williams A. R. Barnes, Supt ------------- Corner Stone Laid Feb. 7, 1924 • A. L. . . . — — Map (db m85193) HM

3 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — Pettis County Courthouse — 415 S. Ohio —

· 1864: Sedalia designated county seat · 1885: $100,000 courthouse completed · 1920: Destroyed by fire · 1925: Present $350,000 courthouse completed · 1926: Doughboy memorial dedicated, now honoring WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam War . . . — — Map (db m85199) HM

4 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — Pettis County Courthouse Memorial — 1885 - 1920 —

[Drawing of courthouse burning] — — Map (db m85192) HM

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5 ► Missouri, Cooper County, Pilot Grove — Early Travel Route —

The Katy Railroad was not the first to use this route from Boonville to Sedalia. Founders named this place Pilot Grove in 1820 because a local grove of trees "piloted" travelers along the divide between the Lamine River and Petite Saline Creek. . . . — — Map (db m247229) HM

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6 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Bryson — High Point —

You may not have noticed, but at 955 feet above sea level, you have reached the "summit" of Katy Trail State Park. You are standing on the Osage Plains, named after the Osage people who were once the dominant tribe in western Missouri. At . . . — — Map (db m272490) HM

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7 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — Sedalia to Green Ridge — Points of Interest —

Green Ridge, the next trail head west, is 12.1 miles from here. The grade between these two trail heads remains fairly level, with a slight decline beyond the Missouri State Fair. The grade increases past Campbell Siding and decreases again to . . . — — Map (db m85315) HM

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8 ► Missouri, Cole County, Jefferson City — Jefferson City National Cemetery —

Civil War Jefferson City In spring 1861, Missouri was a slave state divided over the issue of secession. An uneasy peace existed between pro-Confederate state government militia and Union forces headquartered in St. Louis. On June 11, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m169364) HM

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9 ► Missouri, Cooper County, Otterville — History of Clifton City —

1830… Mill on the Lamine River Although Clifton City is a railroad town, the Lamine River is the original reason for the town's location. George Cranmer of Paris, Ky., settled on the Lamine in 1832, at what later became the Missouri, . . . — — Map (db m272505) HM

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10 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — Sedalia to Clifton City — Points of Interest —

Clifton City, the next trail head east, is 11.7 miles by way of the old rail corridor. Due to an undeveloped section of trail immediately east of here, some travel over city streets is required, adding slightly to that distance. The grade is . . . — — Map (db m85314) HM

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