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Historical Markers in Worth County, Missouri

 
Clickable Map of Worth County, Missouri and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Worth County, MO (3) Gentry County, MO (6) Harrison County, MO (6) Nodaway County, MO (9) Ringgold County, IA (3) Taylor County, IA (3)  WorthCounty(3) Worth County (3)  GentryCounty(6) Gentry County (6)  HarrisonCounty(6) Harrison County (6)  NodawayCounty(9) Nodaway County (9)  RinggoldCountyIowa(3) Ringgold County (3)  TaylorCounty(3) Taylor County (3)
Grant City is the county seat for Worth County
Adjacent to Worth County, Missouri
      Gentry County (6)  
      Harrison County (6)  
      Nodaway County (9)  
      Ringgold County, Iowa (3)  
      Taylor County, Iowa (3)  
 
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1 Missouri, Worth County, Grant City — Glenn MillerJohn Mosbarger
On West 4th Street just west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
It was in this town of Grant City, MO. that world famous bandleader Glenn Miller acquired and learned to play his first horn. That first musical instrument was an old trombone which was lying on a shelf in a back storeroom of a cleaning parlor. . . . Map (db m188194) HM
2 Missouri, Worth County, Grant City — Worth County
On U.S. 169 at East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 169.
[side 1] The last of Missouri's 114 counties to be formed, Worth was organized in Feb., 1861, 6 months and 39 years after Missouri was admitted into the Union, Aug., 1821, with 25 counties. Encompassing 267 sq. miles of . . . Map (db m179674) HM
3 Missouri, Worth County, Grant City, Fletchall Township — Water Tower Bell
On West 3rd Street just west of South Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
Bell placed on water tower during the 1930’s. Used as alarm for fires, curfew 1950’s, and announcing the end of W.W. II. Feb ’98 tower was dismantled and move to present site April 2000.Map (db m216964) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024