Historical Markers and War Memorials in Joplin, Missouri
Carthage is the county seat for Jasper County
Joplin is in Jasper County
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On 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard east of Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling east.
At 5:41 P.M. on May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Cunningham Park and the greater Joplin area, leaving a path of death and destruction one mile wide by six miles long in its wake. Over 160 people perished in the storm. What immediately . . . — — Map (db m108863) HM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The Butterfly Garden and Overlook is an open space, sacred place for individuals to work through the pain of grieving. Four tasks help us move into the next phase of life, each represented as architectural and natural elements throughout the . . . — — Map (db m108829) HM
On Murphy Boulevard at East Pool Street, on the right when traveling north on Murphy Boulevard.
Although various resources attribute the discovery of lead to several different individuals ~~ a slave boy owned by John C. Cox, William Tingle, or David Campbell ~~ E.R. Moffet and John B. Sergeant's 1870 strike is the one that put Joplin on the . . . — — Map (db m170322) HM
On Virginia Avenue south of 7th Street (Missouri Route 66), on the left when traveling south.
Jasper County, Missouri boasts two county courthouses -- one in Joplin and one in Carthage, the county seat. Actually, there could have been three county courthouses; Webb City also insisted upon having one. Bitter rivals in the 1890s, the three . . . — — Map (db m57767) HM
On South Main Street (Missouri Route 43) at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Joplin, at the edge of the Ozark Highland, the city that lead and zinc built, was first sparsely settled as a farming community, 1838, John C. Cox, followed by the Rev. H.G. Joplin, and others. The first post office, 1840, was named Blytheville in . . . — — Map (db m21868) HM
On 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard east of Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling east.
In remembrance of our citizens lost on May 22, 2011
in the tragic tornado that struck Joplin at 5:41 pm
[Roll of 161 Remembered Dead] — — Map (db m108826) HM
On Wall Avenue at West 8th Street, on the left when traveling south on Wall Avenue.
In memory of our heroic combat dead of the
Korean and Vietnam Conflicts
Korean
Harold L. Terry • Jimmie E. Barcom
William M. Barnard • Otis C. Carpenter
James A. Harris • David L. Johnson
Charles R. Landon • Robert F. Wilson . . . — — Map (db m35057) WM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Directly in front of you is the Volunteer Tribute, designed and built by Drury University to honor the 126,000+ volunteers who came to the aid of Joplin within minutes, for months and beyond. The four circles represent Rescue, Recovery, . . . — — Map (db m108830) HM
On Joplin Avenue at West 8th Street, on the right when traveling south on Joplin Avenue.
Erected by the Citizens of Joplin in honor of those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Dedicated June 1947
[Honor Roll of Names] — — Map (db m35047) HM
Mercy's St. John's hospital once stood here and on May 22, 2011 it took a direct hit from an EF-5 tornado, the most powerful classification for a tornado. Its path of destruction continued to the east and at one point was nearly a mile wide, . . . — — Map (db m108816) HM
On 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard east of Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling east.
To The City of Joplin
And The
"SEASONING OF LIVES"
Lost During, And From
The Aftermath Of The
May 22, 2011 Tornado
Dedicated
November 22, 2011 — — Map (db m108827) HM
On Main Street (Missouri Route 43) near 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1882 by Thomas Cunningham to house the Cunningham National Bank. Present facade reflects a circa 1922 remodeling when the name was changed to the Quinby Building.
Partial facade restoration was made possible in 1990 by a grant from the . . . — — Map (db m35043) HM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
May 22, 2011 - The people of Joplin pull each other from the rubble. Memorial Hall becomes makeshift hospital, stage becomes the morgue. AmeriCorps sends its first volunteers to help. Thousands of volunteers begin to arrive.
May 23, 2011 - . . . — — Map (db m108845) HM
On Seventh Street at Schiffedecker Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Seventh Street.
Formerly Electric Park (1909-1912), is traced to a multi-acre dairy farm in the 1890's. Charles Schifferdecker acquired the land in the early 1900s. On Nov. 1, 1913 he deeded forty acres to the city of Joplin. Schifferdecker Park eventually . . . — — Map (db m24674) HM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
At the peak of the hill in the distance, is an outdoor chapel. The chapel sits on the sit of what was St. John's Regional Medical Center at the location of the old chapel. At 5:41 pm, the tornado reached its highest intensity at 26th and Maiden . . . — — Map (db m108840) HM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
"It started just like any other, normal day.
We heard the tornado sirens, but we
didn't pay much attention to them since
they always go off in bad weather.
We have lived here since 1968 and had
experienced the drills repeatedly. This one . . . — — Map (db m108861) HM
On Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
As the tornado lifted, the stories began... stories of butterflies, butterfly people or angels that protected children from the storm. The stories were many and miraculous but very believable when set against the backdrop of the physical . . . — — Map (db m108862) HM
On South Main Street (Missouri Route 43) south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Joplin's original industries were lead and zinc mining, smelting and associated manufacturing. Joplin became the center of one of the most important mining fields in the world.
In 1906 and 1907 the Connor Hotel was built to provide . . . — — Map (db m34654) HM
On 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard east of Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling east.
In honor of the volunteers
who selflessly contributed to the
rescue, recovery, and redevelopment
efforts after the tornado on
May 22, 2011
Joplin, Missouri. — — Map (db m108828) HM
An exhibit of
Tri-State Mining Machinery
featuring the
Ben R. Markley Collection
presented to the
Tri-State Mineral Museum
by his family
as a memorial to their father
and his interest in collecting
and preserving the . . . — — Map (db m37187) HM
On East Broadway Street at North Landreth Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Broadway Street.
Before the city of Joplin was incorporated in 1873, there were two distinct lead and zinc mining communities called Murphysburg and Joplin City. Joplin Creek divided the townships, with Murphysburg located to the northwest and Joplin City to the . . . — — Map (db m230307) HM
On Northwest Murphy Boulevard, 0.1 miles north of East Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
Chunks of lead ore were discovered in 1849 on land belonging to John C. Cox, the first settler in present-day Joplin. A year or two later, one of Cox's slaves found a chunk of galena, or lead ore, while digging for fishing worms on a hillside near . . . — — Map (db m230292) HM
On Northwest Murphy Boulevard south of East Pool Street, on the right when traveling north.
The initial settlers in the Joplin region were primarily farmers and trappers due to the plentiful resources the land offered. Abundant wildlife furnished a dependable food supply and from the heavily timbered hillsides, building material for . . . — — Map (db m230273) HM
Near North Rangeline Road (U.S. 66) just north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Forest Park Cemetery is unique among Joplin's municipal cemeteries in that it has a long history of changed ownership and is the most recently acquired of the city's four cemeteries. An early citizen of what would become Joplin donated land to . . . — — Map (db m229706) HM
On Northwest Murphy Boulevard just south of East Pool Street, on the right when traveling north.
Osage Nation in the Joplin Region More than a thousand years ago, the Osage people migrated from the Ohio Valley up the Mississippi River and onto the tributaries of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. They occupied this diverse . . . — — Map (db m230200) HM
On West 34th Street east of Oak Ridge Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, Buck and Blanche Barrow and W.D. Jones rented this apartment and holed up inside for several months. On April 13, 1933, law officers from the Joplin Police Department and from Newton County, seeking suspected . . . — — Map (db m170321) HM
Near South East 118th Street, 0.2 miles south of Downstream Boulevard.
This point was established in 1857 by an 800 member expedition starting at the southwest corner of Missouri and working north. The party included soldiers, teamsters, cooks, astronomers and surveyors. The expedition took nearly six months, being . . . — — Map (db m143500) HM