The "King of Ragtime" composer
and pianist, whose works include
the classic rags, "The Entertainer"
and "Maple Leaf Rag," and
the opera, Treemonisha,
lived here in 1917.
— — Map (db m105123) HM
A tribute to the living legacy of
Scott Joplin
and to Sedalia, "The Cradle of Ragtime"
Dedicated
June 1, 1999
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[Wayside Interpretive Panel]
1st Page of the . . . — — Map (db m85294) HM
Erected in tribute to
Scott Joplin
1868 - 1917
Composer
John Stark
1841 - 1927
Publisher of
The Maple Leaf Rag
and
other Sedalia Ragtimers
Arthur Marshall
Scott Hayden . . . — — Map (db m85277) HM