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

By William Fischer, Jr., July 24, 2010

The Burning of Nevada Marker

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Nevada — The Burning of Nevada — Missouri's Civil War — 1861-1865 —

Nevada City was laid out as Vernon County's seat of government in 1855, and was named for a California town prominent during the Gold Rush. Founding spirit DeWitt C. Hunter had spent some years mining there before returning to western Missouri . . . — — Map (db m34210) HM

2 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Wynot — Shannon's Ominous Disappearance —

On August 26, 1804, Private George Shannon and George Drouillard went to hunt for two missing horses. Drouillard returned the next day without the horses - or Shannon. The private disappearance seemed ominous as the Lewis and Clark Expedition . . . — — Map (db m316018) HM

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3 ► Missouri, Cedar County, Stockton — Cedar County —

Here where the Ozark Highland borders on the Western Prairie region of Missouri, Cedar County was organized in 1845. The name is for the trees along Cedar Creek. Stockton, the county seat, was platted in 1846 on land given by Zimri and Marian . . . — — Map (db m72914) HM

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4 ► South Dakota, Charles Mix County, Pickstown, White Swan Township — Fort Randall Area —

The Omaha and Ponca The Omaha and Ponca tribes were once a single people closely related to the Osage, Kansa and Quapaw tribes of the lower Missouri and Mississippi River valleys. The ancestoral Omaha-Ponca people migrated from that region . . . — — Map (db m234981) HM

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5 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Hartington — 204 — Cedar County —

Much of the early history of Cedar County involves the Indian inhabitants, the Ponca, Omaha, and Sioux. Several prehistoric and historic Indian villages were located in the region. In 1804, Lewis and Clark ascended the Missouri River near here . . . — — Map (db m181311) HM

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6 ► Missouri, Cedar County, El Dorado Springs — Former School Districts in El Dorado Springs R-2 —

This bell has been donated by the Rock School District of Cedar County Missouri in commemoration of the former Common School Districts which presently comprise the El Dorado Springs R-2 School District. Cedar County Barnes • Cedar Springs . . . — — Map (db m57417) HM

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7 ► Missouri, Dade County, Greenfield — Dade County —

Encompassing 504 sq. miles of the west slope of Missouri's Ozarks, Dade County was organized in 1841 and named for Maj. Francis L. Dade killed in Florida War with Seminoles in 1835. In territory ceded by Osage tribes in 1808, the county was early . . . — — Map (db m79788) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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