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

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By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2015
General Sterling Price Monument (west side; marker visible on pedestal)
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Missouri, Chariton County, Keytesville — General Sterling Price —
Near West Bridge Street east of North Park Street, on the left when traveling east.
Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia September 11, 1809 Resided in Chariton County Missouri 1831-1865 Speaker Of the House of Representatives Of Missouri General Assembly 1840-1844 Elected to Congress 1844 Participated in War with Mexico 1846-1848 . . . — — Map (db m131899) HM WM

2 ► Missouri, Chariton County, Brunswick — "World's Largest Pecan" — James Family —
On West Broadway Street (U.S. 24) east of South Polk Street, on the left when traveling east.
The World's Largest Pecan was built by George and Elizabeth James, in 1982. It was a tribute to a large, hardy, northern pecan that they found on their farm, James Pecan Farm, Inc. in the early 1950's. This patented nut, the starking hardy giant, . . . — — Map (db m198479) HM

3 ► Missouri, Chariton County, Keytesville — Keytesville —
On West Jackson Street (U.S. 24) east of South Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded, 1832, by Englishman James Keyte, Keytesville is the judicial seat of Chariton County. First seat of the county, organized in 1820, was "Old" Chariton laid out, 1817, near the mouth of the Chariton River by Duff Green, editor, politician. . . . — — Map (db m131898) HM

4 ► Missouri, Sullivan County, Milan, Polk Township — Sullivan County, Missouri —
On East 3rd Street (State Highway E) at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East 3rd Street.
The first settlement in the county was made by Dr. Jacob Holland in 1836 (about eight miles southwest of this site). When Missouri became a state in 1821, what is now Sullivan County became a part of Chariton County. In 1842, the legislature passed . . . — — Map (db m216899) HM

5 ► Texas, Kendall County, Boerne — 161 — Rev. Andrew Jackson Potter —
On Interstate 10 Frontage Road 0.2 miles north of Spanish Pass Road, on the right when traveling north.
Called "The Fighting Parson," Andrew Jackson Potter is a well-known figure in 19th century Texas history. He was born in Chariton County, Missouri on April 3, 1830, to Joshua Potter (1776-1840) and Martha (Johnson) Potter (d. 1840). His mother . . . — — Map (db m292910) HM

6 ► Kansas, Montgomery County, Independence — Childhood Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Birthplace of Carrie Ingalls — Little House on the Prairie The Historic Home Site — Rutland Township, Montgomery County, Kansas —
On 3000 Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Ingalls family arrived here in 1869, on the Osage Diminished Reserve, believing the land would soon be available for legal purchase. They had previously lived near present-day Rothville, in Yellow Creek Township, Chariton County Missouri, and . . . — — Map (db m268808) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 12, 2026