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

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By Jason Voigt, May 19, 2025
The Mother Road in Central Missouri Marker
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1 ► Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla — The Mother Road in Central Missouri —
On March 15, 1931, Saint Patrick's Day, the city turned out to celebrate the completion of Route 66 in the area. In attendance was Cyrus Avery, president of the U.S. Highway 66 Association, and Governor Henry S. Caulfield. The celebration . . . — — Map (db m274692) HM

2 ► Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla — Rolla —
Side A: This Ozark plateau town, 1120 feet above sea level, was a "Child of the railroad." On a natural passageway to southwest Missouri, midway between St. Louis and Springfield, this site was chosen by the Southwestern Branch of the . . . — — Map (db m55637) HM

3 ► Missouri, Greene County, Springfield, University Heights — John Smith Phelps / Phelps Homesite — 1814-1866 —
John Smith Phelps This statesman, as a representative in Congress (1844-1862), helped establish the first Overland Mail. During the Civil War he organized and commanded the "Phelps Regiment", a Home Guard unit, and served as military . . . — — Map (db m170894) HM
4 ► Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla — Fort Wyman — A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri — Missouri Department of Natural Resources —
Fort Wyman and the Defense of the Railroad Fort Wyman was the first of two artillery field fortifications built by the Union army at Rolla, signifying the importance of the railroad terminus to the northern was effort in Missouri. The . . . — — Map (db m139747) HM
5 ► West Virginia, Hardy County, Wardensville — Population Center — Reported missing
The population center of the United State was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs in 1850. — — Map (db m23212) HM
6 ► West Virginia, Upshur County, Lorentz — Population Center —
The population center of the United States was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs in 1850. — — Map (db m14416) HM

7 ► Missouri, Crawford County, Leasburg — Crawford County —
Side A: Early noted for its rich banks of iron ore, Crawford County was organized 1829, and named for Georgia Sen. W.H. Crawford. In territory ceded by Osage tribes 1808, the county was roamed by the Delaware and Shawnee into the period of . . . — — Map (db m55636) HM

8 ► Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla — Frisco 1501 Steam Locomotive —
Steam locomotive 1501 was once part of a proud stable of thirty such engines on the Frisco Railway system. Built in 1923, the handsome modern machine was the pride of the fleet until dieselization of the system in the late 1940s. The 1501 was part . . . — — Map (db m157161) HM
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