Historical Markers and War Memorials in Neosho, Missouri
Neosho is the county seat for Newton County
Neosho is in Newton County
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The presence of large deposits of limestone and running water make Big Spring Park an ideal location for caves such as Stairstep Cave. However, there is another cave that lives in the memories of the elders of Neosho.
In 1946 J.W. Abbott left . . . — — Map (db m43033) HM
On Spring Street near Wood Street, on the left when traveling west.
Neosho was the Confederate Capitol of Missouri, when, on October 8, 1861, in the old Masonic Building on the northeast corner of the Square, the legislature passed the Ordinance of Secession, separating Missouri from the Union. — — Map (db m42036) HM
On Spring Street near Spring Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.
A former slave boy, George Washington Carver came to Neosho in the 1870s seeking an education. At Neosho’s Lincoln School, he began his long climb out of ignorance. This was his first step toward becoming a world-famous scientist and teacher at . . . — — Map (db m43025) HM
On McCord Street near Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1898, Edward Haas built this four story warehouse to house his wholesale grocery. The warehouse has an electric belt driven elevator and automatic sprinkler system. His business was the center for the entire region for canning and shipping. The . . . — — Map (db m42915) HM
On Spring Street near Spring Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.
Herman Jaeger, a Swiss immigrant, settled six miles east of Neosho in 1865 and started a vineyard. He located superior wild grapes in the area. Some of these local disease resistant varieties he sent to France in the 1870’s. They were used to . . . — — Map (db m43027) HM
On Spring Street near Spring Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.
James S. Scott, composer of about 30 Ragtime pieces, was born in Neosho February 12, 1886. He was one of the greatest Ragtime composers of all time. Among his best known compositions are “Frog Legs Rag,” “Kansas City Rag,” . . . — — Map (db m43028) HM
On Laquesta Drive, 0.1 miles south of Rocketdyne Road, on the right when traveling south.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
United States Army • United . . . — — Map (db m224844) WM
On Main Street near Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
“In honor of the men and women
of Newton County who
serve their country in
World War II.”
1941
“Erected by the Neosho
Junior Chamber of Commerce
through the sale of
scrap metal donated by
the People of Newton . . . — — Map (db m42986) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Rocketdyne Neosho whose tireless efforts and relentless pursuit of quality resulted in the world's finest liquid rocket engines. Neosho's engines powered Jupiter, Redstone, Mercury, Atlas, Gemini . . . — — Map (db m43034) HM
On Spring Street near Wood Street, on the left when traveling west.
Directly in front of this marker, at the corner of Washington and Spring Streets, there stood in 1861 a two-story frame building that served as a Masonic Hall. In this building, known as Missouri's "first Confederate Capitol," there occurred a . . . — — Map (db m45775) HM
On Spring Street near Spring Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.
Thomas Hart Benton was born at 214 East McKinney St., Neosho, on April 15, 1889, the son of Congressman M. E. Benton, and grand nephew of Missouri’s first senator, Thomas Hart Benton.
Tom’s early years were shared by listening to court house . . . — — Map (db m42992) HM
