Author: Joseph S. Summers
Publisher: Summers Pub
ISBN: 9780916109004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Pictorial Folk History of Jefferson City, Missouri, 1890-1900
Author: Joseph S. Summers
Publisher: Summers Pub
ISBN: 9780916109004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher: Summers Pub
ISBN: 9780916109004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Pictorial Folk History of Jefferson City, Missouri
Author: Joseph S. Summers
Publisher:
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Category : Jefferson City (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
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Category : Jefferson City (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Jefferson City
Author: Arnold G. Parks
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738560168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Named in honor of Pres. Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson City was established specifically as the home of Missouri's state government. The city has a rich history as the seat of the Missouri General Assembly and state government operations. Beginning in the 1820s with the construction of a capitol building and commercial developments, people came to the new capital city to work and live. The vintage postcards in this collection illustrate and enliven the historical significance of Jefferson City as capital of the Show-Me State-vivid history is interwoven with informative text that both entertains and educates.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738560168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Named in honor of Pres. Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson City was established specifically as the home of Missouri's state government. The city has a rich history as the seat of the Missouri General Assembly and state government operations. Beginning in the 1820s with the construction of a capitol building and commercial developments, people came to the new capital city to work and live. The vintage postcards in this collection illustrate and enliven the historical significance of Jefferson City as capital of the Show-Me State-vivid history is interwoven with informative text that both entertains and educates.
Missouri State Penitentiary
Author: Arnold G. Parks
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143964246X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Missouri State Penitentiary was established in 1833 via a bill passed by the state legislature, and the first prisoner was incarcerated in 1835. Inmates constructed the main prison building from rock quarried at the site in 1836. The penitentiary closed on September 15, 2004, and plans are in place to redevelop the site into offices for state agencies and private enterprises. The Missouri State Penitentiary was once considered one of the largest maximum-security penal institutions in the United States. After 550 serious assaults occurred inside the prison in the early 1960s, Time magazine called it the bloodiest 47 acres in America (although the walls of the penitentiary only contained 37 acres). The penitentiary had the distinction of housing some very famous individuals: boxing champion Sonny Liston learned to box there under the direction of the prison chaplain, infamous gangster Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd spent time there, and James Earl Ray was an escapee when he shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143964246X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Missouri State Penitentiary was established in 1833 via a bill passed by the state legislature, and the first prisoner was incarcerated in 1835. Inmates constructed the main prison building from rock quarried at the site in 1836. The penitentiary closed on September 15, 2004, and plans are in place to redevelop the site into offices for state agencies and private enterprises. The Missouri State Penitentiary was once considered one of the largest maximum-security penal institutions in the United States. After 550 serious assaults occurred inside the prison in the early 1960s, Time magazine called it the bloodiest 47 acres in America (although the walls of the penitentiary only contained 37 acres). The penitentiary had the distinction of housing some very famous individuals: boxing champion Sonny Liston learned to box there under the direction of the prison chaplain, infamous gangster Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd spent time there, and James Earl Ray was an escapee when he shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hidden History of Jefferson City
Author: Michelle Brooks
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439672989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Quite a bit has happened in Missouri's capital city since Lewis and Clark passed through the area on their famous journey. And some of that history has remained hidden. Being the center of politics in the state and possessing a small-town mindset, the city has a dual identity. Burr McCarty turned his humble home and stagecoach stop into a political gathering place. Ferryman Jefferson T. Rogers was elected mayor ten times. Calvin Gunn established the town's first newspaper and was the state's first printer. Join author Michelle Brooks as she details these and more forgotten stories from the capital city's past.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439672989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Quite a bit has happened in Missouri's capital city since Lewis and Clark passed through the area on their famous journey. And some of that history has remained hidden. Being the center of politics in the state and possessing a small-town mindset, the city has a dual identity. Burr McCarty turned his humble home and stagecoach stop into a political gathering place. Ferryman Jefferson T. Rogers was elected mayor ten times. Calvin Gunn established the town's first newspaper and was the state's first printer. Join author Michelle Brooks as she details these and more forgotten stories from the capital city's past.
Show-me Libraries
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Family Records Today
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Paperbound Books in Print
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Category : Paperbacks
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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Category : Paperbacks
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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A History of Jefferson City, Missouri's State Capital, and of Cole County. Illustrated, Etc
Author: James Everett FORD
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Subject Guide to Books in Print
Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3054
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Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3054
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