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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM175R_site-of-first-school-george-washington-carver-attended_Neosho-MO.html
in the mid-1870's.Dr. Carver was later a famedbotanist and educator.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSK_secession-convention-at-neosho_Neosho-MO.html
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 spe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVJ_rocketdyne_Neosho-MO.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVI_abbott-cave_Neosho-MO.html
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 h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVF_founding-of-neosho_Neosho-MO.html
From this point the town ofNeosho, Mo. was laid out 1839
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVD_james-s-scott_Neosho-MO.html
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," "The Fascinator," and "G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVC_herman-jaeger_Neosho-MO.html
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 repl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVA_george-washington-carver_Neosho-MO.html
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 Tu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSUL_thomas-hart-benton_Neosho-MO.html
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 po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSUJ_heaton-building_Neosho-MO.html
has been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the InteriorRestored 2003
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