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The practice of throwing hot rolls to diners at Lambert’s Cafe in Sikeston (pop. 16,992) caught on in 1976 after a hungry customer in the busy dining room said to just throw the darn thing.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

Harry S. Truman earned $3 a week at his first job at Clinton’s Soda Fountain in Independence, where old-fashioned beverages are still served.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

Formed in 1974, the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America is headquartered in Kirksville (pop. 16,988).

first appeared: 7/21/2002

Built in 1819, Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson (pop. 11,947) is the oldest Protestant church west of the Mississippi River.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

Democrats are buried on the west side, and Republicans on the east side, in the Civil War-era Gooch Cemetery in Browning (pop. 317).

first appeared: 7/7/2002

Albert E. Brumley, one of the nation’s most widely recorded gospel music composers, spent most of his life in Powell, writing and publishing songs such as I’ll Fly Away and Turn Your Radio On.

first appeared: 6/30/2002

Inventor Lawrence Brown of Clinton (pop. 9,311) developed the game now called Chinese checkers, which was so popular in 1939 that he bought 100,000 marbles every 10 days and hired three eight-hour shifts to make the game boards.

first appeared: 6/23/2002

In 1980, a 15-square-mile area around Augusta (pop. 218) was recognized as the first U.S. Wine District because of its unique soil, climate, and the quality of wines its vineyards have produced since the 1800s.

first appeared: 6/16/2002

Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Park in Marshall (pop. 12,433) honors the town’s most famous and smartest dog, who died March 18, 1937. The English setter had an uncanny ability to identify colors, license plates, species of trees, and occupations by choosing the correct written answer.

first appeared: 6/9/2002

On Nov. 8, 1861, Union soldiers used the captured newspaper office in Bloomfield (pop. 1,952) to publish the first edition of the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes.

first appeared: 6/2/2002

The W.F. Norman Corp. in Nevada (pop. 8,607) has manufactured tin ceilings since 1898.

first appeared: 5/26/2002

Nevada (pop. 8,607) was named in 1855 by Vernon County Clerk DeWitt C. Hunter, who had fond memories of visiting Nevada City during the California gold rush six years earlier.

first appeared: 5/19/2002

Motorists traveling through Webb City (pop. 9,812) get a giant spiritual reminder from a sculpture of praying hands that rises heavenward 32 feet and weighs 100 tons.

first appeared: 5/12/2002

Located in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park near Ironton (pop. 1,471), Mina Sauk Falls is the highest waterfall in Missouri with a drop of 132 feet over several ledges.

first appeared: 5/5/2002

Established in 1876, Chase Candy Co. in St. Joseph introduced its Cherry Mash bars in 1918.

first appeared: 4/28/2002

Built in 1860, the three-story brick, steam-powered Watkins Woolen Mill near Kearney (pop. 5,472) is now a state historic site, with all of its textile-milling equipment intact.

first appeared: 4/21/2002

Adopted in 1822, the state motto is “the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.”

first appeared: 4/14/2002

With a daily flow of 286 million gallons, Big Spring near Van Buren (pop. 845) is reported to be one of the largest freshwater springs in the Ozarks.

first appeared: 4/7/2002

Although a marker notes the grave of famed explorer Daniel Boone at Marthasville (pop. 837), some say his remains were removed to Kentucky after he died in 1820.

first appeared: 3/31/2002

In 2000, Missouri orchards produced 38 million pounds of apples.

first appeared: 3/24/2002

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