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The geographic center of Missouri is located near Eldon (pop. 4,895).

first appeared: 3/17/2002

Born as Sarah Jane Fulk in St. Joseph on Jan. 4, 1914, Jane Wyman won an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1948 movie Johnny Belinda. She also starred in the 1981-1990 television series Falcon Crest.

first appeared: 3/10/2002

Blinded by disease soon after he was born in May 1864 near Miami (pop. 160), John William “Blind” Boone used his ears to learn a piece of music and could immediately replay it perfectly on a piano.

first appeared: 3/3/2002

Opened in 1844, Kemper Military Academy in Boonville (pop. 8,202) is the oldest military school west of the Mississippi River.

first appeared: 2/24/2002

Before tractors, mule teams were the power source on about half of the state’s farms. Mules are the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse and were considered by many to be the ideal farm work animal.

first appeared: 2/17/2002

The state name is derived from an American Indian term meaning “town of the large canoes.”

first appeared: 2/10/2002

Every May in Nixa (pop. 12,124), schools close and the town swells to 15,000 hungry folks for Sucker Day, held in honor of the common bottom-feeding fish. The day includes a parade, games, entertainment, and a sucker fish fry.

first appeared: 2/3/2002

The Wonders of Wildlife Museum, which opened in Springfield on Nov. 2, 2001, at a cost of $52 million, is home to more than 160 live animal species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects.

first appeared: 1/27/2002

Artist Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho (pop. 10,505) on April 15, 1889. His most famous murals can be found in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City and the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence.

first appeared: 1/20/2002

The Still National Osteopathic Museum in Kirksville (pop. 16,988) traces the roots of the health care discipline.

first appeared: 1/13/2002

Established in 1939, the Mark Twain National Forest spans 1.5 million acres across southern Missouri.

first appeared: 1/6/2002

One of the largest mazes ever built, the K.I.D.S. maze was erected in Shaw Park in May 1996 in Clayton (pop. 12,825). Made of PVC posts and clear plastic fencing, the temporary maze covered 175,250 square feet and had a path length of nearly 2.5 miles.

first appeared: 12/30/2001

Born Aug. 21, 1901, in Keytes-ville (pop. 533), Gen. Maxwell Taylor led airborne troops in World War II, served as Army Chief of Staff, and was the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in 1964-1965.

first appeared: 12/23/2001

Made of 12,000 pounds of concrete, the world’s largest pecan monument is in Brunswick (pop. 925).

first appeared: 12/16/2001

World Wide Technology, a company in Maryland Heights (pop. 25,756) which develops Internet marketplaces, is the nation’s largest African-American-owned business, generating $802 million in revenue in 2000.

first appeared: 12/9/2001

Settled in the 1950s by Amish from Iowa, Jamesport (pop. 505) has the state’s largest Amish community—about 120 households.

first appeared: 12/2/2001

Without stopping their engine, Charles Creighton and James Hargis of Maplewood (pop. 9,228) drove a Model A Ford in reverse from New York City to Los Angeles, a distance of 3,340 miles, from July 26 to Aug. 13, 1930.

first appeared: 11/25/2001

In 1927, E.M. Burger of California (pop. 4,005) sold six cured hams. Now, the company he started, Burger’s Smokehouse, is among the nation’s largest producers of cured hams, selling about 700,000 a year.

first appeared: 11/18/2001

In 1874, George Rae and H.C. Moore helped lay out the town of Raymore, (pop. 11,146) which they named after themselves.

first appeared: 11/11/2001

At 1,772 feet, Taum Sauk Mountain west of Ironton (pop. 1,471) is the highest point in the state. It once reportedly served as a hideout for outlaw Jesse James.

first appeared: 11/4/2001

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