Missouri Trivia & Tidbits - Page 18

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Eight states border Missouri, tying it with Tennessee as the most ?neighborly? state in the Union. The "Show Me" state is surrounded by Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and-of course-Tennessee.

first appeared: 7/2/2000

The first permanent settlement in Missouri was Ste. Genevieve (pop. 4,666) in 1735. Rich farmland along the Mississippi River attracted early French settlers, who named the town after the patroness of Paris.

first appeared: 6/18/2000

Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, Mo., in 1860 amid cheering crowds, decked out with a silver-plated horn, scabbard, belt, pistol, and jingling spurs. On the Missouri River ferry they left these trappings behind for the ride west into Kansas, then donned them again for the return trip into town. At the time, a half-ounce letter cost $5 to send to San Francisco.

first appeared: 6/4/2000

Warsaw, Mo., ran extremely hot and cold over the last century. The town holds the state record for the lowest temperature of minus 40 degrees in 1905 and the highest temperature of 118 degrees in 1954.

first appeared: 5/21/2000

The deadliest twister in U.S. history formed near Annapolis, Mo., on March 18, 1925. The Tri-State Tornado, as it was called, killed a record 689 people and injured thousands as it cut a destructive path across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.

first appeared: 5/7/2000

In 1959, the Mapes family set up 50 folding chairs in the Branson, Mo., city hall and performed a show known as the Ozarks Jubilee. Today the town attracts nearly 6 million visitors a year to its wide variety of performances.

first appeared: 4/23/2000

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