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Little Dixie is a historic 13- to 17-county region along the Missouri River in central Missouri, United States. Its early Anglo-American settlers were largely migrants from the hemp and tobacco districts of Virginia , Kentucky , and Tennessee .
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In 1992, Hurt published his book titled, Agriculture and Slavery in Missouri's Little Dixie, for which he received the Theodore Saloutos Award by the Agricultural History Society, and the Missouri History Book Award by the State Historical Society of Missouri. The book was reviewed as "a welcome addition to the literature".
Chariton was one of several counties settled mostly by southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie and Chariton County was at its heart. It was heavily pro-Confederate during the American Civil War. [3]
Howard was one of several counties settled mainly by Southerners along the Missouri River in the center of the state. Because of this, this area became known as Little Dixie, and Howard County was at its heart. [4] Following the 1848 revolutions in the German nations, many German immigrants also came to this region, developing farms.
Franklin, Missouri, founded in 1816, became a large port on the Missouri River and an early center of settlement and economic activity. There, the Boone's Lick Trail ended and William Becknell (c.1787/88-1856), blazed the Santa Fe Trail further to the southwest to the adjacent Spanish Empire 's colonial territories in its province of New Mexico .
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Because of its culture and traditions, the area became known as Little Dixie, and Boone County was at its heart. [3] In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, Boone County was strongly pro- Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861-1865).