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John Wood Brooks is further remembered by the names of four Brookfield streets: John, Wood, Brooks, and Boston streets. [5] A post office called Brookfield has been in operation since 1860. [6] Brookfield was located along the first railroad built across the State of Missouri, completed by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad on February 13 ...
The park contains a statue honoring Missouri's First Senator, Thomas Hart Benton by American sculptor Harriet Hosmer The 29.95-acre (121,200 m 2 ) park was created by city ordinance 2741 in 1838. The park was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French statesman who served as a volunteer under General George Washington in ...
The Veterans Memorial, with almost 1000 names of veterans, sits in front of the museum on Smith Street. Four miles west of Cuba on Route 66 is the World's Largest Rocking Chair (former). [21] The chair is 42' high and draws many Route 66 travelers to take photos.
Ellington is a city in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States. The population was 790 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] In 1925, the infamous Tri-State Tornado began just northwest of Ellington.
In 1915, the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument near Woodlawn Street in Sikeston to mark this event. [27] In 1929, the Sikeston portion of the street was paved. Today this road is known as U.S. Route 61. The city has a few cobble-stoned streets in its older commercial downtown area.
Compton Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by Interstate 44 to the north, Nebraska Avenue to the east, Shenandoah Avenue to the south, and Grand Boulevard to the west. Compton Hill Reservoir Park, home to the landmark Compton Water Tower, lies within the neighborhood.
De Soto was platted in 1857 and named after Hernando de Soto (c. 1496/1497–1542), Spanish conquistador. [5] A post office has been in operation at De Soto since 1858. [6]The city is known as "Fountain City" because of its numerous artesian wells.
The Malden school system has been named one of the top 10% of American High Schools for 3 years running and ranked as the best school in southeast Missouri based on 2009-2010 Missouri Assessment Program test scores. The Malden School Board was recognized by the Missouri School Board's Association as its Outstanding Board of the Year in 2011.