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Old town Rolla was located along Main Street near the Courthouse. The business district moved to Pine Street in the late 19th century. Following the Union defeat at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, the Union Army fell back to Rolla and began building an earthen fort on a hill alongside present Highway 63 about a mile from the Courthouse.
Rolla (/ ˈ r ɒ l ə /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri, United States. [4] Its population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. [ 5 ] It is approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44 .
In Rolla, Route 63 intersects Route 72, and later, Business Loop 44. The Business Loop runs concurrently with Route 63 past the University's campus to Interstate 44, where the Business Loop ends. As it leaves Rolla, the highway quickly narrows to two lanes. US 63 between Rolla and US 50 is being studied for improvements. [2]
In this area, US 63 is an expressway, but plans are to upgrade the highway to a freeway between Stewartville and the US 52 interchange. North of Rochester, the highway meets US 61 at Lake City . From there, the two routes run concurrently to Red Wing , where US 63 turns north and crosses the Mississippi River to enter Wisconsin over the ...
Rolla: 184.579: 297.051: 184: I-44 BL east (Kingshighway) / Route 72 east to US 63 south – Rolla, Salem: Western terminus of Route 72; former US 66 east; access to Phelps Health Medical Group: 185.651: 298.776: 185: Route E – Rolla: Access to Missouri University of Science and Technology and Phelps Health Medical Group: 186.642: 300.371: 186
Vienna is located in central Maries County at the intersection of US Route 63 and Missouri Route 42. The city lies between the Gasconade River two miles to the east and the Maries River about two miles to the west. Rolla is 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast via US 63.
Mayme Ousley, first woman elected mayor of a town in Missouri, was born in Edgar Springs. [18] James Robert Lamar, Missouri congressman who was born here in 1866. Dean Switzer, preacher of Edgar Springs Baptist Church from 2016-2021. Grandfather to Vincent K. Switzer, who died in 2005. Some say his ghost still haunts the church to this day.
Route 72 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 34 west of Jackson; its western terminus is at I-44 in Rolla. Route 72 is one of the original 1922 state highways. Its eastern terminus was at Centerville, and its western terminus was at the junction with Route 32.