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Charleston is the largest town on the Missouri side near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Its history has been tied to traffic on the rivers. Settlement initially occurred on the north side, in what in 1805 was called "Matthews Prairie". After purchasing 22.5 acres (91,000 m 2) for $337, Joseph Moore laid out Charleston in ...
September 18, 1980. Moore House, also known as the James Handy and Mary Hunter Moore House, is a historic home located at Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri. It was built in 1899–1900, and is a 21⁄2 -story, Colonial Revival style red brick dwelling. It measures approximately 65 feet by 47 feet and is topped by a hipped roof with gables.
Charleston station (Missouri) Missouri Pacific Depot is a historic train station located at Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri. It was built in 1916-1917 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with white, smooth-cut limestone wainscotting. The building measures 24 by 149 feet (7.3 m × 45.4 m).
Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,577. [1] The largest city and county seat is Charleston. [2] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named after the Mississippi River.
The 1895 Charleston earthquake, also known as the Halloween earthquake, occurred on October 31, at 05:07 CST near Charleston, Missouri. It had an estimated moment magnitude of 5.8–6.6 and evaluated Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). [1] The earthquake caused substantial property damage in the states of Missouri, Illinois, Ohio ...
Battle of Charleston (1861) / 36.921389; -89.346389. The Battle of Charleston, also known as the Battle of Bird's Point, was a minor clash in Charleston, Missouri, United States during the American Civil War. On August 19, 1861, Union forces led by Col. Henry Dougherty were able to destroy a Confederate camp. [1] [2] There had been a number of ...
73001048 [1] Added to NRHP. April 13, 1973. Jacob Swank House is a historic home located near Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri. It was built in 1839, and is a two-story, five-bay, L-plan, Classic Revival style orange-red brick dwelling. It measures approximately 40 feet, 6 inches, by 36 feet, 9 inches, and is topped by a simple ridge roof.
The McCutchen Theatre was opened on July 20, 1948. [2][3] It is a three-story, brick-constructed, post-war Art Deco -style commercial building. It was built as a single-screen movie theater with a large illuminated neon and metal upper façade. The lower portion of the façade is covered with porcelain enamel and partially constructed from ...