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Ocean Springs was the home town of the late Walter Inglis Anderson, a nationally renowned painter and muralist who drew inspiration from the natural coastal landscape and nearby barrier islands. The town hosts several festivals throughout the year, including its Peter Anderson Festival, one of the Southeast’s premiere arts and crafts festivals.
Location: Camden and Miller counties, Missouri, United States: Nearest city: Osage Beach, Missouri: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 17,626.55 acres (71.3321 km 2) [2]: Elevation: 771 ft (235.0 m) [1]: Designation: Missouri state park: Established: 1946 [3]: Visitors: 1,347,337 (in 2022) [4]: Administrator: Missouri Department of Natural Resources: Website: Lake of the Ozarks State Park: Lake of the ...
A 1945 aerial view of Lake of the Ozarks. A hydroelectric power plant on the Osage River was first pursued by Kansas City developer Ralph Street in 1912. He put together the initial funding and began building roads, railroads, and infrastructure necessary to begin construction of a dam, with a plan to impound a much smaller lake.
Ocean Springs: Constructed in 1913 51: Old Ocean Springs High School: Old Ocean Springs High School: August 2, 1990 : Magnolia and Government Streets: Ocean Springs: Constructed 1927, serves as Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center 52
A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. [1]
Holly Springs: MR: 1836: Formed from Monroe County: John Marshall (1755–1835), Chief Justice of the United States who shaped the Supreme Court's power 34,123: 709.7 sq mi (1,838 km 2) Monroe County: 095: Aberdeen: MO: 1821: Formed from Unorganized land: James Monroe (1758–1831), Founding Father and 5th U.S. President 33,609: 772.1 sq mi ...
Osage Beach was founded in 1886 as Zebra before being renamed as Osage Beach in 1935. Osage Beach was incorporated in 1959. [4] [5]When the Lake of the Ozarks was created, it caused the flooding of much of Zebra.
Ocean Springs: 0.000: 0.000: US 90 (Bienville Boulevard) Washington Avenue – Downtown Ocean Springs: Southern terminus; road continues south as Washington Avenue; southern end of signed section: Gulf Hills–St. Martin line: 2.734– 2.959: 4.400– 4.762: I-10 / Tucker Road – New Orleans, Mobile, Latimer: I-10 exit 50; northern end of ...