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A post office called Sparta has been in operation since 1876. [4] The city's name is a transfer from Sparta, Tennessee. [5] Sparta got rail service when a subsidiary of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) extended a line from Ozark, Missouri to Chadwick, Missouri in the Spring of 1883. [6]
The assassination and state funeral was the most famous state funeral in the United States, [20] made by the fact that it was the first in the television age and was covered live from start to finish, nonstop for 70 hours. [21] [20] Kennedy's body was brought back to Washington after his assassination.
Hunter, who had been recruiting near Van Buren, Arkansas, joined a group of recruiters who were heading into Missouri. In August, the group made a camp in the vicinity of Lone Jack, Missouri . [ 1 ] On August 16, Hunter's force engaged a Union column commanded by Major Emory S. Foster as part of the Battle of Lone Jack .
Hunter’s funeral is in six days, and the family has yet to reach their modest $25,000 goal. However, donations have come in from across the country and around the world, as far as Australia.
An investigation is underway following a turkey hunter’s ominous discovery in northwest Missouri, police say. Missouri State Highway Patrol officials said a turkey hunter in Mercer County found ...
Sparta was originally called Benton, and under the latter name was platted in 1840. [2] A post office called Sparta was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1865. [3] The community held the county seat until about 1846. [2]
Fructose is a natural sugar found in fruits, vegetables, and honey. Fructose can be bad for your health when consumed as part of high-fructose corn syrup in processed foods. Past studies have ...
Bert Leroy Hunter (March 7, 1947 – June 28, 2000) was an American serial killer.He is best known for committing the double murder of an elderly woman and her son in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1988, together with accomplice Tomas Grant Ervin.