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The Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site is a Missouri State Historic Site in Monroe County, Missouri. The covered bridge is a Burr-arch truss structure built in 1871 over the Elk Fork of the Salt River. It was almost lost to neglect in the 1960s, but was added to the state park system in 1967, the same year it was damaged by a flood.
In 1837, Paris contained seven stores and a number of families. [6] On March 10, 1832, Abernathy and seven others organized the first Christian church in Paris. The church was built in a Gothic style of brick with four rooms at a cost of $11,000 (equivalent to $335,720 in 2023). [7] A post office called Paris has been in operation since 1841. [8]
This is a list of Missouri covered bridges. There are four historic wooden covered bridges in Missouri, all now listed as State Historic Sites and under the protection of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. State officials estimate that Missouri had about thirty covered bridges from the 1820s through the end of the 19th century.
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During the 19th century and most of the 20th century Democrats controlled Monroe County. The county was one of only two jurisdictions in Missouri to be carried by Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election against incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon, the other being the city of St. Louis.
Riverside is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] History. A post office called Riverside was established in 1890, ...
Jackson County residents in particular, like Stella Kimber, a senior living in midtown Kansas City, have seen major increases in property assessment values as the county continues to bring its ...
Riverside lies on the edge of the Missouri River and was formally incorporated in 1951. [5]For many years, the town was known for its Riverside Race Track. The Riverside Park Jockey Club operated from 1928 to 1937 and was popularly called Pendergast Track after its patron, the city boss of Kansas City, Tom Pendergast, although he was not officially on its organization papers.