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Roughly bounded by Bridge, Church, Commercial & Meadow Sts., Smithville, Missouri Coordinates 39°23′14″N 94°34′49″W / 39.38722°N 94.58028°W / 39.38722; -94
"Yankee" Smith is described thus in the section about Smithville in an Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri published in 1901: [1] Smithville ... takes its name from the first settler on the site, Humphrey Smith, better known as "Yankee" Smith, who located there in 1822, and two years later built Smith's mill on the fork of Platte River .
Smithville is a city in Clay and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, along the Little Platte River. The population was 10,406 at the 2020 United States Census . [ 4 ] .
The Paris Caucus. The American Legion was established in Paris, France, on March 15 to 17, 1919, by a thousand commissioned officers and enlisted men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Forces to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name "American Legion".
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The American Legion membership is 1.3 million members nationally now. There were 3.12 million members in 2000. Nationally, officers admitted, "It lacks younger members to carry on our legacy."
Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. [2] One hundred Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States. [3] [4]
Missouri Boys State is an 8-day youth program held each June to teach Missouri high school students leadership and the workings of government. [3] Missouri is one of forty-nine states (all except Hawaii ) with such a program for boys and a separate program for girls sponsored by The American Legion Auxiliary . [ 4 ]