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Graham is located 13 miles southwest of Maryville, nine miles west of US 71, and two miles east of Maitland in Holt County, which is just across the Nodaway River. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km 2 ), all land.
Simpson's College, also known as Simpson's College Museum, was a historic school building located at Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was built about 1860, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building, measuring approximately 20 feet by 28 feet. A school occupied the building until 1869, after which it became a private residence.
A walk through Graham Cave State Park is like a walk through ancient history. Artifacts recovered in the cave revealed that ancient people lived there between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. Exploring ...
Graham Cave is a Native American archeological site near Mineola, Missouri in Montgomery County in the hills above the Loutre River. [3] It is located in the 356 acre Graham Cave State Park. The entrance of the sandstone cave forms a broad arch 120 feet (37 m) wide and 16 feet (5 m) high.
Hughes Township is a township in southwestern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It comprises about 62 sections of land. [2] Graham is its lone town which lies about two miles east of the Nodaway River. Hughes Township was established in 1845, and named after General Andrew S. Hughes, a pioneer citizen. [3]
The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative is a collaborative effort that expands the amount of information available online about Missouri's past. In 2007, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan proposed this landmark initiative to further Missourians’ access to information about the history of Missouri and local communities.
The "Missouri Crisis" was resolved at first in 1820 when the Missouri Compromise cleared the way for Missouri's entry to the union as a slave state. The Missouri Compromise stated that the remaining portion of the Louisiana Territory above the 36°30′ line was to be free from slavery. This same year, the first Missouri constitution was adopted.
Amos Graham (March 14, 1816 – September 14, 1865) was the first Nodaway County, Missouri, clerk. Graham is immortalized in the town of Graham, Missouri , as it is named after him. [ 1 ] The town of Maryville, Missouri , is named after his wife, Mary.