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Roughly bounded by 13th, 22nd, South Sts., Forest and Washington Aves., Lexington, Missouri Coordinates 39°11′08″N 93°52′28″W / 39.18556°N 93.87444°W / 39.18556; -93
A post office called Page City was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1901. [3] A tornado struck Page City on November 8, 1879, destroying six of the twelve homes in town as well as a store and the railroad depot. Two people were killed. [4] Missouri Pacific Railroad, commonly known as MoPac, ran through Page City. Page ...
Location of Lafayette County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Missouri. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Lafayette County is a county in the western portion of Missouri, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 32,984. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Lexington . [ 3 ]
In 1874, Cockrell, who became a member of the United States Democratic Party, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri by the state legislature. His first and only elected office, [5] he served in the Senate from 1875 to 1905, [1] when he retired. He held several committee chairmanships, including the chairmanships of the Claims Committee ...
The Houx–Hoefer–Rehkop House is a historic home located at Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1882, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features a front porch with four round columns and two pilasters all with Corinthian order capitals. [2]: 2
William P. Robinson House is a historic home located near Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, central passage plan, Greek Revival style brick I-house. It has a two-story rear ell with an enclosed two-story porch.: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
In 1925, Missouri designated 92 acres (37 ha) of the home as a memorial to Confederate soldiers. [3] It remained in operation until 1950, when the last Confederate veteran in the state died, after which the state government purchased the site to operate as a state park. [1] The state's land acquisition process was completed in 1952. [4]