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In the 1830s, Polk and Bolivar names were locally associated with liberation. As such, Bolivar, Missouri is an indirect namesake of Simón Bolívar. [9] The Bolivar Public Library, First National Bank, and North Ward School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [10] [11] [12]
Lyndsey Roseler, a family and consumer science teacher at Bolivar Middle School, was surprised Monday with the award. This first-year Bolivar teacher named one of the 2024 Missouri Teacher Leaders ...
Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,519. [1] Its county seat is Bolivar. [2] The county was organized January 5, 1835, [3] and named for Ezekiel Polk. Polk County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Sunset was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1900. [2] The name Sunset most likely is a transfer from another American place of the same name.
North Ward School, also known as the Bolivar High School and Polk County North Ward Museum, is a historic school building located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]
Bolivar Public Library, also known as the Carnegie Library of Bolivar and Polk County Genealogical Society Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was built in 1915, and is a 1 1/2- to two-story, rectangular, brick building with Classical Revival style design elements.
Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, was an independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, which became a brand on a few products such as Cheez-It , was purchased by Keebler Company in 1996, [ 1 ] which was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2001.
Bolivar Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M17) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Polk County, Missouri, United States. [1]