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The name of Apple Creek derives from the French name Rivière à la Pomme.Since the Shawnee Indians cultivated farms and had a number of villages along this creek, it is probable that the early French travelers and hunters gave the name "Rivière à la Pomme" (later Americanized to Apple River or Apple Creek), from the apple trees which grew there.
Geobotanically, Missouri belongs to the North American Atlantic region, and spans all three floristic provinces that make up the region: the state transitions from the deciduous forest of the Appalachian province to the grasslands of the North American Prairies province in the west and northwest, and the northward extension of the Mississippi embayment places the bootheel in the Atlantic and ...
He submitted samples of the same apple the following year and won again. This time there was a nametag, and the apples could be identified. The Stark brothers traveled to the Hiatt farm and bought the rights to the Red Delicious apple in 1894. [1] [2] In 1914, the Stark Golden Delicious apple was discovered and developed
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) administers hundreds of parcels of land in all counties of the state. Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management.
Contains one of the finest Pleistocene relict habitats in Missouri. Taberville Prairie Conservation Area: 1975: St. Clair: state One of the largest remaining virgin tall grass prairies. Tucker Prairie: 1975: Callaway: private A virgin tall grass prairie occurring within the transition zone between the oak-hickory forest and typical tall grass ...
Apple Creek is an unincorporated community in south central Perry County, Missouri, United States, [1] though not to be confused with the town of Old Appleton which was originally known as Apple Creek. The community is just north of Missouri Route F between I-55 to the west and U.S. Route 61 to the east. Uniontown lies two miles east on Route ...
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Missouri Mines State Historic Site: St. Francois: 25 acres 10 ha: 1976 Missouri State Capitol: Cole: 3 acres 1.2 ha: 1826 Missouri State Museum: Cole: n/a: n/a: 1923 Osage Village State Historic Site: Vernon: 100 acres 40 ha: 1984 Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site: Jefferson: 205.78 acres 83.28 ha: 1968 Sappington Cemetery State ...