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Cabela's then sold fishing gear as well as equipment for hunting, backpacking, and other outdoor activities. [5] In 1991, a 75,000-square-foot retail store was opened in Sidney. [5] More stores were built, decorated with outdoor scenery, mounted animals, and aquariums. [5] Some stores included shooting ranges and archery ranges. [5]
Location of Monroe County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Missouri. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km 2 ). The largest county is Texas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km 2 ) and the smallest is St. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km 2 ).
Monroe City is in the northeast corner of Monroe County, with a small portion extending north into Marion County and a still smaller portion reaching east into Ralls County. U.S. Routes 24 and 36 split at Monroe City, with US 36 leading west-northwest 42 miles (68 km) to Macon and US 24 leading west-southwest 46 miles (74 km) to Moberly.
In 1837, Paris contained seven stores and a number of families. [6] On March 10, 1832, Abernathy and seven others organized the first Christian church in Paris. The church was built in a Gothic style of brick with four rooms at a cost of $11,000 (equivalent to $335,720 in 2023). [7] A post office called Paris has been in operation since 1841. [8]
Madison is in western Monroe County along U.S. Route 24 (Broadway Street), which leads east 11 miles (18 km) to Paris, the county seat, and west 14 miles (23 km) to Moberly. Missouri Route 151 also passes through the center of Madison, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to Clarence and south 22 miles (35 km) to Centralia .
Santa Fe is an unincorporated community in southeastern Monroe County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately twenty-five miles north of Mexico, near the southern edge of Mark Twain Lake. Santa Fe was founded in 1836 and named for Santa Fe, New Mexico. [2] [3] The post office at Santa Fe has been in operation since 1854. [4]
A post office called Middle Grove was established in 1835, the name was changed to "Middlegrove" in 1894, and the post office closed in 1907. [7] In 1942, heavy rains hit the community, forcing residents onto rooftops to await help. [8] In 1979, Melvin Lute was stabbed and shot in his Middle Grove trailer home.