Schifferdecker Park - Joplin, Mo.
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N 37° 05.106 W 094° 32.971
15S E 362279 N 4105435
Quick Description: This marker is located at Schifferdecker Avenue and Historic US 66. The entrance of the park is on Schifferdecker Avenue.
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2009 8:05:37 PM
Waymark Code: WM7PP5
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Long Description:This marker is made of red granite - a rectangular marker with a
circular top. The marker text reads:
U.S. 66 Will Rogers Highway
Chicago to Los Los Angeles
Illinois ~ Missouri ~ Kansas ~ Oklahoma ~ Texas ~ New Mexico ~
Arizona ~ California
Schifferdecker Park
Formerly Electric Park (1909-1912), is traced to a multi-acre
dairy farm in the 1890's. Charles Schifferdecker acquired the land
in the early 1900s. On Nov. 1, 1913 he deeded forty acres to the
city of Joplin. Schifferdecker Park eventually expanded to 160
acres. Schifferdecker Municipal Golf Course opened in 1922. In
1931, a concession stand was converted into the Tri-State Mineral
Museum, which later joined with the Joplin Historical Society,
creating the Joplin Museum Complex in 1996.
Route 66 "Main Street of America" has serviced patrons of
Schifferdecker Park since 1926 and continues today as a popular
thoroughfare for local commuting citizens as well as tourists.
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you
just sit there."
Will Rogers