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 History Along the Mississippi River Parkway - Canton, MO Posted by:  YoSam.
N 40° 07.523 W 091° 31.091
15T E 626258 N 4442726
Another marker in Martin Park
Waymark Code: WMKH8K
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2014
Views: 2
County of marker: Lewis County
Location of marker: 4th St. & Marion St., Martin Park, Canton
Marker presented by: The Civil Groups of Canton
This marker contains down its center a relief art piece of the length of the Mississippi River with the cities and states marker with an icon of the important point of each town.
Marker Text: CANTON, MISSOURI
"Most westerly Missouri
Town on Mississippi Bank"
Founded, May 30, 1830
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CULVER-STOCKTON
First Coeducational College
West of Mississippi,
Overlooks river bluffs.
Established 1853
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FEDERAL LOCK and DAM
NO. 20, completed May, 1934
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HOME TOWN OF
JAMES S. GREEN
Senator 1857 - 1861
Feb. 28, 1817 - Jan. 19, 1870
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FREDERICK C. HIBBARD
Noted Sculptor
June 15, 1881 - Dec. 12, 1950
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JAMES T. LLOYD
Congressman 1897 -n 1917
Aug. 28, 1857 - April 3, 1944
This section of the
GREAT RIVER ROAD
OF
MID-AMERICA
Developed
In Co-Operation with
NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE
U.S. Bureau
Public Roads
Missouri Highway Commission
and
TOWN OF CANTON
Officially Dedicated
by
GOVERNOR
PHIL M. DONNELLY
MARCH 10, 1956
Web link: [Web Link]
History of Mark:
please see above
Additional point: Not Listed
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