E. Pluribus Unum - Russellville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 30.781 W 092° 26.426
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Orphan stone in a wall at the new city park. Originally this was at the base of a flag pole, dedicated at the Bicentennial.
Waymark Code: WMVB05
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2017
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County of stone: Cole County
Location of stone: Railroad Ave., across from City Hall, Rissellville
Date wall of stones created: 2015
Text on stone:
E. PLURIBUM UNUM
IN
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF PROGRESS
1776 ---- 1976
BICENTENNIAL CHAIRMAN
C.C. OLSEN II
"Flag Presentation * Bi-centennial Ceremony -- 3 p.m. Guest Speaker Representative Richard H. Ichord 8th Congressional District Russellville, Missouri, population 557. Founded 1838 by Buckney P. W. Russell. Original survey commissioned by Russell and Richard Morris and Benjamin P. Griffin. Ad Compliment of Community Bank of Russellville." ~ The Daily Capitol News, Jefferson City, Missouri; September 27. 1975, page 6
In a clean up project for the City of Russellville, they torn down a lot of old building. Ones that were beyond recovery, and placed the corner stones in a wall used to decorate the new park.
This stone may have been on a gazebo, or other structure, which is now gone.
Railroad Park is where a contamination site used to be and that needed to be clean up also.
"Queen finalists - Four young women have been selected as finalists in the Russellville Bicentennial Queen Contest.
The queen is to be crowned during festivities June 12 at Russellville. The "finalists are, from left, Susan Sturm, Michelle Fischer, Patty Stienman and Suzann Sullivan.
Russellville sets festivities - Russellville will mark America's Bicentennial June 12 with a day of festivities, including a parade, square dance and fiddlers contest.
A parade and announcement of a Bicentennial Queen will begin the day at 10:30 a.m. The afternoon will be filled with musical entertainment from country-western, bluegrass, mountain and pop music groups. There also will be a muzzle-loading contest, quilt show, horseshoe pitching contest and displays of old machinery and cars, antiques, arts and crafts.
Game competition for children ages five to 12 will feature a frog leaping race, sack race, bubble blowing, disc throw, tug of war and other races.
An old fiddlers contest is scheduled for 6 p.m. Prizes pranging from $15 to $35 will be awarded to contest winners and there is no entry fee. A square dance will follow the contest at 8 p.m.
All activities will be located in the town park and ;around the school area. No admission or entry fees will be charged for any of the events." ~ The Daily Capitol News, Jefferson City, Missouri; Thursday, June 3, 1976, page 20
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