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History along the Mississippi Parkway MO373 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
HISTORY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY
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, 1861 - Dec. 12, 1950
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James T. Lloyd
Congressman 1897 - 1917
Aug. 28, - April 3, 1944
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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.
Plaque Presented by the Civic Groups of Canton.
4th St. & Green St., Martin Park, Canton, Lewis County Missouri
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