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Title
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Sedalia 150 Years to Celebrate
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Description
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Article about the history of Sedalia and events to be held during the year-long celebration for its 150 anniversary. General George R. Smith founded the city in 1860 and planned to call it Sedville using his daughter Sarah's nickname Sed. He was encouraged, though, to change "ville" to "alia," from the Latin word "alias," and thus it became Sedalia. "The new town prospered, becoming the terminus for the Pacific Railroad and a vital strong point during the Civil War." The Missouri State Fair is and has been held in Sedalia since 1899.
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Imagining the Free State: A 150-Year History of a Contested Image
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Description
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Article about the image of Kansas as a free state and raising the questions of possible sub-regional differences and how this narrative affected the states attempt at justice, including prohibition, suffrage, and civil rights. The author suggests "the Free State has been shaped more by selective memory than history."
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Creating a Prairie Map of Missouri
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Description
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Article on the importance and benefits of historic landscape mapping on the conservation work being done today. Walter Schroeder looks back on his work that was published in 1981 on the presettlement prairie of Missouri.
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
