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The Pickering Cottonwood Direction Tree

A 1976 history of Pickering, Missouri, notes that everyone there gives directions using a cottonwood tree south of Pickering at the intersection of County Route OO/192nd Street and Missouri Highway 148.  The tree was cut down in 1975.  The article … Continue reading

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20 Japanese and 2 Americans from Camp Clarinda Injured at End of World War II at Clearmont

On September 5, 1945 — three days after the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri — 20 Japanese soldiers and 2 American guards were injured on US 71 by Clearmont when a POW transport truck from the Camp Clarinda POW … Continue reading

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Sonic Booms of 1962

In March/April 1962, B-58 Hustler nuclear bombers from the Strategic Air Command cris crossed the skies over Maryville at Mach 2, which produced sonic bombs as they did mock nuclear strikes on New York, Los Angeles, Omaha, Lincoln, St. Louis, … Continue reading

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