Lathrop is a city in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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1. Patee House MuseumSaint Joseph Missouri The Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River.The Patee House was built by John Patée as part of his Patee Town development around the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad station. Office space included the headquarters and eastern terminus of the Pony Express, founded in 1860 to provide fast overland mail service to the West Coast. During the American Civil War, the Union Army Provost Marshal's office was located in Patee House. The Army conducted war trials in the second floor ballroom. After the war, the Patee Female College operated in the building from 1865-1868. Its space was taken over 1875-1880 by the St. Joseph Female... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
4. Pony Express MuseumSaint Joseph Missouri The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail. Officially operating as the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, in 1860 it became the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company; this firm was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell, all of whom were notable in the freighting business.During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days. From April 3, 1860 to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the transcontinental telegraph was established , and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Glore Psychiatric MuseumSaint Joseph Missouri The Glore Psychiatric Museum is part of a complex of St. Joseph, Missouri museums, along with the Black Archives Museum and the St. Joseph Museum and American Indian and History Galleries. Its exhibits feature the 130-year history of the adjacent state mental hospital, and illustrate the history of mental health treatment through the ages. It has been called one of the fifty most unusual museums in the United States. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Missouri Star Quilt CompanyHamilton Missouri Hamilton is a city in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2010 census. It is known as the hometown of James Cash Penney, who built a large apparel-related business, J. C. Penney, and the hometown of Jenny Doan, who has built a large quilting-related business, Missouri Star Quilt Co. and Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame baseball player Zack Wheat. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
DescThis past weekend I traveled to Hannibal MO as I worked on my first Wandering Walk Guide Book. This will be a series of books that will contain self-guided walking tours, historical, information, and fun facts as I travel across the US. What better place to start this project tha in the hometown of my most favorite author - Mark Twain!
As I work with the publisher to finish the final edits and get this first guide book ready for publication in the next 2 weeks, I hope you enjoy this video which highlights many of the stops along the way in Hannibal, MO. Hannibal is beautiful in the Fall and I hope you can add this to your travel tours in the upcoming months.ription
EXPLORING the beautiful CAMPUS of STANFORD UNIVERSITY (California, USA)
SUBSCRIBE: - Join me for a walking tour of the campus of one of the most spectacular universities in the world: Stanford University, (Stanford, California, USA). Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California, and is known as one of the world's most prestigious institutions. Stanford was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford, former Governor of and U.S. Senator from California and railroad tycoon, and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year. Stanford admitted its first students on October 1, 1891 as a coeducational and non-denominational institution.
Bikefest - 2016 - Motorcycle Rally, Bikes, Bikers, Babes and Party
Leesburg Bike Fest 2016 It's all happening here. Motorcycle Rally