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In 1830 the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which led to the forced removal of eastern tribes to "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi (later the state of Oklahoma). In the autumn of 1838, sixteen separate groups of Cherokee, abou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AQ_1870_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
St. Vincent's Young Ladies' Academy was founded in 1839 by the Sisters of Loretto as a school for young women. Located at the corner of Spanish and Good Hope streets, it was one of the first schools for women west of the Mississippi. Prior to its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AP_1875_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
Before the coming of the railroad, the Mississippi River was the commercial lifeline of Cape Girardeau. The arrival of the packet boats, loaded with goods for local and regional residents, was an exciting event in the community. To the
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AO_1880_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
After earlier attempts to build a railroad to Cape Girardeau failed, local attorney Louis Houck made an arrangement with creditors to bring a railroad into the city by midnight of January 1,1881. If he could do so, he would acquire clear title to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AN_1863_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
An exciting incident occurred at the "Battle of Cape Girardeau" on April 23, 1863 when Confederate forces attacked from the west and south of town. During the battle several Confederate cannon balls pierced the roof of the residence of Alfred Lace…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21AM_1861_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
This view of the Mississippi River is from Fort A, one of the four forts constructed by Union forces in the summer of 1861. These forts, which encircled Cape Girardeau, provided protection from attack from either land or water. Fort A was on the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15ZV_father-jacques-marquette_Jackson-MO.html
In 1672 Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette were commissioned by King Louis XIV to discover the course of the Mississippi River. On June 17, 1673, the expedition entered the Mississippi from the Wisconsin River and began its descent by canoe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140M_pooks-turtles_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
An ironclad was a wooden warship of the 19-century having iron or steel armor plating. The Confederate's ironclad ,"Monitor" (formerly Merrimack"), and the Union's ironclad, "Virginia" fought off the coast of Virginia in March of 1862. However, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140K_red-rover-red-rover_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
"Red Rover" was the first hospital ship of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship that women served on and the apparent namesake of the popular children's game. It was also build and launched in Cape Girardeau in 1859.
"Red Rover" was a st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13TZ_old-lorimier-cemetery_Cape-Girardeau-MO.html
Cape Girardeau's Oldest ShrineEarliest Inscription 1808In this old cemetery gift of Don Louis Lorimierlie pioneers, founders, builders and defenders of our country.