Historical Marker

First Major Lead Strike

Historical marker location:
1001 Murphy Blvd, Joplin, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Murphy Boulevard and East Pool Street, on the right when traveling north on Murphy Boulevard.)

Local Landmark. Historic Joplin.

Missouri was admitted to the Union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821, becoming the first state entirely west of the Mississippi River.
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