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  2. Joplin, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. Joplin is the largest city located within both Jasper and Newton Counties – even though it is not the county seat of either county ( Carthage is the ...

  3. 2011 Joplin tornado - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Joplin tornado was a large and devastating multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, United States, on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011.Part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak, the EF5 tornado began just west of Joplin and intensified very quickly, reaching a maximum width of nearly one mile (1.6 km) during its path through the southern part of the city.

  4. Fifth and Main Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Fifth and Main Historic District is a collection of adjoining structures and national historic district located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Main and Fifth streets in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States. This historic district consists of three early 20th century structures: the Christman Building, the Christman ...

  5. Joplin Downtown Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Joplin Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Joplin. It developed between about 1883 and 1958 and includes representative examples of Mission Revival, Art Deco, and Modern Movement style ...

  6. The Spooklight - Wikipedia

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    The Spooklight. Coordinates: 94°38′34.80″W. The Paulding Light is a "spooklight" in Michigan that is also caused by misidentification of car headlights on an aligned road. The Spooklight (also called the Hornet Spooklight, Hollis Light and Joplin Spook Light) is an atmospheric ghost light on the border between southwestern Missouri and ...

  7. Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment - Wikipedia

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    The Bonnie and Clyde Garage Apartment is located at 3347 + 1 ⁄ 2 Oak Ridge Drive in Joplin, Newton County, Missouri. Its front door opens onto 34th Street. It was built about 1927, and is a two-story building on a poured concrete foundation. It has a gently pitched hipped roof and exposed rafter ends in the American Craftsman style. Barrow Gang

  8. South Main Street Historic District (Joplin, Missouri)

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    Second Sts., Joplin, Missouri. /  37.09000°N 94.51333°W  / 37.09000; -94.51333. South Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a commercial section of Joplin. It developed between about 1901 and 1960 and includes ...

  9. U.S. Route 66 in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    State. Supplemental. ← US 65. → Route 66. U.S. Route 66 ( US 66, Route 66) is a former east–west United States Numbered Highway, running from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois. In Missouri, the highway ran from downtown St. Louis at the Mississippi River to the Kansas state line west of Joplin. The highway was originally Route ...