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Sikeston / ˈ s aɪ k s t ən / is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States.It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it.
July 1940 mugshot of Cleo Wright. Cleo Wright was a 26-year-old African-American cotton mill worker who was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri during the afternoon of January 25, 1942. Earlier, he was accused of attacking a white woman with a knife and attempting to sexually assault her, and subsequently resisted arrest by stabbing a police officer ...
Scott County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,059. [1] Its county seat is Benton. [2] The county was organized in 1821 and named for U.S. Representative John Scott, the first federal representative from Missouri.
December 28, 2000. Sikeston St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Depot, also known as the Sikeston Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, is a historic train station building located at Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1916-1917 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and is a one-story ...
In 1913, the Sikeston High School football team defeated the college of Cape Normal School by a score of 15–0. [4] On November 15, 1915, Sikeston defeated Kennett by a score of 147–0. On October 4, 1919, Sikeston defeated Caruthersville by a score of 148–0, establishing a Southeast Missouri scoring record that still stands.
Marshall Hotel. / 36.87583°N 89.58861°W / 36.87583; -89.58861. Marshall Hotel, also known as the Dunn Hotel, is a historic American hotel building located at Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. It was built in 1910, and is a three-story, red brick commercial building with a shed roof. It measures 70 feet by 120 feet and features a cast ...
The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements, and in 1803, Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Cape Girardeau (/ dʒɪˈrɑːrdoʊ / jirr-AR-doh, French: Cap-Girardeau [kap ʒiʁaʁdo] ⓘ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540, making it the 17th-largest in the state. [ 4 ]