50 YEARS
BEFORE DELAWARE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
1773
Mine au Breton
(Potosi) founded in Washington County, Missouri.
1776
JULY
4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1783
February 14,
New
Madrid established in New
Madrid County, Missouri by Colonel George Morgan.
1785
Florissant
(Spanish St. Ferdinand) settled by the French in St.
Louis County, Missouri.
1793
January 4,
Louis Lorimer received authority to establish a post
on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau
County, Missouri.
1794
La Petite Prairie
settled, in Perniscot County, Missouri.
1803
NOVEMBER
30 - LOUSIANA PURCHASE
1804
March 26, Missouri
became part of Orleans Territory.
May 14, Lewis
and Clark started their expedition from St. Louis, Missouri.
1805
March 3, The
Territory of Louisiana established, with government
seat in St. Louis, Missouri.
July 4, Missouri
became part of Louisiana Territory.
1807
Meriwether
Lewis(Lewis and Clark Expedition) appointed governor
of Louisiana Territory(including Missouri) (1807-October
11, 1809).
March, Joseph
Browne, appointed acting governor of Louisiana Territory(including
Missouri) (1807-April 1, 1807).
April 1, Frederick
Bates, appointed acting governor of Louisiana Territory(including
Missouri) (1807-March 8, 1808).
1808
Fort Ossage
established on the Missouri River in Missouri.
The 'Missouri
Gazette' first newspaper in Missouri founded by
Joseph Charless.
June 18, Ste.
Genevieve city incorporated in Missouri.
1809
October 11,
Frederick Bates, appointed second-term acting governor
of Louisiana Territory (including Missouri) (1809-September
1810).
1810
- Missouri population 19,783 residents.
- Boonville, settled on the Missouri
River in Cooper County, Missouri, named
for Daniel Boone. Coordinates 38°58'N-92°44'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Arrow Rock State Park.
- September, Benjamin A. Howard,
appointed governor of Louisiana Territory (including Missouri)
(1810-February 1812).
1811
-
La Petite Prairie, a settlement in Perniscot County, Missouri,
almost completely destroyed by an earthquake.
1812
- Boonville in Cooper County, enlarged
as a fort, during the War of 1812 in Missouri.
- Cape Girardeau established in
Missouri, seat Jackson.
- Missouri part of Louisiana Territory,
became Missouri Territory.
- New Madrid County established
in Missouri, seat New Madrid.
- St. Charles County established
in Missouri, seat Saint Charles.
- St. Louis County established
in Missouri, seat Clayton.
- Ste. Genevieve County established
in Missouri, seat Sainte Genevieve.
- February, Frederick Bates, appointed
third-term governor of Louisiana Territory(including Missouri)
(1812-December 7, 1812).
- December 7, Frederick Bates elected
acting governor of Missouri (1812-June 1813).
1813
- Washington County established
in Missouri, seat Potosi.
- June, William Clark elected governor
of Missouri (1813-September 20, 1820).
- August 21, Washington County,
organized in Missouri, 762sq/mi.
Cities & Communities : Belgrade, Blackwell,
Cadet, Caledonia, Indian Creek, Irondale, Mineral Point,
Potosi, Richwoods
1816
-
Howard County established in Missouri, seat Fayette.
1818
- Cooper County established in
Missouri, seat Boonville.
- Franklin County established in
Missouri, seat Union.
- Jefferson County established
in Missouri, seat Hillsboro
- Lincoln County established in
Missouri, seat Troy.
- Madison County established inMissouri,
seat Fredericktown.
- Montgomery County established
in Missouri, seat Montgomery City.
- Pike County established in Missouri,
seat Bowling Green.
- Wayne County established in Missouri,
seat Greenville.
1819
- Hannibal on
the Mississippi River, settled by Moses Bates in Marion
County, Missouri. Coordinates 39°42'N-91°22'W.
- Smithton (Columbia),
established in Boone County, Missouri. Coordinates 38°57'N-92°20'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Albert Oakland Park, Grindstone Nature
Area, Twin Lakes Recreation Area
1820
- Missouri population 66,586 residents.
- Virginian, William Henry Ashley,
became Missouri's first lieutenant governor.
- Boone County established in Missouri,
seat Columbia.
- Callaway County established in
Missouri, seat Fulton.
- Chariton County, established
in Missouri, seat Keytesville.
- Cole County established in Missouri,
seat Jefferson City.
- Gasconade County established
in Missouri, seat Hermann.
- Lafayette County established
in Missouri, seat Lexington.
- Perry County established in Missouri,
seat Perryville.
- Ralls County established in Missouri,
seat New London.
- Ray County established in Missouri,
seat Richmond.
- Saline County established in
Missouri, seat Marshall.
- September 20, Alexander McNair
elected governor of Missouri (1820-November 15, 1824).
- September 26, Daniel Boone died
in St. Charles, Missouri. Legendary hunter, trapper and
frontiersman.
- October 15, Felix de
Andreis (Andrew James, Bartolomew), died in St. Louis,
Missouri. Italian born Vincentian priest and American
West missionary.
1821
August
10, Missouri MO admitted
to the Union
Missouri
Today : Nickname 'Show Me State',
capital Jefferson City. Area 69,709 sq.mi.(180.546km²),
21st largest state. Counties
115 : Adair,
Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton,
Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, Callaway,
Camden, Cape Girardeau,Carroll, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Chariton,
Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford,
Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin,
Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison,
Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper,
Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence,
Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Maries,
Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau,
Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway,
Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps,
Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph,
Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott,
Shannon, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois,
St. Louis City, St. Louis, Ste. Genebieve, Stoddard, Stone,
Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Wayne,
Webster, Worth, Wright. Attractions
& Recreation :American Jazz Museum,
American National Fish and Wildlife Museum - Wonders of
Wildlife, Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge,
Blue Springs Lake, Clarence Cannon Dam & Mark Twain
Lake, Clarence National Wildlife Refuge, Clearwater Lake,
George Washington Carver National Monument, Great River
National Wildlife Refuge, Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir,
- Farmington appointed
seat of St. Francois County in Missouri. Coordinates 37°47'N-90°25'W.
- The Old St. Ferdinand
Shrine built in Florissant (St. Ferdinans), St. Louis
County, Missouri.
- Scott County established
in Missouri, seat Benton.
- St. Francois County
established in Missouri, seat Farmington.
- Smithton renamed Columbia and
plotted, seat of Boone County in Missouri.
1822
-
Clay County established in Missouri, seat Liberty.
1823
-
Farmington (originally Murphy Settlement) platted in St.
Francois County, Missouri.
1824
-
November 15, Frederick Bates, elected second governor of
Missouri (1824-August 4, 1825).
1825
- Fulton, laid out in Callaway
County, Missouri. Coordinates 38°52'N-91°57'W.
- August 4, governor Frederick
Bates died in office, buried near St. Louis, Missouri.
Governor of Missouri (1824-1825).
- August 4, Abraham J. Williams,
elected governor of Missouri (1825-January 20, 1826).
- October 17, William Rainey Marshall,
born in Boone County, Missouri. Fifth governor of Minnesota
(1866-1870).
1826
Columbia, incorporated
in Boone County, Missouri.
Jackson County
established in Missouri, seat Kansas City/Independence.
January 20,
John Miller, elected governor of Missouri (1826-November
19, 1832).
March 18, Alexander
McNair, died and buried in St. Louis, Missouri. First
governor of Missouri (1820-1824).
December 23,
Marion County organized from Ralls County and established
in Missouri, seat Palmyra. Named
for American Revolutionary War general, Francis Marion.
Area 444 sq.mi (1.150km²).
1829
- Crawford County established in
Missouri, seat Steelville.
- Randolph County established in
Missouri, seat Huntsville.
1830
- Missouri
population 140,455 residents.
1831
- Monroe County established in
Missouri, seat Paris.
- St. Stanislaus Seminary founded
by the Jesuits in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri.
1832
-
November 19, Daniel Dunklin, elected governor of Missouri
(1832-September 30, 1836).
1833
- Carroll County established in
Missouri, seat Carrollton.
- Clinton County established in
Missouri, seat Plattsburg.
- Greene County established in
Missouri, seat Springfield.
- Lewis County established in Missouri,
seat Monticello.
- Morgan County established in
Missouri, seat Versailles.
- Pettis County established in
Missouri, seat Sedalia.
- Pulaski County established in
Missouri, seat Waynesville.
- Ripley County established in
Missouri, seat Doniphan.
- Warren County established in
Missouri, seat Warrenton.
- Stephens College, a women's college,
founded in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri.
1834
- Henry County established in Missouri,
seat Clinton.
- Johnson County established in
Missouri, seat Warrensburg.
1835
- Barry County established in Missouri,
seat Cassville.
- Benton County established in
Missouri, seat Warsaw.
- Cass County established in Missouri,
seat Harrisonville.
- Polk County established in Missouri,
seat Bolivar.
- Shelby County established in
Missouri, seat Shelbyville.
- Stoddard County established in
Missouri, seat Bloomfield.
1836
- Audrain County established in
Missouri, seat Mexico.
- Caldwell County established in
Missouri, seat Kingston.
- Clark County established in Missouri,
seat Kahoka.
- Clinton, laid out near the South
Grand River in Henry County, Missouri. Named for New York
governor De Witt Clinton. Coordinates 38°22'N-93°46'W.
Attractions & Recreation :Harry
S. Truman State Park.
- Daviess County established in
Missouri, seat Gallatin.
- Farmington incorporated in St.
Francois County, Missouri.
- November 23, Lilburn Wycliffe
Boggs, elected governor of Missouri (1836-November 16,
1840).
1837
-
Ballwin, founded by Virginian John Ball, in St. Louis County,
Missouri. Coordinates 38°35'N-90°33'W.
- Charleston, platted near the
Mississippi River in Mississippi County, Missouri. Coordinates
36°55'N-89°21'W.
- Chillicothe, laid out near the
Grand River in Livingston County, Missouri. Coordinates
39°48'N-93°33'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Fountain Grove Water-Fowl
Reserve, Pershing State Park, Swan Lake Migratory Water-Fowl
Reserve.
- Gallatin laid out, seat of Daviess
County, Missouri. Coordinates 39°55'N-93°58'W.
- Linn County established in Missouri,
seat Linneus.
- Livingston County established
in Missouri, seat Chillicothe.
- Macon County established in Missouri,
seat Macon;
- Miller County established in
Missouri, seat Tuscumbia.
- Taney County established in Missouri,
seat Forsyth.
1838
Buchanan County
established in Missouri, seat Saint Joseph.
Newton County
established in Missouri, seat Neosho.
Platte County
established in Missouri, seat Platte City.
March 26, William
Henry Ashley, died in Cooper County, Missouri. Virginia
born U.S. congressman and fur trader.
April, Mormon
settlers burned several buildings in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Missouri.
September 1,
William Clark, died in St. Louis, Missouri. Virginia
born explorer (Lewis & Clark Expedition).
1839
Boonville,
incorporated as a village in Cooper County, Missouri.
Chillicothe,
appointed seat of Livingston County in Missouri.
Hannibal, incorporated
as town in Marion County, Missouri.
December 30,
Abraham J. Williams, died and buried in Columbia, Missouri.
Governor of Missouri (1825-1826).
1840
Hannibal population in
Marion County, Missouri, 1,034 residents.
Missouri population
383,702 residents.
November 16,
Thomas Reynolds, elected governor of Missouri (1840-February
9, 1844).
1841
- Andrew County established in
Missouri, seat Savannah.
- Bates County established in Missouri,
seat Butler
- Camden County established in
Missouri, seat Camdenton.
- Dade County established in Missouri,
seat Greenfield.
- Dallas County established in
Missouri, seat Buffalo.
- Grundy County established in
Missouri, seat Trenton.
- Holt County established in Missouri,
seat Oregon.
- Jasper County established in
Missouri, seat Carthage.
- Osage County established in Missouri,
seat Linn.
- Ozark County established in Missouri,
seat Gainesville.
- Scotland County established in
Missouri, seat Memphis.
- Shannon County established in
Missouri, seat Eminence.
- St. Clair County established
in Missouri, seat Osceola.
- January 29, Adair County organized
in Missouri. Named for Kentucky governor John Adair. County
seat Kirksville.
1842
-
Carthage, established on Spring River, seat of Jasper County
in Missouri. Coordinates 37°11'N-94°14'W.
1843
-
The first courthouse in Adair County, Missouri built near
Kirksville.
1844
- Kemper Military School, established
in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. Oldest military
school west of the Mississippi.
- February 9, Meredith Miles Marmaduke
appointed acting governor of Missouri (1844-November 20,
1844).
- August 25, Daniel Dunklin, died
and buried in Herculaneum, Missouri. Fifth governor of
Missouri (1832-1836).
- November 20, John Cummins Edwards,
elected governor of Missouri (1844-December 27, 1848).
1845
Atchison established
in Missouri, seat Rock Port.
Cedar County
established in Missouri, seat Stockton.
Charleston,
appointed seat of Mississippi County in Missouri.
DeKalb County
established in Missouri, seat Maysville.
Dunklin County
established in Missouri, seat Kennett.
Gentry County
established in Missouri, seat Albany.
Hannibal incorporated
as city in Marion County, Missouri.
Harrison County
established in Missouri, seat Bethany.
Hickory County
established in Missouri, seat Hermitage.
Knox County
established in Missoury, seat Edina.
Lawrence County
established in Missouri, seat Mount Vernon.
Mercer County
established in Missouri, seat Princeton.
Mississippi
County established in Missouri, seat Charleston.
Moniteau County
established in Missouri, seat California.
Nodaway County
established in Missouri, seat Maryville.
Oregon County
established in Missouri, seat Alton.
Putnam County
established in Missouri, seat Unionville.
Reynolds County
established in Missouri, seat Centerville.
Schuyler County
established in Missouri, seat Lancaster.
Sullivan County
established in Missouri, seat Milan.
Texas County
established in Missouri, seat Houston.
1846
-
March 18, John Miller, died and buried in St. Louis, Missouri.
Forth governor of Missouri (1826-1832).
1848
-
December 27, Austin Augustus King, elected governor of Missouri
(1848-January 3, 1853).
1849
- Butler County established in
Missouri, seat Poplar Bluff.
- Laclede County established in
Missouri, seat Lebanon.
- McDonald County established in
Missouri, seat Pineville.
1850
Hannibal population
in Marion County, Missouri, 2,020 residents.
Missouri population
682,044 residents.
1851
- Bollinger County established
in Missouri, seat Marble Hill.
- Christian College, a women's
college, founded in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri.
- Dent County established in Missouri,
seat Salem.
- Stone County established in Missouri,
seat Galena.
- Vernon County established in
Missouri, seat Nevada.
- Westminster College founded in
Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri.
1853
- First 'permanent building' courthouse
of Adair County, Missouri, completed.
- January 3, Sterling Price elected
governor of Missouri (1853-January 5, 1857).
- April 25, William Beaumont, died
in St. Louis, Missouri. U.S. Army surgeon and first observer
of human digestion.
1855
- Barton County established in
Missouri, seat Lamar.
- Maries County established in
Missouri, seat Vienna.
- Webster County established in
Missouri, seat Marshfield.
1856
-
November 8, Etienne Cabet, died in St. Louis, Missouri.
French born Socialist, lawyer, revolutionist and teacher.
Publication 'Voyage en Icarte'.
1857
- Caruthersville, laid out on the
Mississippi River in Perniscot County, Missouri. Named
for Congressman Samuel Caruthers. Coordinates 36°11'N-89°39'W.
- De Soto ( called Fountain City)
founded upon arrival of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railroad in Jefferson County, Missouri. Coordinates
38°08'N-90°33'W.
- Douglas County established in
Missouri, seat Ava.
- Florissant incorporated in St.
Louis County, Missouri.
- Howell County established in
Missouri, seat West Plains.
- Iron County established in Missouri,
seat Ironton.
- Phelps County established in
Missouri, seat Rolla.
- January 5, Trusten Polk elected
governor of Missouri (1857-February 27, 1857).
- February 27, Hancock Lee Jackson
appointed acting governor of Missouri (1857-October 22,
1857).
- October 22, Robert Marcellus
Stewart elected governor of Missouri (1857-January 3,
1861).
1859
Brookfield
founded, Linn County, Missouri. Coordinates 39°47'N-93°04'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Pershing State Park
Carter County
established in Missouri, seat Van Buren.
Chistian County
established in Missouri, seat Ozark.
Fulton, incorporated
in Callaway County, Missouri.
The Hannibal-St.Joseph
railroad operational in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri.
April 11, Enoch
Herbert Crowder, born in Edinburg, Missouri. Judge advocate
general of the U.S. Army, U.S. ambassador to Cuba.
1860
Hannibal population
in Marion County, Missouri, 6,505 residents.
Missouri population
1,182,012 residents.
December 21,
Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, born in Troy, Missouri. Publisher
of the nationwide Colorado newspaper 'The Denver Post'.
1861
APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL
WAR
- Watkins Woolen
Mill (National Historic Landmark) built near Excelsior
Springs in Ray-Clay County, Missouri.
- Worth County established
in Missouri, seat Grant City.
- Wright County
established in Missouri, seat Hartville.
- January 3, Claiborne
Fox Jackson, elected governor of Missouri (1861-July
31, 1861).
- July 31, Claiborne
Fox Jackson, Confederate governor of Missouri (1861-December
7, 1862).
- July 31, Hamilton
Rowan Gamble, appointed acting governor of Missouri
(1861-January 31, 1864).
1862
Civil War period
- The 'Booneville Advertiser'
a weekly newspaper started in Missouri by Francis
Caldwell.
- December 7, Thomas Caute Reynolds
appointed Confederate governor of Missouri (in Texas exile)
(1862- March 7, 1865).
1863
Civil War period
- Carthage,
seat of Jasper County, Missouri, destroyed by Confederate
guerrillas.
1864
Civil War period
- January 31, Willard Preble Hall,
appointed acting governor of Missouri (1864-January 2,
1865).
1865
- January 2, Thomas
Clement Fletcher, elected governor of Missouri ( 1865-January
12, 1869).
MAY - END OF
THE CIVIL WAR
- Clinton,
incorporated in Henry County, Missouri.
1866
-
Carthage, seat of Jasper County in Missouri, rebuilt after
Civil War battle.
1867
-
Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri,
built by Indiana native, engineer inventor James B. Eads.
1868
- Charles
Sumner Greene, born in St. Louis, Missouri. Architect, jointly
with his brother Henry Mather, developers of the bungalow.
1869
- Chillicothe, incorporated in
Livingston County, Missouri.
- De Soto incorporated in Jefferson
County, Missouri.
- January 12, Joseph Washington
McClurg, elected governor of Missouri (1869-January 9,
1871).
1870
- Missouri population 1,721,295 residents.
- William Woods College founded in
Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri.
1871
- January 9, Benjamin
Gratz Brown elected governor of Missouri (1871-January
8, 1873).
- November 10, Winston
Churchill, born in St. Louis, Missouri. Author of historical
novels, e.g. 'The Crisis'.
50
YEARS AFTER MISSOURI'S RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
MO
1771-1871
ADAIR COUNTY
Timeline
2 Topics
1841
- January
29, Adair County organized in Missouri. Named for Kentucky
governor John Adair. County seat Kirksville.
1853
- First
'permanent building' courthouse of Adair County, Missouri,
completed.
MO
1771-1871
ANDREW COUNTY
Timeline 1
Topic
1841
- Andrew
County established in Missouri, seat Savannah.
MO
1771-1871
MARION COUNTY
Timeline 7
Topics
1819
Hannibal on
the Mississippi River, settled by Moses Bates in Marion
County, Missouri. Coordinates 39°42'N-91°22'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Becky Thatcher House, Judge Clemens'
Law Office, Mark Twain State Park, Pilaster House, Tom
Sawyer Cave.
1826
December 23, Marion
County organized from Ralls County and established in
Missouri, seat Palmyra. Named
for American Revolutionary War general, Francis Marion.
Area 444 sq.mi (1.150km²). Municipalities/Places
: Clay, Ely, Hannibal, Huntington, Ilasco, Maywood, Monkey
Run, Monroe City, Palmyra, Philadelphia, Rensselaer, South
River, Spalding, Taylor, West Ely, West Quincy, Withers
Mill, Woodland.
1839
Hannibal,
incorporated as town in Marion County, Missouri.
1840
Hannibal
population in Marion County, Missouri, 1,034 residents.
1850
Hannibal population
in Marion County, Missouri, 2,020 residents.
1859
The Hannibal-St.Joseph
railroad operational in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri.
1860
Hannibal population
in Marion County, Missouri, 6,505 residents.
CELEBRITIES
BORN IN MISSOURI
1884
- May 8,Harry
S. Truman, born in Lamar, Missouri. Thirty-third
President of the United States of America (1945-1953)
1928
- April
4,Maya
Angelou(Marguerite Ann Johnson), born in St.
Louis, Missouri. Pulitzer Prize nominated author, poet, memorist
and actress.
