Gazetteer of the State of Missouri: with a map of the state from the office of the Surveyor-General, including the latest additions and surveys: to wh - Paperback

by Alphonso Wetmore (Author)

An enormous amount of information was accumulated by the author in research for the writing of this book. A sampling of the topics include education, currency, internal improvements, topography, streams, rivers, historical sketches, census statistics, customs, counties, towns, villages, congressmen, government, judiciary, legislators, list of stages and routes, manufactures, state officers, population, post office list, railroads, list of roads, history of first settlements, exports, militia, living conditions at the time of publication, and much, much more. The Gazetteer provides an excellent overview of Missouri history to 1837, as well as political, climate, and topographical descriptions. This book is an exceptional genealogical resource for anyone researching Missouri! Paperback, (1837), repr. 2012, Illus., Appendix, 386 pp.