| #478275 in eBooks | 2007-10-10 | 2007-10-10 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Small history of Sedalia Missouri|By Marj.|I though this little book was very interesting, especially since I was born in Sedalia and lived the first twelve years of my life there. I still have cousins there and visit ever so often, for a small book it was very informative.|About the Author|Rebecca Carr Imhauser is a descendant of one of Pettis County’s first settlers, Thomas R. Wasson, who gave land for the county’s first permanent seat of government. A retired magazine editor, Imhauser is a college English instructor.
Sedalia, now a bustling hub of central Missouri, began as a mere interruption to a vast expanse of prairie grass. George R. Smith purchased 337 acres of treeless prairie in 1856, leading his neighbors to question his sanity. When he persuaded the Pacific Railroad to locate a depot on his land, his image—and that of his Sedville—began to change. Sedville, later Sedalia, soon became the county seat of Pettis County and earned a reputation as the “Queen of...
You easily download any file type for your device.Sedalia | Becky Carr Imhauser. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
