Route 66 was aligned through the town in 1926 along its Main Street (images below), and shortly after the Great Depression hit the economy. Mineral wealth brought railways in to ship the ore out and the town boomed into a regional center, spanning the 'Tri-state district' and becoming the lead and zinc mining The surname (also spelled Joblin and Jopling) may be a diminutive of Biblical Job, derive from 10th century French 'joppe' or jester, or a barrel maker (jopper) of finally the These in turn gave their name to the town. 1840, and his name was given to a spring and creek there. In 1873 both merged again and incorporated under the name of Joplin. Both merged into Union City, but had to separate due to legal reasons. Patrick Murphy next to it, named Murphysburg. Cox platted a town on the eastern side of the valley in 1871. Lead and Zinc (known as 'Jack' and originator of the town's nickname: 'The City that Jack Built') was discovered in the area, and resident John C. Carthage was named county seat in 1842.ĭuring the Civil War in the early 1860s, Carthage was evacuated and completely destroyed in two battles. William Jasper an American Independence War hero. Jasper county was created in 1841, named after Sgt. In return they were relocated to reservation land in the Indian Territory, which later became the state of Oklahoma. The Osage were forced to cede their land to the advancing White settlers and the treaties of 1808, 18 whittled off their land in Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. In 1812 the area became part of the Missouri Territory which was addmitted into the Union as the state of Missouri in 1821. Shortly after, in 1803 Napoleon sold the territory to the U.S. ViewĪfter the Seven Years' War (1763) France ceded Upper Louisiana to Spain but recovered it in 1800. Trappers and explorers named the natives 'Osage', a French version of the name that they used to refer to themselves: ' Wazhazhe' ('mid waters'). Missouri was part of the Upper Louisiana district. The French, coming from Canada, claimed Louisiana (named after their King Louis XIV) in 1682 after Robert de La Salle explored the area. Valleys pushed by the warfaring Iroquois. Around 700 BC, the Osage people moved west from their homeland in the Ohio and Mississippi This area has been inhabited for over 10,000 years, since the end of the last Ice Age. Joplin, also known as 'JoMo' is the largest city in Jasper County and also expands into Newton County, in the southwestern corner of Missouri next to Oklahoma and Kansas. Time zone: Central (CST): UTC minus 6 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage About Joplin Missouri Facts, Trivia and useful informationĮlevation: 1,004 ft (306 m). When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. One of Joplin's Route 66 murals One of the Route 66 murals in Joplin, Missouri. Connor Hotel Monument and Joplin Markerĭuring your Route 66 roadtrip, stop at Joplin MO for your Route 66 kicks!.Murphysburg Residential Historic District.

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