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Common Pleas CourthouseCape GirardeauThe 1854 Common Pleas Courthouse, which once hosted Indian councils and held captive Confederate soldiers, overlooks the Mississippi River and downtown Cape Girardeau.View Destination |
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ArtThomas Hart Benton George Caleb Bingham Rose O Neill Walt Disney Thomas Hart Benton Kansas City and Neosho Born in Neosho to a United States congressman, Benton was raised around politics but had a passion for art. He began work as a cartoonist for a Joplin newspaper, then traveled around the world to attain a proper education. He returned to Kansas City to teach at the Kansas City Art Institute, and became famous for his paintings of everyday Midwest life. His work on the murals of the Truman Presidential Library led him to become friends with fellow Missourian Harry Truman. Benton died in 1941 and is buried in St. Louis. About Kansas City - Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the world-famous Kansas City barbecue to the legendary jazz music at 18th and Vine and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors, sights and sounds to delight any visitor. For more information on Kansas City, please visit the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association. About Neosho - Located in southwest Missouri, Neosho is nationally known as the "Flower Box City" thanks to a city beautification grant in 1955. In fact, Neosho is the proud owner of the world's largest flower box. Flower boxes now adorn businesses, schools, and residential homes, adding to the charming beauty of this Missouri town. For more information on Neosho, please visit the Neosho Chamber of Commerce. George Caleb Bingham, Kansas City An American realist painter, Bingham was known for his portraits of American frontier life. He came to Arrow Rock as a boy, and worked in Boonville as a cabinetmaker. He pursued his art career on the road, most notably known for Order No. 11, a painting depicting the cruelty of Gen. Thomas Ewing during the Civil War. Bingham came back to teach art at the University of Missouri in 1877, and died two years later in Kansas City. About Kansas City - Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the world-famous Kansas City barbecue to the legendary jazz music at 18th and Vine and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors, sights and sounds to delight any visitor. For more information on Kansas City, please visit the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association . Rose O Neill, Walnut Shade Once a famous cartoonist and children’s illustrator, O’Neill called an Ozark farm, Bonniebrook, home. O’Neill drew the famed “Kewpie” dolls, created thousands of illustrations for magazines, and drew advertisements for many major corporations. After traveling throughout the country, O’Neill always returned home to Missouri where she was buried in 1944. About Walnut Shade – Just ten miles outside of Branson, this quiet corner of the Ozarks is where Rose O’Neill made her home at her Bonniebrook estate. Visitors may stay at the local Country Cottage Bed and Breakfast or at any of the various B&Bs located in the Branson/Springfield area. Walt Disney, Marceline and Kansas City Raised in Marceline, Walt Disney made his imagination a reality. Though he only spent a few years in Marceline, the town had a profound impact on the young Walt. In fact, Main Street U.S.A. in Disneyland is modeled after Main Street in Marceline. Once Disney finished his schooling in Kansas City, he began an art studio that produced the original “Alice’s Wonderland” film. When the studio failed, Disney joined his brother in Los Angeles and began creating cartoons of his own, taking the rights to Alice with him. His cartoons of a famous mouse turned into movies, theme parks and an empire that began with the imagination of a boy from Missouri. About Marceline – Marceline’s most famous resident, Walt Disney, once said, “To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since - or are likely to in the future.” Once you arrive in Marceline, it’s easy to see how Disney was so inspired by this charming town in northwest Missouri. Marceline, a town of approximately 2,500 people, is located three miles south of State Highway 36 on Highway 5. Visitors may stay at the historic Uptown Theatre Bed and Breakfast, which is still an operating movie house. Disney premiered his film The Great Locomotive Chase here in 1956. Learn more about Disney at the Walt Disney Hometown Museum or visit the Walt Disney Dreaming Tree and Barn located next to his boyhood home. For more information on Marceline, please visit the Marceline Chamber of Commerce. About Kansas City -Kansas City - Kansas City has everything you'd expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area - world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the world-famous Kansas City barbecue to the legendary jazz music at 18th and Vine and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors, sights and sounds to delight any visitor. For more information on Kansas City, please visit the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau . |
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