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Baby in the Bushes, at the Potlitzer home, 219 South Sergeant
FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, WE PRESENT A MYSTERY IN MURPHYSBURG. Abandoned baby!
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To Recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2024
HMP is honored to present the true story of two Jewish brothers that survived Nazi terrorism in Berlin, Germany during World War II and…
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David Castle Tandy
If you own land in the Murphysburg Historic Residential District, specifically in Section 3, or land in other Joplin Sections 7, 10, 11 or…
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The Tale of Joplin’s Two United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II
The multi-level building at 306-312 South Wall Avenue borders the Historic Murphysburg Residential District on the east side of Pearl. During World War II, the building housed…
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The Austin Allen House & Virtual Tour of his Designs
112 South Sergeant Circa 1906 Craftsman Style
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