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All Stories Every published article, essay, house history, event recap, and news story. People Directory Profiles, families, civic leaders, builders, and neighbors. Places Directory Homes, churches, landmarks, maps, galleries, and preservation notes. Historic Homes Architecture, owners, builders, and streetscapes. Women of Murphysburg Community builders, educators, business owners, and advocates. Sacred Places Churches, cemeteries, memorials, and places of memory. Veterans Project Military service stories connected to Murphysburg families. Places in Peril Preservation concerns and advocacy opportunities. Events Tours, community gatherings, and past event records.

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Charles Schieferdecker
StoryVeterans

Mr. Charles Schifferdecker

A lot can be said about Mr. Schifferdecker, one of Joplin’s most prominent citizens of his time. Originally from Baden, Germany, Mr. Schifferdecker worked…

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historic map
StoryHistoryVeterans

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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Mary Bendelari
StoryWomen of Murphysburg

Mary Bendelari

Inventor, Designer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Lobbyist, Socialite, Manufacturer Mary also patented an elastic-edge tablecloth and a rigid bed sheet.  Mary was born in Ohio in 1902, but…

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