Local History

Veterans

Local veterans and service history documented through profiles, photographs, and records.

Veterans

Veterans history

Local military and service stories documented through people, records, photographs, and community memory.

Murphysburg Veterans History Project

In an era of interpreting how we view or romanticize Joplin’s historical facts related to the American Civil War, and with the understanding that Joplin and Missouri were split politically and morally between the Union and Confederacy, HMP’s philosophy is to look at historical facts with a neutral eye. In this spirit, HMP does not honor the war, but rather honors the history that shaped our nation, state, and city, plus those who gave of themselves.

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Veteran Profiles

Open people profiles connected to service, civic memory, and related Joplin history.

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