Carthage, MO

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Carthage, MO

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.carthage-mo.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.carthagechamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visit-carthage.com/

Population:
12668 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1842 (platted), 1868 (incorporated as town), 1872 (railroad station)

County:
Jasper County

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company Founded

Leggett & Platt 1883

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charles R. Bowers Diplomat 26-May-1940 US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94

Carl Hubbell Baseball 22-Jun-1903 21-Nov-1988 New York Giants pitcher

Marlin Perkins Zoologist 28-Mar-1905 14-Jun-1986 Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Belle Starr Criminal 5-Feb-1848 3-Feb-1889 Bandit Queen of the Old West

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