Jasper County, Missouri
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Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Joplin. The cou
Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage (August 2008)
Portrait of an Osage warrior, painted by George Catlin in 1834
Log home of George Hornback, used as the initial Jasper County Courthouse in 1841. It has been preserved and can be viewed on the grounds of the Old Cabin Shop at 155 North Black Powder Lane in Carthage.
Cave Spring School, the site of Jasper County Circuit Court in 1865, is located at 4323 County Road 4 near La Russell.
Joplin tornado
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The Joplin tornado was an extremely devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri during the early evening hours of May 22, 2011, causing catastrophic damage to Joplin and surroundi
Jasper County, Missouri
…miles (7.3 km2) (0.4%) is water. On Sunday, May 22, 2011, Jasper County was struck in Joplin with a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado . The 2011 Joplin tornado ranked as the seventh deadliest in America's history. Barton County (north…
Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011
Joplin tornado KSGF radar 2011 05 22 2248Z
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Joplin 2011 tornado damage