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331:References
239:Carrollton
224:Brookfield
170:Kirksville
119:(259) and
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40:U.S. state
672:39°N 93°W
309:Stanberry
299:Salisbury
294:Rock Port
279:Marceline
264:Lexington
219:Boonville
180:Maryville
117:Lexington
84:St. Louis
62:When the
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175:Marshall
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324:Windsor
314:Trenton
274:Madison
249:Fayette
244:Clinton
214:Bethany
190:Sedalia
185:Moberly
105:by the
58:History
50:of the
34:in the
616:Kansas
319:Warsaw
304:Slater
284:Mendon
234:Callao
229:Butler
576:South
516:North
443:(PDF)
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589:Iowa
563:East
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