Until the city was incorporated in 1860 as Sedalia Missouri, it had existed only "on paper" from November 30,1857, to October 16,1860.
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14 Facts About Sedalia Missouri
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Sedalia Missouri was an important railhead for the massive Texas cattle drive of 1866.
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Sedalia Missouri was made a military post early in the war and remained such until its close in 1865.
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Once the war was over, many of the thousands of Union soldiers who had been stationed more or less permanently at Sedalia Missouri and recognized its potential, made the choice to migrate there from their former homes in other areas.
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Sedalia Missouri is home to the nation's first sheltered workshop, which opened in 1965.
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Springs in Sedalia Missouri are noted for their rainy days and variable temperatures.
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Sedalia Missouri had a population of around 300 people in 1860, and what was described as a "bona fide population" of around 1,000 in 1865.
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Sedalia Missouri is home to the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, named after its primary benefactor, Sedalia Missouri radiologist and art collector Harold Daum.
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Sedalia Missouri is home to The Pettis County Museum and Historical Society, located at 228 Dundee Ave.
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Sedalia Missouri Christmas is a multi-media play written in celebration of the Christmas traditions and celebrations of Sedalia Missouri from 1866 to 1969.
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Sedalia Missouri was featured in two widely seen 1977 films: Heroes, starring Henry Winkler and Harrison Ford; and the made-for-TV movie Scott Joplin, starring Billy Dee Williams.
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Sedalia Missouri is well known as the adopted home of ragtime music's most well known musician and stylist Scott Joplin.
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Sedalia Missouri was the hometown to Joe Harris, vocalist and trombonist with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and later MGM Studios.
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Sedalia Missouri has been the host to several rock and roll events, such as the Ozark Music Festival in 1974, and the Delicious Rox Festival in 2006.
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