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A look at Pettis County 125 years ago

By Rhonda Chalfant Contributing Columnist
Posted 7/11/23

During the last two decades of the 19th century, most small towns in Missouri worked to find factories that would locate in their towns, bringing jobs and more money into the community. Most were successful. Some found a food processing firm to can locally grown vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers. Others found shoe or garment manufacturers to produce their products.

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