![]() ![]() William Jasper an American Independence War hero. Jasper county was created in 1841, named after Sgt. In return they were relocated to reservation land in the Indian Territory, which later became the state of Oklahoma. The Osage were forced to cede their land to the advancing White settlers and the treaties of 1808, 18 whittled off their land in Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. ![]() In 1812 the area became part of the Missouri Territory which was addmitted into the Union as the state of Missouri in 1821. Shortly after, in 1803 Napoleon sold the territory to the U.S. ViewĪfter the Seven Years' War (1763) France ceded Upper Louisiana to Spain but recovered it in 1800. ![]() Trappers and explorers named the natives "Osage", a French version of the name that they used to refer to themselves: " Wazhazhe" ("mid waters"). Missouri was part of the Upper Louisiana district. The French, coming from Canada, claimed Louisiana (named after their King Louis XIV) in 1682 after Robert de La Salle explored the area. Valleys pushed by the warfaring Iroquois. Around 700 BC, the Osage people moved west from their homeland in the Ohio and Mississippi This area has been inhabited for over 10,000 years, since the end of the last Ice Age. Joplin, also known as "JoMo" is the largest city in Jasper County and also expands into Newton County, in the southwestern corner of Missouri next to Oklahoma and Kansas. Time zone: Central (CST): UTC minus 6 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage About Joplin Missouri Facts, Trivia and useful informationĮlevation: 1,004 ft (306 m). When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. One of Joplin's Route 66 murals One of the Route 66 murals in Joplin, Missouri.
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