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This GeoArt is to celebrate Missouri turning 200 years old this year. What better way to celebrate the Bicentennial!!
MISSOURI BECOMES THE 24TH STATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES AUGUST 10, 1821.
You will learn about some famous Missourian's while solving this GeoArt.
J.C. Penney was born in 1875 on a farm just outside of Hamilton in Caldwell County, Missouri. His father, James Cash Penney, Sr., a farmer, minister, and civic leader along with his devout mother, Mary Frances Penney, influenced Penney's lifetime ethics. Penney lived his early life by the Golden Rule and the influence was life-long. He started in retail in Hamilton as a clerk and later moved to Colorado, where he worked for and eventually owned the Golden Rule Stores. While the name of the chain of stores was ironic in itself, these are the stores that became the foundation for the J.C. Penney Stores.
What year was J.C. Penney born?
A. N 38° 25.057 W 93° 20.613 1865
B. N38° 24.380' W093° 21.583 1875
C. N 38° 26.136 W 93° 21.645 1876