1. Cape Girardeau County History And Information

2. County Seat Every county has a county seat. The county seat is the location of the county’s government offices. Cape County’s seat is in Jackson.

3. Major Cities Cape Girardeau Jackson Oak Ridge Delta

4. Southeast Missouri State University Southeast is very important to Cape County. It was started as a teacher’s college. Check out the link to SEMO. www.semo.edu

5. New McKendree Church 1 st Protestant Church west of Mississippi River. National Register of Historic Places

6. The Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river in the United States. It is the eastern boundary of Cape County. There are numerous products shipped up and down the river.

7. School Districts in Cape County Cape Public Schools Jackson RII Oak Ridge R-IV Delta C-7

8. Jackson Football Stadium The stadium was built during the Great Depression. It was a WPA Project. FDR created the Works Progress Administration to create jobs.

9. The Bollinger Mill The mill was used by farmers to grind wheat into flour and corn into corn-meal. It was built before the Civil War.

10. More on the Mill The mill was powered by water. The Whitewater river was dammed up to provide the water source.

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