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1. Hotel Connor Hotel ConnorHistory of the Hotel Connor and its founders
2. Old Grubstake Days in Joplin Old Grubstake Days in JoplinThe story of the pioneers who discovered the largest and richest lead and zinc mining field in the world
3. Pioneering Days 1879 - 1909 Pioneering Days 1879 - 1909A resume of facts pertaining to the development of the Electrical Industry, together with an intimate account of some of the men who made the lights glow in early Joplin.
4. The Joplin Tornado The Joplin Tornado A lumbering tornado, striking out of violent thunderstorms, ripped into the heart of Joplin, Mo., about dusk May 6, 1971, catching the city's 40,000 residents at supper time and carving out a path of destruction 37 blocks long, killing one man, injuring 45 and causing an estimated $7 million in damage.
5. The Klondike of Missouri The Klondike of MissouriThe Rich and Inexhaustible Lead and Zinc Mines of the Joplin District Produced One Million Dollars More of Wealth during the Year 1897 than All of Alaska.
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