Sedalia; now a bustling hub of central Missouri; began as a mere interruption to a vast expanse of prairie grass. George R. Smith purchased 337 acres of treeless prairie in 1856; leading his neighbors to question his sanity. When he persuaded the Pacific Railroad to locate a depot on his land; his image�and that of his Sedville�began to change. Sedville; later Sedalia; soon became the county seat of Pettis County and earned a reputation as the �Queen of the Prairies.� Sedalia chronicles the transformation of a rugged prairie town to the home of the Missouri State Fair and host to the international Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. Sedalia�s history is illustrated through more than 200 vintage images; showing the people; places; and events that shaped the town.
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