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| This little souvenir postcard collection came from cousin Louis' high school journal. |
Columbia is a city of 113,225 people in Missouri, a state of the American Midwest. Founded in 1818 as the Boone County seat and home to the University of Missouri, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The tripartite establishment of Stephens College in 1833, "Mizzou" in 1839, and Columbia College
in 1851, built the city into a center of eduction, culture, and
athletic competition. As the fourth most populous urban area in
Missouri, and largest in Mid-Missouri, this college town has a reputation for progressive politics, powerful journalism, and public art.
Never a major center of manufacturing, and originally founded on
agriculture, the modern economy is based in the trade of healthcare,
technology, and insurance.
Cultural institutions in the downtown area include the State Historical Society of Missouri, the Museum of Art and Archaeology, and the annual True/False Film Festival. The Missouri Tigers, Missouri's only major NCAA Division I program, play football at Faurot Field and basketball at Mizzou Arena as members of the Southeastern Conference. The city is built upon forested hills and prairies near the Missouri River where the Ozark Mountains
begin to transform into plain and savanna; limestone creates bluffs and
glades while rain fills caves and springs which water the Hinkson,
Roche Perche, and Bonne Femme creeks. Surrounding the city, Rock Bridge State Park, Mark Twain National Forest and the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
form a greenbelt protecting sensitive and rare ecological areas.
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| The Famous Balanced Rock. |
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| Phi Gamma Delta House. |
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| Daniel Boone Tavern. |
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| Library. |
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| Kappa Sigma First House. |
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| Bible College. |
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| Christian College. |
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| Stephens College. |
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| Sigma Alpha Epsilon House. |
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| New Gate to Campus, University of Missouri. |
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| Kappa Alpha House. |
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| J. K. Roger's Memorial Entrance to Christian College. |
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