Did you
know…
· In the late 1800s Sedalia campaigned to
become the capital of Missouri. The city did not become the capital of
Missouri, but it did become the site of the Missouri State Fair just a few
years later.
· Liberty Park Stadium was constructed
as Works Progress Administration projects during the Great
Depression. It's still in use. Liberty Park Stadium is home to the Sedalia
Bombers, Smith-Cotton Tigers and the State Fair Community College Roadrunners.
· Diners used to get free ice cream with their
meals at Sirloin Stockade. That was the restaurant that had a giant cow on top
of their sign.
· There were only 436 students when State Fair
Community College opened.
· The Katy Depot was built for $40,000 in 1896.
You could get just a little bit more for your money back in 1896.
· Franklin Roosevelt once campaigned for the
office of Vice President in the theater that is now the Liberty Center. He
didn't win, but his political career worked out OK in the end.
· When KMOS was built, its studio (at the time)
was the largest television studio between Hollywood and Chicago.
· Harry Truman, Bette Davis and Clint Eastwood
have all visited the Hotel Bothwell, which is listed in the National Register
of Historic Places.
· The Art Deco entrance to the Missouri State
Fair was constructed in only 30 days.
· The Galaxy 10 was built on the site of the
former 50 Hi-Way Drive-In, which was destroyed in a tornado in 1980.