Webb City's library, built in 1914, is one of the few active Carnegie libraries in Missouri. Housed in an elegant stone building highlighting Webb City's mining heritage, the library provides traditional library services, a fine genealogy collection, ten patron computers with Internet access, and over 80 learning programs for children from birth through high school.
A.H. Rogers built a mule-drawn streetcar line from Webb City to Carterville in 1889, predeccessor of the South West Missouri Electric Railway. Established in 1893, it was expanded in the 1900s to a vast interurban system.
Webb City, MO Railroad History
The 100 block of North Main remains as a section of the historical old Route 66
Webb City, MO Historic Downtowns
Nestled in the small Midwest town of Webb City, Missouri, the Heartland of America, stands the Praying Hands Memorial. Its stately vigil of more than twenty years is a silent testimony of the need for individual reflection and commitment.
In 1971, Jack Dawson, a 20
Webb City, MO ArtsCamping, horseback riding, three meals daily and evening entertainment. Must have own horse....