CITY

Official Website:
http://www.rollacity.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.rollachamber.org/

Population:
16367 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1844 (settled), 1858 (town)

County:
Phelps County

Several tales are proffered as to how the town received its unusual name. The most likely is that area settler George Coppedge wanted to name the town Raleigh, but other townfolk objected to the fancy spelling and demanded it be named Rolla instead.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Missouri at Rolla	1870

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robin Carnahan	Politician	4-Aug-1961		Missouri Secretary of State
Claire McCaskill	Politician	24-Jul-1953		US Senator from Missouri
Shannon Miller	Gymnastics	10-Mar-1977		Olympic gymnast

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