CITY

Official Website:
http://www.carthage-mo.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.carthagechamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visit-carthage.com/

Population:
12668 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1842 (platted), 1868 (incorporated as town), 1872 (railroad station)

County:
Jasper County

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Leggett & Platt	1883

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles R. Bowers	Diplomat	26-May-1940		US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94
Carl Hubbell	Baseball	22-Jun-1903	21-Nov-1988	New York Giants pitcher
Marlin Perkins	Zoologist	28-Mar-1905	14-Jun-1986	Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Belle Starr	Criminal	5-Feb-1848	3-Feb-1889	Bandit Queen of the Old West

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