The
Man And His Vision
 In
1860, as the railroad steamed its way west, General George R.
Smith had a vision.
He
caught a glimpse of the future and persuaded the Pacific Railroad
to choose an inland route rather than parallel the river as it
crossed Missouri. He founded Sedalia in the middle of the prairie
and landed a major transportation and distribution center right
on his front doorstep. Within a few months, on January 17, 1861,
the first Pacific Railroad Company passenger train arrived in
Sedalia.
Today’s
Sedalia, with its friendly people, stately homes and majestic
buildings; its schools and churches; its art and performance centers,
its ragtime tradition and historic state fairgrounds all came
about because of General Smith’s vision and the railroad
which brought it to fulfillment.
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here to begin your Sedalia Heritage Trail journey.
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MO 65301
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Seventies Flashback
March - December 2009
Sedalia Katy Depot
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