Tipoffs for Cape Girardeau, Missouri (State) Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
Mo. House Honors Creator of State Flag With Induction Into Hall of Famous Missourians
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- The Missouri House issued the following news:
House Speaker Dean Plocher and the Missouri House of Representatives are honored to announce the induction of Marie Watkins Oliver into the Hall of Famous Missourians.
Marie Watkins Oliver, hailed as the "Betsy Ross of Missouri," played a pivotal role in crafting the Missouri State Flag. In 1908, Oliver, the wife of Senator Robert Burett Oliver and a resident of Cape Girardeau, headed the committee formed by th
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