Visit joplin mo8/15/2023 In response to my comment that the N Y Times wrote an article about the countries most polluted water (with a picture from the middle of the mining area) Mr Richie replied - "yep, how do you think we knew to dig there." It was naturally polluted, and the highly colored pre-mining stream-bed was the geochemical marker indicating further exploration. Everett Richie was volunteer curator of the mineral museum. Lastly, the miniature circus is phenomenal, but you won't get a shallow gee-whiz experience here like in the modern and (IMO) worthless history "centers" (they *don't* call them museums anymore) that are curated by people with no experience, who only "know about" the topics of their exhibits, but have no contact with the reality that only comes form experience. ![]() The porcelain dolls are spooky beyond the limits of my little girls - a scary and great memory we all share. The Spook Light displays (down the hall - not always open) are also very interesting - I remember goingthere, and my father and uncles did so in the '30s. That adds a lot of relevance that an outsider would not have. My mother and grandmother remembered the family and little girls who had the knotty pine car-siding playhouse in their backyard. To those of us who know something about the area, the history museum is also top notch for evoking memories. Just take exit 4 off I-44 and go north to 7th street. Maybe this is not of interest to everyone, but for the mineral collector or geologist it is something you should not miss if in the area. ![]() This museum in Schiffendecker Electric Park (Victorian era electric-lighted walking park) is a great collection of enormous calcite dogtooth crystals and other fabulous specimens. The Joplin Tri-State mining area is world famous for type locality specimens from the lead-zinc mines.
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