Start your day at the point of your choice as you take a historic mural trip, or turn it into a two-day journey with the green and gold routes (see map). Marvel at the history of the Thomas Hart Benton mural titled “Joplin Centennial” in the Joplin City Hall. Or feast your eyes on the intense color of Anthony Benton Gude’s mural titled “Flower Box City” on display in the Neosho City Hall.
Outdoor murals by Dan McWilliams and Sherry Pettey adorn the Granby Mining Museum. The magnificence of local artist, Lowell Davis, graces the Jasper County Court House. While visiting Carthage, don’t miss the unique styling of world-renowned artist Sam Butcher of the Precious Moments Chapel.
Whether your self-directed tour is in the spring, summer, or fall, you’ll want to return often for the “Thomas Hart Benton Festival,” the Newtonia Battlefield, or eagles flying in winter by Stella, Missouri.
Murals of Newton County & Southwest Missouri
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1) “TRANSPORTATION,”
MoDot Rest Stop, Joplin, MO (mile marker 2)
Artist: Matthew Dehaemers, Opening Summer ‘09 |
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1) “TRANSPORTATION,”
MoDot Rest Stop, Joplin, MO (mile marker 2)
Artist: Matthew Dehaemers, Opening Summer ‘09 |
2) “WILDCAT GLADES,”
Audubon Center, 201 W. Riviera Rd., Joplin, MO
Artist: Susan Sommer-Luarca |
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2) “JOPLIN AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,”
City Hall, 602 S. Main St., Joplin, MO
Artist: Thomas Hart Benton |
3) “A HISTORY OF NEWTON COUNTY,”
Newton County Courthouse, 101 S. Wood St, Neosho, MO
Artist: Billie Gofourth-Stewart |
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3) “ROUTE 66,”
Corner of Main Street and Daughtery Street, Webb City, MO
Artist: John Biggs |
4) “TIPTON FORD,”
United Methodist Church, 224 S. Wood St., Neosho, MO
Artist: Anthony Benton Gude |
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4) “PRECIOUS MOMENTS,”
Precious Moments Chapel, 4321 S. Chapel Rd., Carthage, MO
Artist: Sam Butcher |
5) “FLOWER BOX CITY,” City Hall, 203 E. Main St., Neosho, MO
Artist: Anthony Benton Gude |
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5) “FORGED IN FIRE,”
Jasper County Courthouse, 302 S. Main St., Carthage, MO
Artist: Lowell Davis |
6) “HERITAGE,”
Benton Elementary, 1120 Carl Sweeney Rd., Neosho, MO
Artist: Sherry Pettey |
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6) “CARTHAGE CIVIL WAR MUSEUM,”
Civil War Museum, 205 Grant St., Carthage, MO
Artist: Andy Thomas |
7) “CENTENNIAL MURAL,”
Neosho Newton County Library, 201 W. Spring St.,
Neosho, MO
Artist: Duard Marshall |
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7) “GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER: THE SPIRIT OF GIVING,”
Carver National Museum, 5646 Carver Rd., Diamond, MO
Artist: Cedar J. Kindy |
8) “NEOSHO MURAL,”
Mills Park Centre, 308 W. Spring St., Neosho, MO
Artist: Lawrence J. “Larry” Sanchez |
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8) “GRANBY MINING MUSEUM,”
218 N. Main St., Granby, MO
Artist: Dan McWilliams |
9) “THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH MURAL,”
1314 Oak Ridge Drive, Neosho, MO
Artist: Billie Gofourth-Stewart |
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9) “REMEMBER WHEN,”
218 N. Main St., Granby, MO
Artist: Sherry Pettey |
10) “CampUs CROWDER,”
601 Laclede Ave., Newton Hall at Crowder College,
Neosho, MO
Artist: Crowder Art Dept.
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11) “TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF RURAL AMERICA,”
Le-Ru Telephone Co., 555 Carter St., Stella, MO
Artist: Dan McWilliams |
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12) “STELLA GETS WIRED,”
Le-Ru Telephone Co., 555 Carter St., Stella, MO
Artist: Sherry Pettey |
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13) “NEWTONIA TOWN MURAL,”
461 Mill Street, Newtonia, MO
Artist: Sherry Pettey |
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14) “NATIVE AMERICANS AT FIRST BATTLE OF NEWTONIA,”
Ritchey Civil War Mansion, 520 Mill St., Newtonia, MO
Artist: Doug Hall |
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15) “MONARK SPRINGS MURAL,”
14057 Monark Drive Neosho, MO
Artist: Billie Gofourth-Stewart |
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16) “BICENTENNIAL,” 1050 Cherokee Ave., Seneca, MO
Artist: Calvin Ackerson |
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