MISSOURI

Bob & Mary Sue Briggs (24718)

Missouri State Directors

Would you like to join us for a Mid-MO Wanderlusts Chapter rally or the joint Missouri-Kansas State rally in 2025? Do you want to know where they will be? Read the clues below to see where we are going and COME JOIN US!

*Our town has over 600 buildings on the National Historic Registry.

*Our town was burned to the ground during the Civil War.

*Our town is home to underground caves used today for storage.

*Our town’s history includes Civil War Guerrillas, Wild West outlaws and women’s rights pioneers.

*Our town is watched over by precious angels.

Answer = Carthage, Missouri.

The Missouri/Kansas Joint State Rally is scheduled for September 24-28, 2025.

*Our town is next to a forest named after the pen name of Samuel Langhorne

Clemens.

*Our town is the burial spot for the “Father of Texas.”

*Our town is named after a silver-mining city in Bolivia.

*Our town was the home of the first industry in Missouri.

*Our town found its initial wealth when Francis Azor chased a bear while hunting and discovered a rich surface outcropping of lead ore. At least that’s the town’s legend.

Answer = Potosi, Missouri.

The Mid-MO Chapter Rally is scheduled for April 28-May1, 2025.

Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope to see you in 2025 at one of our rallies and others in Region 3!

We can be reached at Bob Briggs: 715-781-6482 bobbriggs1@juno.com or Mary Sue Briggs: 908-303-8833 ribmsb@juno.com