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This Map Exposes the Hidden Chapters of Missouri History
Uncovering Overlooked Stories Across the Show-Me State Missouri’s history is rich, layered, and filled with surprising narratives waiting beneath the surface. A newly released interactive map is shining a fresh light on the hidden chapters of Missouri’s past, revealing overlooked communities, forgotten conflicts, and underrepresented voices that shaped the state’s identity. ### Why Missouri’s Hidden Histories Matter Missouri—known for its pivotal role in westward expansion, the Civil War, and jazz and blues legacies—holds more than just the well-trodden paths of trails and battlefields. Beneath roads and rivers lie stories of Native American tribes, trailblazing pioneers, enslaved families, and civil rights activists whose contributions often go unrecognized in mainstream accounts.