Lear is a name that is known to Marion County, Missouri. It is a name known to much of the world, in fact, because a man born in Hannibal in 1902 gave us first the car radio, the 8-track, and then the Lear Jet. He held over 150 U.S. Patents. His name was William Powell [...]
Drive west from Palmyra for 13 miles, to the town of Philadelphia, which is on State Highway 168. At Philadelphia take a turn north on State Route D, which you will follow for about 12 miles. There is a bend in the road here where you will find the graveyard of an old Baptist Church, [...]
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