History
In 1849, the school's first building, made of logs, opened, and a newer brick building opened in 1880. [4] There was a proposal to build a new building in 1930 but the $12,000 ($210215.14 according to inflation) bond was voted down. At the time the school had 27 students. [7] At a late point the school installed a partition, with grades 1-4 on one side and 5-8 on the other. [5] Throughout its history the student body was mostly white with a minority of African-American students attending. [8]
In 1949 the first proposal to consolidate the Kage School District with the Cape Girardeau School District occurred. Voters rejected it and subsequent annual consolidation proposals; at the time there was a national trend of consolidating schools in order to allow students to specialize in mathematics and science courses. The City of Cape Girardeau annexed over 50% of the Kage School District territory in 1967, and the school shut down the following year. [4] It had 16 students in its final year of operation. Elementary students were reassigned to Hawthorn School. [6] The school itself now resides in the city limits. [3]
Keith Deimund, a former student, acquired the property and held it for at least 10 years as he wanted to make sure it was preserved. He sold it to Rick Hetzel around 2014, and Hetzel converted the building into a guest house. It now operates as the Historic Kage School Guest Cottage. [5]
Cape Girardeau County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. At the 2020 census, the population was 81,710. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US to be named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. Officially organized on October 1, 1812, the county is named after Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, an official of the French colonial years. The "cape" in the county's name is named after a former promontory rock overlooking the Mississippi River; this feature was demolished during railroad construction. Cape Girardeau County is the hub of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area. Its largest city is Cape Girardeau.
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Jackson was 15,481 at the 2020 census.
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Southeast Missouri State University is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland College of Arts and Media. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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New Wells is an unincorporated community in northern Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is located 20 miles (32 km) north of Cape Girardeau and is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Millersville is an unincorporated community in western Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles (10 km) west of Jackson on Route 72.
The Cape Girardeau Bridge was a continuous through truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. It was replaced in 2003 with the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.
Southeast Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri Hospital first opened in 1928 and has grown into a regional medical complex serving over 600,000 people in 22 counties in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. In 2007, the hospital had 269 licensed beds, 11,487 admissions and employed over 2,000 people.
Rush Hudson Limbaugh I was an American legislator, and ambassador. His legal career spanned nearly 80 years, and he argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service Appellate Division, Interstate Commerce Commission, and National Labor Relations Board.
Fort D is a Civil War-era fort alongside the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
The Southeast Missourian is a 3-day per week newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and serves the southeastern portion of Missouri.
Hanover Lutheran Church is a Lutheran congregation in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, that is a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The congregation's original organization came about in 1846 as a result of the heavy German immigration to Missouri in the 19th century. The church's name, "Hanover", was chosen to reflect the place of origin of the majority of its members, since many of the Germans who had settled northwest of the town of Cape Girardeau had immigrated from Hanover, Germany.
B'Nai Israel Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue at 126 S. Main in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
International Hat Company, formerly named the International Harvest Hat Company, was a St. Louis, Missouri-based manufacturer of commercial hats and military helmets. The company was one of the largest hat manufacturers in the United States and, at one time, the largest manufacturer of harvest hats in the world. It is best remembered for its design and mass production of tropical shaped, pressed fiber military sun helmets for service members of the United States Army, Marines, and Navy during and after World War II. Additionally, the American owned company was a major producer of harvest hats, straw hats, fiber sun hats, enameled dress hats, baseball caps, and earmuffs throughout most of the 20th century. However, it is the International Hat military sun helmets that have become the most notable collector's items.
Frank Paul Pellegrino was an American businessman. He was the longest-serving chairman and CEO of the International Hat Company. Pellegrino built numerous factories across Southeastern Missouri, managing the company into becoming the largest manufacturing employer in the region by the 1960s.
Maria Pellegrino Park is a municipal park in the western of portion of Marble Hill, Missouri. The park is the largest of the five reserves in the municipality. Pellegrino Park features tennis courts, pavilions, playground equipment, picnic tables, restroom facilities, forest, and a two acre lake for fishing. The park began planning in 1969 and was established in 1972 on 31 acres of city owned land. The park was founded by Frank Pellegrino, the former president and chairman of the International Hat Company of St. Louis. The company operated one of its factories in Marble Hill until 1989, employing approximately 300 people. The park was built on land donated by the company located directly adjacent to International Hat's manufacturing plant. Pellegrino named the park in honor of his Italian-American mother, Maria Pellegrino. The plaque located at the entrance gate reads that the park is dedicated to her "as an expression of her concern for the betterment of her fellowman."
Cape Girardeau Public Schools is the school district serving Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Southeast Missourian Building is a historic commercial building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It built in 1924–1925, and is a two-story, white stucco and red brick Mission Revival style building. It is a steel reinforced concrete building on a concrete foundation with a full basement and measures approximately 162 feet by 160 feet. The building houses the offices of the Southeast Missourian newspaper.
