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City in Missouri, U.S.
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Carthage is a city of about 15,500 (2020) in Southwest Missouri, It is known as "America's Maple Leaf City".
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Information and artifacts from the Civil War Battle of Carthage and the Civil War in southwest Missouri, including a wall-sized mural of the Battle of Carthage.
The Battle of Carthage was one of the preliminary battles leading up to the much larger one at Wilson's Creek. Southern Missouri was fought over fiercely because of its rich lead and zinc deposits.
Constructed with local Carthage marble in 1894, the building's grandiose architecture includes turrets, towers, and arches. The building remains the county seat today; museum and guided tours are open to the public.
Oldest surviving house in Jasper County (built 1849), believed to have served as a Civil War field hospital complete with slave quarters. Various events, ghost tours.
One of the few remaining drive-in cinemas on Route 66, with neon signage of the era. Listed on the US National Register of Historic Places, its original 1949 design closely matches the "Radiator Springs Drive-In" in 2006 film Cars.
Great diner style food
Tex-Mex steak house, great food, reasonably priced.
Classic old-style hamburger stand.
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Wi-fi, outdoor pool, refrigerator, microwave, A/C, free local calls, HBO.
Two-story hotel with 82 rooms, continental breakfast, wi-fi, free local calls.
Route 66 historic motel from 1939 streamline moderne era, hosted Clark Gable and other notables in its "radio in every room" heyday. Fully restored to the 1949 era (before TV came to Carthage). The first rooms reopened in 2012 (initially at $66 and $71 a night); the last of the thirteen rooms returned to service in 2023. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this property has many 1940s quirks like individual carports for some rooms in the original building. The rooms and showers are small by modern standards, the televisions have been removed, the original roof and architectural neon lighting were restored. A throwback to another era.
Internet, continental breakfast, hot tub. Additional charge for pets.
Joplin Regional Airport (10 miles from Carthage) offers multiple round-trip flights daily to Kansas City (150 miles); transport is also available to Tulsa (110 miles).
Read in the guideNo public mass transit exists in Carthage, although the municipality operates City Taxi (8AM-6PM weekdays only, +1 417-623-5577). Conventional taxi service is provided by Martins Taxi (+1 417-726-2010).
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