Everyone is from somewhere and the famous astronomer Edwin Hubble spent some of his boyhood here in…read moreMarshfield and is related to some residents of the area. From the plaque, "This scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope now orbiting earth is dedicated to Edwin Hubble, a native of Marshfield. Born November 20 1889, Died September 28, 1953." "Edwin Hubble was the 20th century's outstanding astronomer. In observations made in the 1920s and 1930s he discovered the expansion of the universe. Hubble opened the world of galaxies for science when he showed that spiral nebular beyond the Milky Way are galaxies extending to the limit of the universe and participating in a general expansion of the cosmos. The exploding universe of Hubble, now termed the Big Bang, determined the origin of the elements, of galaxies and of the stars." "His exploits in the world of science let to the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 which is probing to the very edge of space." [Review 632 of 2024 - 326 in Missouri - 21663 overall]

I will always think of this when I look at tractors…read more This is NOT about the tractor seat (because I have not seen it yet) but is about how miserable getting the seat delivered by USPS is. One alleged delivery attempt was made by USPS and they refused to deliver the package because they said dogs were out (on our farm). They are not our Black lab puppies - someone dumped them at our farm. I don't know if this is true - based on another review I read, no delivery attempt was even made in their case. We and our dogs were in the kitchen about 60 feet from the driveway when the alleged delivery attempt was made at just after 6:00 in the evening. Since when does USPS deliver at that hour? Not one of our dogs barked, which always happens when someone shows up. The Marshfield, MO USPS postmaster refused to re-deliver the package. I received two re-delivery USPS confirmations and the Marshfield, MO postmaster refused them both. USPS customer service says that the problem is that the 35 pound (or so) tractor seat is too heavy to re-deliver. I have a confirmation stating that the USPS was going to re-deliver today - but when I called the Marshfield, MO USPS office that told me that they would NOT re-deliver as required by USPS rules. Our USPS corporation is in shambles. Buying a tractor seat from Amazon is one thing, getting it delivered is something else. I have decided to avoid USPS when ever possible. Amazon should do the same thing. And if you have a choice of shippers, I suggest that you select something besides USPS - if you actually want to receive your package. Postage stamps were 3 cents in the 1950's and now they are 78 cents - and the mails is almost always delayed. FedEx and UPS are way better. One post here suggests firing the Marshfield, MO USPS postmaster - Can you imagine that? Anthony

I wish I could give them a o stars. They sent me to the library to print off my phone. The lady at…read morethe library said they wish people would stop sending people to print off their phones they can't. Do that.

I don't do username/password at libraries. These should be free. So when I tried to connect from…read morethe parking lot and was greeted with a sign-in request, I opted to go elsewhere. [Review 636 of 2024 - 328 in Missouri - 21667 overall]

This historical marker stands on the grounds of the Webster County Courthouse and points out the…read morehistory of the area. There is plenty of street parking around and it is interesting to learn a bit. Stop by. The marker has quite a lot of information. On the front, it reads "Webster County, organized March 3, 1855, encompasses 590 sq. miles of the highest extensive upland area of Missouri's Ozarks. The judicial seat, Marshfield, lies 1490 feet above sea level, highest county seat in Mo. Pioneer legislator John F. McMahan named the county and county seat for Daniel Webster and his Marshfield, Mass. home. "Marshfield was laid out in 1856 by R.H. Pitts on land given by C.F. Dryden and W.T. and B.F.T. Burford. Until a courthouse was built, county business was conducted at Hazelwood where Joseph W. McClurg, later Gov. of Mo., operated a general store. Today's Carthage marble courthouse, built 1939-41, is the county's third. "During the Civil War, a small force of pro-Southern State troops was driven out of Marshfield, Feb. 1862, and ten months later a body of Confederates was routed east of town. On Jan. 9, 1863, Gen. Joseph O. Shelby's troops burned the stoutly built Union fortifications at Marshfield and at Sand Springs, evacuated earlier. By 1862, the telegraph passed near Marshfield on a route later called the "Old Wire Road."" And on the reverse, it continues with "In Webster County, straddling the divide between the Missouri and Arkansas rivers, rise the headwaters of the James, Niangua, Gasconade, and Pomme de Terre rivers. A part of the 1808 Osage Indian land cession, the county was settled in the early 1830's by pioneers from Ky. and Tenn. An Indian trail crossed southern Webster County and many prehistoric mounds are in the area. "The railroad building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated county growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock producer. The Atlantic & Pacific (Frisco) was built through Marshfield, 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, & Memphis (Frisco) crossed the county. Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland, and Niangua grew up along the rail routes. Early schools were Marshfield Academy, chartered, 1860; Mt. Dale Academy, opened, 1873; and Henderson Academy, 1879. "Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953) was born in Marshfield. The composition "Marshfield Tornado" by the Negro musician John W. (Blind) Boone gave wide publicity to the April 18, 1880 tornado which struck town killing 65 and doing $1,000,000 damage." The marker was erected in 1958 by the State Historical Society of Missouri and State Highway Commission. [Review 1085 of 2024 - 348 in Missouri - 22112 overall]