Kirksville

40º11N 92º34, pop (2000e) 17 000. County seat of Adair Co, NE Missouri, USA; founded in 1851 and named for Jesse Kirk, the town's first postmaster; incorporated, 1857; birthplace of Chester Bell; agriculture and various industries.

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Missouri, Chester (Gordon) Bell


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