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The history of Columbia, Missouri as an American city spans two hundred years. Founded by pioneers from Kentucky in 1821 to be the county seat of Boone County. Its position astride the Boone's Lick Road led to early growth as settlers flooded into the Boonslick and eventually the West. In the 21st century Columbia is Missouri's fourth largest city and educational center.
Land Acknowledgement - Boone County Historical Society
Boone County, Missouri occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. In particular, it occupies land ceded by treaty in 1808 by the Osages, and in 1824 by the Ioways, Sacs and Foxes. We recognize the Native Nations, historic Indigenous communities, and Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and have lived […]