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unusual facts about Rolla


Bill Light

Rolla and Elkhart are located in the extreme southwest corner of Kansas.


Alan S. Kornacki

In 1981, he was awarded the Nininger Meteorite Award, and in 2008 he was awarded a professional degree by University of Missouri–Rolla.

James S. Rollins

Issue of $166,000 in bonds to build the new School of Mines at Rolla (called Missouri University of Science and Technology as of 2008), liquidate University debt, complete the Science Building (called Switzler Hall as of 2008), and add to the University's permanent endowment (1872).

John McNeil

In 1864 he was appointed to command the district of Rolla, Missouri, and, with the assistance of Gen. John B. Sanborn, Clinton B. Fisk and E. B. Brown, he saved the capital from Price's army.

Pulaski County, Missouri

All of Pulaski County is a part of Missouri's 16th District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Dan W. Brown (R-Rolla).

StrangeSearch

Seek42 (Linux-based, developed at the University of Missouri–Rolla, also available on SourceForge. Now maintained by one of the authors of the now defunct Seekant.)

UMR

University of Missouri–Rolla, former name of the Missouri University of Science and Technology


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