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Blind Boone in Warrensburg

By University of Central Missouri Department of History Dr. Jon E. Taylor
The Magnolia Opera house, an 800 seat theater, was located at 145 West Pine at the corner of Washington and West Pine. Construction started on the theater in 1889, but the first performances did not occur until 1890. The Magnolia Opera house was…

Blind Boone in Warrensburg

By University of Central Missouri Department of History Dr. Jon E. Taylor
Blind Boone passed away in Warrensburg, Missouri, on October 4, 1927, while visting his step brother at 408 W. Market Street. (The actual home is no longer extant.) African American men and women from Warrensburg attended Blind Boone's…
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