Laclede County is Established: February 24, 1849
Laclede County, located in south-central Missouri, was established on this date in 1849.
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August 2, 1956
Missouri became the first state to award a contract under the new Interstate Highway law. The first contract was for work on Interstate 44 in Laclede County. Lebanon had the dubious honor of being the first town in Missouri by-passed by an Interstate highway.