Joplin, Missouri

Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2011, about 25% of the city was destroyed by an EF5 tornado.^[1]

Joplin, Missouri Media

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Main Street, below 5th Street, c. 1910
Bonnie and Clyde, photo developed by the Joplin Globe after the shootout
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Historic district at 6th and Main, looking north, 2010
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Aerial view of tornado damage
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President Barack Obama greets an 85-year-old tornado survivor in front of his house on May 29, 2011.
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Former Joplin Rainbow Tree
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Carnegie Library in Joplin, 2009
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1890 Schifferdecker Home in Joplin, 2010
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Scottish Rite Cathedral in Joplin, 2010
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Historic district at 5th and Main in Joplin, 2010

↑ "NWS Central Region Service Assessment Joplin, Missouri, Tornado – May 22, 2011" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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