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Cape Girardeau Destination Guide

Explore Cape Girardeau in United States

Cape Girardeau in the region of Missouri with its 37,941 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 687 mi or ( 1105 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cape Girardeau

Current time in Cape Girardeau is now 05:02 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Paducah, Paragould, Belleville, Marion, and McClure. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Paducah . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cape Girardeau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

50th Anniversary Airstream Caravan Event

2:05 min by iLuvLocalPlaces
Views: 6459 Rating: 4.81

Caravan of Airstream's cross the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, traveling to Cairo, Il to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Wally Byam's Airstream Caravan Across Africa. Find out more, including ..

A Rising River

2:02 min by GrammyMoo
Views: 1885 Rating: 5.00

The rising Mississippi river has caused massive flooding during the month of June 2008, this video shows the rising river at Cape Girardeau Mo just before the flood gates at the end of Broadway were c ..


Emaciation playing Animal by Wasp

4:11 min by magnumbrandor
Views: 1405 Rating: 4.47

Emaciation playing in downtown Cape Girardeau for the 2006 City of Roses music festival. Special thanks to Jake Weekley for filming this. ..

Promise to Burn and Blind Lion - August 18th at The Venue in Cape Girardeau

7:08 min by promisetoburnvideo
Views: 1244 Rating: 5.00

To possibly win Free tickets, free drinks, and a VIP table, share this video. Click on the share button and then the facebook icon. To purchase tickets visit: www.facebook.com August 18th, at The Venu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Confederate War Memorial

The Confederate War Memorial is located behind the Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. On October 10, 2011, the monument was vandalized with spray paint. Cape Girardeau County spent about 600 Dollars to remove the graffiti. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37.3052|-89.5205||||||| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 37.31 -89.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1931 sculptures, Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Confederate States of America monuments and memorials, Monuments and memorials in Missouri

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. It was built just south of its predecessor, the Cape Girardeau Bridge, which was completed in 1928 and demolished in 2004. Prior to its destruction, it was documented for the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record Survey number HAER MO-84.

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Located at 37.30 -89.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Cape Girardeau Bridge

The Cape Girardeau Bridge was a continuous through truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. It was replaced in 2003 with the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.

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Located at 37.30 -89.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1928, Bridges over the Mississippi River, Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Demolished bridges in the United States, Road bridges in Illinois, Road bridges in Missouri

Houck Stadium

Houck Stadium is a 11,015-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and Women's Soccer team. The stadium used to be open on both the east and west side. Today, it is open only on the east side.

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Located at 37.31 -89.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: American football venues in Missouri, Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, College football venues, Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States, Soccer venues in Missouri, Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football

USS Mingo (1862)

The first USS Mingo, a stern-wheel steamer built at California, Pennsylvania, in 1859 and used to tow coal barges, was purchased at Pittsburgh by Lt. Col. Charles Ellet for the War Department early in April 1862.

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Located at 37.31 -89.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States, Paddle steamers, Ships built in Pennsylvania, Ships of the United States Army, Shipwrecks of the American Civil War, Shipwrecks of the Mississippi River