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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/this-week-mccaskill-shines-missourispotlight-on-trenton | This Week, McCaskill Shines #MissouriSpotlight on Trenton | 2015-11-13 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | This Week, McCaskill Shines #MissouriSpotlight on Trenton Senator highlights Missouri town as part of her weekly Twitter series Friday, November 13, 2015 WASHINGTON This week, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is shining the #MissouriSpotlight on the city of Trenton as part of her weekly effort on Twitter to bring awareness to the many vibrant & eclectic towns and cities the Show Me State has to offer. Using her @McCaskillOffice account and the hashtag #MissouriSpotlight, McCaskill sent out a series of tweets today highlighting the citys history, tourism and unique facts. The #MissouriSpotlight tweets included: Today's #MissouriSpotlight is taking you to northern #MO & the city of Trenton, the county seat of Grundy County. Home to over 6,000 Missourians, Trenton's economic base is made up of industry, education, agriculture & retail trade. #MissouriSpotlight First settled in 1834, Trenton was known as Lomax Store because of the notable J.S. Lomax General Store #MissouriSpotlight After being known as Lomax Store, Trenton was renamed Bluff Grove, then renamed again in 1842 in honor of Trenton, NJ. #MissouriSpotlight The city of Trenton won a battle w/ Tindall, #MO in order to become the county seat of Grundy http://www.grundycountymo.com/index.php #MissouriSpotlight In 1915, Arthur M. Hyde moved to Trenton. He would later become Governor & Secretary of Agriculture under Pres. Hoover. #MissouriSpotlight Yank Lawson, a jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland & swing music was born in Trenton. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/21/obituaries/yank-lawson-84-trumpeter-with-prominent-jazz-bands.html #MissouriSpotlight Trenton is home to North Central Missouri College, named 1 of the best community colleges of 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/smartassetcom/the-best-community-colleg_b_8351040.html #MissouriSpotlight We hope you enjoyed learning more about Trenton a city located just 96 miles NE of Kansas City. #MissouriSpotlight Visit twitter.com/McCaskillOffice to retweet or favorite todays #MissouriSpotlight tweets. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |