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Cape Girardeau

American  
[juh-rahr-doh] / dʒəˈrɑr doʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Missouri, on the Mississippi River.


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In Cape Girardeau: Set in a fictitious town called North Carthage,”Gone Girl,” starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, includes several shots of downtown, including a bar, town clock, park and courthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Popular places to view the path of totality include the Mazatlán coast of Mexico; Cape Girardeau, Mo., with its hiking trails, bike paths and nature center; and scenic Niagara Falls, N.Y.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Last week, the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, school board voted overwhelmingly to restrict cellphones in the school district starting in January, KFVS-TV 12 reported.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023

"We definitely did see an increase in big donations," said Deb Beussink, assistant director of Birthright of Cape Girardeau, one of the 76 pregnancy resource centers across the state authorized to participate in the program.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2022

The man who owns the Cape Girardeau restaurant, Shannon Davis, has linked it and three other of his 12 McDonald’s franchises to the Colorado call center, which is run by another McDonald’s franchisee, Steven Bigari.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman