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The other, more widely accepted story, came from a citizens' meeting. Webber preferred the name Hardscrabble, for the unfarmable clay dirt in the region, and Bishop pushed for the name Phelps Center; however, the name for the town came from new settlers originally from North Carolina, who missed their hometown of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], but chose to spell it phonetically.

Rolla's original affiliation during the [[American Civil War]] was [[Confederate]];. however However, the town was taken by Union forces in [[June, 1861]]. Two minor forts were built: [[Fort Wyman]] and [[Fort Dette]].

In most of its history, Rolla has served as a transportation center. Rolla was the original terminus of the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway|St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad]], colloquially known as the [["Frisco Line]]". Today the [[BNSF Railway]] runs directly through the town. Rolla was a major town in Missouri along [[U.S. Route 66]], being located almost exactly halfway between the larger towns of [[Saint Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] and [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]]. Today, [[Interstate 44]], [[U.S. Highway 63]], and [[Route 72 (Missouri)|Route 72]] run through Rolla.[http://www.rollachamber.org/210.html]

==Geography==