McDonald Territory/Winneconne
Tourist towns don’t ask much from the state government. Keep the hotel taxes low, the road to town in good repair and promote them on state literature and they get along well. Forget the last step and by God they’ll secede.
In 1961, the Missouri State Highway Commission inadvertently forgot to add the small tourist town of Noel in McDonald County to their annual tourist literature. Rather than suggest a reprint or correction, the county seceded from Missouri. They formed their own militia, which mainly handed out tourist literature and visas to visiting tourists.
May I recommend Diner? Kids eat free with the purchase of two adult entrees.
Winneconne, Wisconsin did the same thing in 1967 when the small village is not printed on state maps. The town Chamber of Commerce, evidently having little actual commerce to do, drew up secession papers and alerted the media. Secession lasted for exactly one day until governor agreed to distribute tourist literature for the town throughout the state.
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