Early days in Moniteau
County, MO, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this booklet, reprinted from the rare 1889 book:
History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and
Osage Counties, Missouri and Missouri, a Guide to the
"Show Me" State, a 1930s WPA project. The spiral bound booklet
is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" and is printed on 60# paper. A vinyl sheet protects
the front cover.
The
1889 history covers the early development of this area, while the
brief excerpt from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse of the
area from a 1939 vantage point, including interesting historical
notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities.
Towns mentioned in the
booklet include: California City,
Tipton, Clarksburg, Jamestown, and High Point. Villages mentioned
include: Magnolia, McGirk, Sandy Hook, Latham, Prairie House, and
Mount Vernon.
Many
exciting events headline the history of this rural county in east
central Missouri. A partial list of subjects include:
Water Supply, Farming Lands, Grains
and Fruits, Stock, Minerals including the Simpson Coal Mines, Trees
and Shrubs, Storms and Climatology, Game, Archeology, Earliest Inhabitants,
White Pioneers, Early Land Buyers by township, Slavery days, Early
Marriages, Early Merchants, Early Transactions in the County Courts,
Early Circuit Court procedings, Attornies, Elections and elected
officials, Newspapers, Churches, Schools, the Grange, the Temperence
Union and other Organizations, Mexican War Veterans, the Civil War
with names of units and soldiers, various Civil War related incidents
in the county, and Towns, including business, churches, societies,
etc.; and
many other bits of
history and trivia.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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