“We lay claim to the fact that our little burg is far ahead of any other section of the county. First, in manufacturing industry; second, as being the oldest settled point in the county; third, it has been owned, occupied and operated by the best, most energetic and enterprising people who live in ...
Off-Season Milling Around Missouri
I love to take Sunday drives – especially if they involve stopping at mills. What better way to spend some free time than to go off-season milling around Missouri? We just returned from visiting Hodgson and Rockbridge Mills, and from having a delectable lunch at the Rockbridge Trout Ranch ...
Wright County Farm and Alms House, the ‘Poor Farm’
A friend called me and asked me if I’d like to go to the “Poor Farm.” She mentioned that her neighbors had purchased the site where the Wright County Farm and Alms House used to stand, and would be willing to show me where the graveyard associated with it lay. How could I say no? We headed over to ...
Jim Oxley, ‘The Dress Man’
Some people call him “the dress man.” Jim Oxley and his homemade collection of frilly little dresses for girls can be found on the Mountain Grove Square during the town’s Farmers’ Market days. How does a 93-year-old man find himself on the town square selling dresses reminiscent of the 1960s? Here’s ...
Bollinger Mill Graffiti from the Past
While onsite at the Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, I noticed scrawls on the walls. When I asked Holly Rohr (DNR employee) about the autographed walls, she said, “We have lots of historic graffiti, both inside the mill and inside the covered bridge that dates ...
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