A mile and a half west of Brumley, near Glaize Creek is Wright, or Brumley, Cave. The entrance is 15 feet high and 40 feet wide. At 20 feet from the mouth the width contracts to 20 feet. The depth is …
The Hawk Family The Hawk family has an interesting history. They were originally members of a small tribe of "light skinned" indigenous Americans located in South Dakota. The tribe migrated and …
The steamer Homer C. Wright by C.B. Wright The steamer Homer C. Wright began her maiden trip from Tuscumbia to Hoecker on March 3, 1920. The boat was loaded with 478 sacks of wheat at Capps …
Vintage look at Olean Olean’s street fairs were recalled by Herbert H. Allee, former Olean resident. The date was September 11, 1909. “Seventy years ago, I was in the first …
Roustabouts Before the Civil War, most of the men who worked on the Osage River steamboats loading and unloading cargo were slaves. These men remained on call for duty day and night, sleeping …
Canning companies were the first factories in many rural communities. Miller County boasted several during the first quarter of the 20th Century. From 1908 through 1915 the Cross Roads Canning …
Pleasant Grove School was built in the early 1900s, at its present location. It was first constructed with logs and a few years later it was remodeled with concrete. The school started on Aug. …
Back to School Back Then “The first schoolhouse in the territory of Miller County was a log building raised in the old Curry District about 1834. It was located in Section 17, Township …
The following is an account of a few of the baptisms performed around Miller County, compiled with the help of Greg Huddleston. Eldon: “Wesley and Menzo Sooter held a revival meeting in …
German-American communities in Miller County were unique during the Great War. “As anti-German paranoia ran rampant in surrounding counties, Miller County remained calm. For one thing, the …
A lemon tree was started from a seed that was mail ordered by George W. Edwards from the Burpee Seed Company before 1900. The tree was estimated to be about 100 years old in 1986. It began …
July 19th had been on the minds of Americans for several weeks. The first drawing for the WWI draft took place one hundred years ago. Miller County was to furnish 69 men for the service, but two …
Multiple sources state that he was a Confederate recruiter. The reason he was sent to the southern Cole/northern Miller County area may lie in the events of July 1861. There was a meeting at the end …
July 4th, 1917 - American troops marched through Paris to declare publicly, "Lafayette, we are here!" With the first drawing for the Army draft just weeks away, Miller County families were displaying …
In May 1861, the womenfolk of the families of Hawkins and Robinson, having torn old dresses of vivid colors into proper strips, made of the cloth a National Flag – the first Stars and Stripes …
One hundred years ago Miller County parents were fighting an ongoing battle for an education for their children. Missouri law said a school district had to provide a “colored school” if …
At his parents' club, the Casablanca, on the Bagnell Dam Strip, Gary Graham noticed Bob Nigg carrying a guitar. “Let's see how good you are,” was Gary's challenge. That moment in June …
On Sunday, May 26, 1918, Miller County celebrated Memorial Day with a Farewell Meeting at 11 A.M. for men boarding a Missouri Pacific train in Eldon at noon. The men were headed for training …
The two story log house constructed by Peter Burton Lupardus in the late 1860's on his land in Equality Township, Miller County, Mo. near Ulman was of the best craftsmanship. Built of hewn logs and …
The Jenkins brothers of Miller County, MO. All were on duty as radiomen at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. They were the sons of Dwight and Lettie (Holloway) Jenkins of near Eugene, MO. Don Bell …