Tag: places
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How Daniel Boone’s Sons Put the Salt in ‘Boonslick’
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If you have ever wondered why the stretch of Missouri rolling west from Boone County into Howard, Cooper, and Saline counties carries the name Boonslick, the answer is older than Missouri statehood — and it…
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Every Building on the Block: How Rocheport Became a National Historic District
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Walk down Central Street on any October morning, and the limestone gutters beneath your feet are older than the Civil War. Glance past the brick storefronts and you might catch the steeple of a congregation…
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Still Playing After Nearly Two Centuries: Thespian Hall and Boonville’s Love of the Stage
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On the corner of Main and Vine Streets in Boonville, a Greek Revival building has been hosting audiences since the summer of 1857. Thespian Hall — its columns a quiet landmark in Cooper County’s seat…
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Old Franklin: The River Town the Missouri Swallowed
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Just across the water from Rocheport, where the Missouri bends north toward Boonville, there is nothing but a grassy bank and a wayside marker beside the highway. That is all that remains of a town…