Greenville in Wayne County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Old Greenville in 1940 - Before the Wappapello Dam
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
1. Old Greenville in 1940 - Before the Wappapello Dam Marker
This aerial view of Old Greenville in April, 1939, shows the town during the period when the Wappapello dam was under construction. The population at that time was about 570 down nearly half of what it had been forty years earlier during the heyday of the lumber mill and railroad. In 1940, shortly before the dam was completed and Wappapello Lake began to fill, the residents elected to relocate their 120-year-old town to higher ground nearby. In 1941 about forty houses were removed from Old Greenville, but most of the buildings that were too large and difficult to move were demolished.
The two bridges and a few of the buildings that were here in Old Greenville in 1940 are illustrated.
1) Upper Bridge on the Patterson Rd.
2) Wayne County Courthouse
3) Bedwell Tavern, Stephen's House
4) Ward's Store/ Smith-Rhodes Store
5) Wayne County Jail
6) Smith House
7) M & M Co. Store, Ward's Store No. 1
8) H. N. Hollady's "Pine Place" Mansion
9) U.S. Route 67 Bridge (1930 - 1941)
10) Polk's Phillips 66 Service Station
11) Flour & Feed Mill, Lee's Shell Station
12) Post Office and Sun Newspaper
13) Wilcox Standard Oil Service Station
14) Greenville School, 1934 - 1943
15) Demolition of the Greenville School
16) Moving the McAllister House.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1939.
Location. 37° 5.975′ N, 90° 27.319′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Missouri, in Wayne County. It can be reached from U.S. 67 0.2 miles north of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south. Located at the trailhead gazebo for the "Memory Lane" trail through Old Greenville, in Greenville Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville MO 63944, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Greenville - April 22, 1939 (here, next to this marker); Memory Lane (here, next to this marker); Alice J. Curtice Moyer-Wing , The Ozark Suffragist (here, next to this marker); Old Greenville's Timmons Street Business District (a few steps from this marker); Old Greenville - Hiram N. Hollady's Company Town (a few steps from this marker); Memory Lane Trail (a few steps from this marker); Wilcox Service Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bedwell Tavern (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
2. Photos #1-#3
1) Upper Bridge on the Patterson Rd.
2) Wayne County Courthouse
3) Bedwell Tavern, Stephens House
2) Wayne County Courthouse
3) Bedwell Tavern, Stephens House
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
3. Photos #4-#6
4) Ward's / Smith-Rhodes Store
5) Wayne County Jail
6) Smith House
5) Wayne County Jail
6) Smith House
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
4. Photos #7 and #8
7) M & M Co. Store, Ward's Store No. 1
8) H.N. Holladay's "Pine Place" Mansion
8) H.N. Holladay's "Pine Place" Mansion
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
5. Photos #9 and #10
9) U.S. Route 67 Bridge (1930-1941)
10) Polk's Phillips 66 Service Station
10) Polk's Phillips 66 Service Station
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
6. Photos #11-#13
From bottom to top:
11) Flour & Feed Mill, Lee's Shell Station
12) Post Office and Sun Newspaper
13) Wilcox Standard Oil Service Station
11) Flour & Feed Mill, Lee's Shell Station
12) Post Office and Sun Newspaper
13) Wilcox Standard Oil Service Station
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
7. Photos #14-#16
From bottom to top:
14) Greenville School, 1934-1943
15) Demolition of the Greenville School
16) Moving the McAllister House
14) Greenville School, 1934-1943
15) Demolition of the Greenville School
16) Moving the McAllister House
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
8. Aerial Photograph of Old Greenville
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
9. Old Greenville in 1940 - Before the Wappapello Dam Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 2,459 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on October 12, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
