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Greenville in Wayne County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Old Greenville - April 22, 1939

Greenville Recreation Area

— Wappapello Lake —

 
 
Old Greenville - April 22, 1939 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
1. Old Greenville - April 22, 1939 Marker
Inscription.
(Listing of keys matched to the annotations on the aerial photograph):
1) Union Cemetery
2) C.V. Estes, Bose H.P. Bennett, F. Hughes
3) Frank C. White, Nellie Polk
4) Wheeler W. Dennis, Whitner, Absheer
5) Amy H. Costner
6) Batton & Bonnie Costner, Costner Hotel
7) Ed & Annie H. Barrow
8) Martha Patterson
9) Philip Joplin, Joseph H. Taylor
10) Greenville Baptist Church
11) William Shoemake, F.B. Ellinghouse
12) William A. & Mary E Settle
13) Ellsworth & Anna G. Barrow
14) Clardy E. & Mary C. Barrow
15) William T. 'Peck' Powers, T.A. Ward
16) Wayne County Courthouse
17) St. Francis Hotel, Susie Scott Watson
18) Robert 'Bob' & Fronia Beaty
19) J. Marler, C.B. Bennett Blacksmith Shop
20) Bedwell Tavern, F.J. Stephens (House & Barn)
21) Willa Holladay, Joseph H. & L.C. Taylor
22) John Barrow, A.L. & Effie E. Clayton
23) James A. Biggerstaff
24) Fred Bollinger, P.H. Sturgeon, J.H. Taylor
25) Bessie Leeper & D.A. McCorquadale
26) Nelson Colegrove, A.G. Templeton
27) W. Rand & Mary Bollinger, V.L. Sears, Vaugh Meador, R.M. Moyer
28) Charles Bennett, Dr. O.A. Myers
29) Bose H.P. & Effie Bennett
30) Dr. O.A. Meyers Office, Telephone Office
31) Wayne County Jail
32) Ward's Store,
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Smith-Rhodes Mercantile
33) Edna Goodman, Telephone Office
34) Bank of Wayne Co., Guille Drug Store
35) Dr. John Wagner, U.L. McGee - Offices
36) Clarence Rubottom
37) I.N. 'Tom' Daffron, C.B. Bennett
38) Billy Womack
39) Cecil Hendrix
40) Bob Wright
41) John Starkey, W.E. Short, G.L. Ward
42) Bert White, Bonnie Absheer
43) Clarence Bennett, F.J. Stephens
44) Joe Lewis, Phillips, Eliga Dees, T.A. Ward
45) Coleman & Mary J. Matheson
46) J.L. 'Joe' Hunter, Lee & Blanche Hunter
47) Alice Curtice Moyer-Wing, Estate of J.F. Kurtz
48) Laclede Hotel, Hastings Barber Shop
49) William A. & Bessie Owenby, J.L. Davis
50) Wood's Cafe, George Woods
51) Wilcox Red Crown Service Station
52) Bennett Abstract, Janis Barbershop
53) Charles Lake, Walter Goodman
54) Ralph Hinch, G. White, A. Luke, T.W. Ward
55) Frank Hughes Sr.
56) John & Nettie E. Huff
57) Mary E. Ing
58) Hattie Smith
59) Beasley Confectionary, Lathim Garage, Citizens Bank, Settle Store
60) John & Belle Settle
61) F.C. 'Frank' White
62) George Woods
63) Greenville Christian Church
64) Willard Lathim
65) W.F. Carlton, Claude McLane (House & Barn)
66) Robert 'Bob' Osborn, Kenneth Barrow
67) Millard Thornburg
68) Millard Thornburg's Blacksmith Shop
69)
Close Up of the Aerial Photograph image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
2. Close Up of the Aerial Photograph
The dark red line indicates the course of the Memory Lane walking tour of Old Greenville. A red dot indicates the reader's location relative to the photograph. One may wish to open this photo in a separate page in order to best match with the keys listed on the marker.
J. Arthur Davis Auto Dealership & Garage
70) Barrow's Store
71) Marsh's Store
72) Robert 'Bob' Lathim
73) Harold 'Pete' Marsh
74) Marsh's Lumber Shed
75) Millard Thornburg's Blacksmith Shop
76) William C. McAllister, Victor L. Sears
77) Jim Shoemake
78) Baseball Diamond
79) Greenville High School
80) Ira B. Rhodes
81) W.B. 'Train' Harris
82) John F. Rhodes
83) I.N. 'Shorty' Allmon, Bill Dunn, L. Ratledge
84) George Leap
85) C.E. & T.B. Bounds, S. Hastings, R. Hinch
86) Strickland's Store, Shoemake Watch Repair
87) Dr. John F. & Stella Wagner
88) Angie Clark, Eli Thornburg
89) Shoe Repair, Radio Repair Shop
90) Greenville Post Office, Sun Newspaper
91) Turner Durham Market
92) Hastings - Barrow Barbershop, Will Helm
93) Hughes Service Stat., Leackel Funeral Home
94) Richard 'Dick' West - Shoe Repair
95) Holladay-Klotz Store, Greenville M & M Co., Ward's Store No.1
96) George W. Barker, Coleman P. Bennett
97) George W. Barker
98) Ed Chillcut
99) Don McCalahnon
100) Lila Winder, Louis Randall
101) U.L. McGee
102) Noah L. Brown
103) Methodist Parsonage
104) J. Arthur Davis
105) Methodist Church
106) Baseball Diamond
107) Polk's Service Station, W.G. & St L. RR Depot
108) Jennie Winn, George
Old Greenville - Today image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 28, 2022
3. Old Greenville - Today
Within the recreation area, many of the original streets and sidewalks, along with building foundations, are preserved so the visitor can readily see the traces of the old town.
Barrow
109) Latt Wilkerson
110) J.S. 'John' Marsh
111) J.W. Haley
112) Hal & Inez Bennett
113) Eldora Campbell, Clint Turner
114) Fannie Clayton
115) Worsham Radio, Herrick Stewart Repair Shop
116) Laura Rhodes, H.N. Holladay 'Pine Place'
117) W.G. & St. L. Railroad Machine Shop
118) Abner Barrow
119) Henry Lee
120) Greenville Roller Mill (Flour and Feed Mill)
121) C.M. 'Percy' Lee's Shell Service Station
122) Joe Lewis
123) Hattie Rainwater, Walter Haynie
124) Joe Stokely
125) Joseph, Arthur and Alpha Wallace
126) Floyd & Bessie Whitener
127) Mack & Plu Barrow, Charles Barrow
128) M.V. & J.F. 'Jim' Fox
129) F.E. 'Floyd' Turner
130) 'Pete' Shuler
131) William Gifford, Virgil H. & Norma Sisson
132) Walter & Hattie A. Brooks
133) Alex L. & Effie Clayton
134) Old Greenville High School (1900-1933), Roy W. McGee, Clyde S. Polk
135) Shuler and/or Wallis
136) Cities Service Gas Station
137) Standard Oil Service Station
138) Saw Mill
139) Saw Mill Log Pond

Based on Ted White's 1992 'Map of Old Greenville 1929-1936' and the USACE Real Estate Acquisition Map of Old Greenville
 
Erected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.
 
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Location. 37° 5.975′ N, 90° 27.319′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Missouri, in Wayne County. Marker can be reached from Highway 67, on the right when traveling south. Located on the "Memory Lane" trail through Old Greenville, inside the Greenville Recreation Area, Wappapello Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville MO 63944, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Greenville in 1940 - Before the Wappapello Dam (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 (here, next to this marker); Old Greenville - Hiram N. Hollady's Company Town (here, next to this marker); Memory Lane Trail (a few steps from this marker); Bedwell Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilcox Service Station (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Greenville Recreation Area. This recreation area, built around a ghost town that was cleared to make room for Lake Wappapello, is managed by the U.S. Army corps of Engineers. (Submitted on October 30, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 

2. Similar Marker along the Trail. A similar marker stands along the trail (at the corner of what was Timmons Street and Holladay Avenue). That marker has four fewer entries and a handful of spelling variations. (Submitted on November 6, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
 
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