Wildwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Historic Orrville
1858
— Wildwood —
Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 14, 2024
1. Historic Orrville Marker
Inscription.
Historic Orrville. Founded by the Orr Family, from Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Scotland, beginning with the first post office established in 1858. The Orrs sold several tracts of land to families, such as the Eathertons. The Hoppenberg-Fick General Store and Post Office, a blacksmith shop, a wagon-making shop, and the Orrville School all existed here, along with a 'modern and splendid' mill. The mill contributed to the development of the town and established Orrville as a trading center in west St. Louis County. Notable early settlers were William Parks Bacon, R.G. Coleman, a physician, Christian Hohman, a blacksmith, Henry Kessellring, a wagonmaker, Gustav Hoppenberg, and Phillip A. Fick.
Founded by the Orr Family, from Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Scotland, beginning with the first post office established in 1858. The Orrs sold several tracts of land to families, such as the Eathertons. The Hoppenberg-Fick General Store and Post Office, a blacksmith shop, a wagon-making shop, and the Orrville School all existed here, along with a 'modern and splendid' mill. The mill contributed to the development of the town and established Orrville as a trading center in west St. Louis County. Notable early settlers were William Parks Bacon, R.G. Coleman, a physician, Christian Hohman, a blacksmith, Henry Kessellring, a wagonmaker, Gustav Hoppenberg, and Phillip A. Fick.
Location. 38° 38.121′ N, 90° 39.607′ W. Marker is in Wildwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Marker is on Eatherton Road north of Orrville Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 566 Eatherton Rd, Chesterfield MO 63005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker text repeats on both sides.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 14, 2024
2. Historic Orrville Marker
Looking north on Eatherton Road
Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 14, 2024
3. Historic Orrville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
