Wildwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Historic Orrville
1858
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Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 14, 2024
1. Historic Orrville Marker
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.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 38° 38.121′ N, 90° 39.607′ W. Marker is in Wildwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Monarch (approx. 1.2 miles away); John L. LeCave Memorial Trailhead (approx. 1.7 miles away); Doctor Edmund A. Babler
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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 March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
