Fair Grove in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Covered Bridge, Fair Grove, Missouri
Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, July 5, 2012
1. Veterans' Memorial Bridge
This photo looks South from the town park. The old mill can be seen in the background.
Erected by Frank & Jan Wommack.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Military. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list.
Location. 37° 23′ N, 93° 9.033′ W. Memorial is in Fair Grove, Missouri, in Greene County. It is on State Highway 125 0.1 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. There is a city park at the intersection of SH 125 & Main Street. The bridge is located at the far south end of the park. The directions given will have you parking in the park; otherwise, you can park off of S. Main in the Boegel & Hine (Wommack) Mill parking lot and walk down the hill to the bridge. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fair Grove MO 65648, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Springfield. 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boegel and Hine Flour Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri 1858-1861 (approx. 12.6 miles away); First Springfield Railroad (approx.
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More about this memorial. The bridge serves as a walkway between the town park and the town's historic grain mill. There are a number of individual memorials to local citizens near the end of the bridge in the park. Otherwise, there is not much to the park except a pavilion and restrooms. Interestingly, the town does permit those passing through on bikes to use the pavilion as a shelter!
Regarding Covered Bridge, Fair Grove, Missouri. We surmise that the bridge was dedicated in the 1960s. The Wommacks, who built and donated the bridge, were the last operators of the town's mill, which closed in 1969.
This Veterans' Memorial is a testament to the patriotism which exists in small towns even when it has died out in larger places. - If our surmise is correct, this bridge was dedicated during the middle of the VietNam War.
Additional keywords. "Veterans
Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, July 5, 2012
2. Fair Grove Town Park
Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, July 5, 2012
3. Fair Grove town Park
Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, July 5, 2012
4. View From the Bridge
Yes, the "Mill Creek" is dry, but it doesn't matter. The mill, from the very beginning, wa steam powered!
Photographed by M. Blakelylaw, 7
5. Fair Grove, Missouri, Historical District
This photo was taken looking north. The bridge can be seen at the very top of the photo. The large building is the Boegel & Hine (Wommack) Mill, which is the subject of another submission on this site. The object at the bottom of the photo is a grindstone, now being used as a planter on the property adjacent to the mill.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2013, by M. Blakelylaw of Southeast, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2013, by M. Blakelylaw of Southeast, Oklahoma. 5. submitted on April 24, 2013, by M. Blakelylaw of Southeast, Oklahoma. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
