On Commerce Street (State Highway 240) at 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Commerce Street.
The Baptist Church has had three sites. Old Chariton was organized 1820, with twenty members. 1827 was moved to Monticello, then 1861 to Glasgow where a substantial brick house was built and sold in 1866 to the Presbyterians. After some years the . . . — — Map (db m216984) HM
On 4th Street just south of Commerce Street (State Highway 240), on the right when traveling south.
In 1867 a Society of the Evangelical Church formed under Pastor J.C. Pfeifer. Congregation met in homes until 1872. First building erected for $1,900.00. Original building remains as north half of present building. In 1907 new unit was added, new . . . — — Map (db m217094) HM
On 4th Street just north of Market Street, on the left when traveling south.
Methodist Episcopal meetings were first held in farmhouses in 1836. Church was built at 621 4th Street in 1839. First resident pastor 1844, with parsonage at 214 Commerce Street. Sunday school organized 1845. Church became Methodist Episcopal, . . . — — Map (db m217098) HM
On Water Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Water Street.
Civil War Aaron Steinmetz • Samuel Steinmetz WWI Gwynner Emery • Willard Crowley • Geo. B. Schutte • Roscoe Young WWII Albert B. Aholt Jr. • Verne Blacketer • Leo Monnig Jr. • Elmer F. Sickman • John H. Sickman • . . . — — Map (db m216998) WM
On 1st Street (State Highway 5/240) at Market Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Street.
Glasgow, site of first all steel bridge in world, built by Gen. Wm. S. Smith, Engr. 1879 for C. & A.R.R. Replaced 1900 for heavier traffic. Sketch of original bridge above. Glasgow founded 1836. Successor to Old Chariton 1817, Monticello 1829, . . . — — Map (db m217000) HM
On Market Street just west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This library was provided for in the will of Benjamin W. Lewis, whose fortune was made in tobacco, to the extent of $10,000.00. The building of Italian Renaissance architecture was erected in 1866 at a cost of $26,000.00 through the benevolence of . . . — — Map (db m216981) HM
On Commerce Street (State Highway 240) just east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Glasgow Presbyterian Church organized March 9, 1845, with ten members. First church building stood on Second Street between Market and Howard, was burned in October 1864 during the Battle of Glasgow. The congregation held services for some . . . — — Map (db m216985) HM
On Howard Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Howard Street.
In Spring 1866 Father Henry Meurs came to Glasgow at the request of area Catholics. Soon work was begun on Church building. Bricks purchased from McClinicks Brickyard, of Glasgow, for $10.00 per hundred. In 1897 church remodeled as Satolli Hall and . . . — — Map (db m216996) HM
On Water Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
"... Set out this morning verry early passed Some bad placies in the river Saw a number of Goslings... pass[ed] near a Bank which was falling in...passed the two River of Charletons [Charitons] ...above Some high land which has a great quantity . . . — — Map (db m216999) HM
On Water Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Water Street.
The first gasoline powered boat ever built was owned and operated by Louis Friemonth from 1897-1904. Built by Moehle Bro. of Arrow Rock. The Minnie sank near this location Site of The Old Ferry Landing 1837-1926 Dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m216973) HM
On Water Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Water Street.
In 1877, the Chicago & Alton Railroad decided to build a bridge across the Missouri River at Glasgow. It was to be the first large all-steel bridge in the world. Mr. A.F. Hay, of Burlington, Iowa, had developed a steel that met all specifications & . . . — — Map (db m216963) HM
Lee Edgar Settle was born in New Franklin MO, on July 20, 1882, the son of J. M. and Laura (Van Aradale) Settle at xxxx S. Howard Street. Edgar Settle was a natural piano player and began playing at the age of five or six years [balance illegible]. . . . — — Map (db m46927) HM
New Franklin, known as the city where four trails meet, owes its place in history to the Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1803-1806; the blazing of the Boonslick Trail pioneered by Daniel Boone from Kentucky to the original historic rivertown of . . . — — Map (db m46460) HM
This Trail
One of the Great Highways of the World
Stretched nearly one thousand miles from
Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
"From Civilization to Sundown"
[Relief Caption]
Captain William Becknell of Franklin
"Father of . . . — — Map (db m44292) HM
Franklin, 1816
The original town of Franklin, founded in 1816, was located on the north bank of the Missouri River and was the seat of Howard County. It was about two miles southwest of present day New Franklin. The town was named for . . . — — Map (db m46464) HM
1816
A River Town Begins
Named for American statesman Benjamin Franklin, the frontier river town of Franklin was established in 1816. The following year, it was designated the county seat of Howard County. In the blink of an eye, Franklin's . . . — — Map (db m46950) HM
On Broadway at Missouri Street (Missouri Route 5), on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
KATY CABOOSE #127 became a landmark in the City of New Franklin on January 3, 1992. The voluntary assistance of dedicated citizens and generous donations of friends across the country made this possible.
CABOOSE #127 was in the service of the . . . — — Map (db m44291) HM
As the first railroad to enter Texas from the North in 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. was an influential factor in the development of the Great Southwest. Soon after its construction began, the railroad became commonly known as the . . . — — Map (db m46517) HM
Father of the Santa Fe Trail
William Becknell led a small group out of Franklin in 1821 on the first trip along what would be known as the Santa Fe Trail. If his trip across the Great Plains was successful, the group would make money trading . . . — — Map (db m46932) HM
In March 1909, the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the Boonslick and Santa Fe Trails across the state of Missouri. This monument in New Franklin marks the end of the Boonslick Trail traversed by Daniel Boone and the beginning of William . . . — — Map (db m46505) HM
On Missouri Street (Missouri Route 5) at Katy Trail State Park, on the left when traveling south on Missouri Street.
The Need
When the Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKT) Railroad established a division in Franklin, Mo., a switching yard was located south of New Franklin. This switching yard contained seven sets of tracks plus the through line. Missouri . . . — — Map (db m46930) HM
"Dedicated to the men and women who honorably serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, past, present and future during war and peace. Their devotion to duty, since the birth of this nation, will never be forgotten." — — Map (db m46929) WM
