Fayette is the county seat of Howard, "Mother of Counties," and first county in the Boon's Lick Country. Named for Benjamin Howard, first Missouri Territory governor, and organized, 1816, the county contained so vast an area that from it have . . . — — Map (db m267444) HM
Here along the scenic river bluffs where the Missouri forms a natural port, Glasgow was laid out, 1836. Named for pioneer James Glasgow, it was the first successful town in this general area. Chariton, Monticello, and Thorntonsburg, earlier towns . . . — — Map (db m266952) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"... 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
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
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
Franklin, founded across the river from Boonville, 1816, was once the metropolis of the Boon's Lick Country, a central Missouri region, taking its name from a salt lick in the area worked by the sons of Daniel Boone. Here was the first land office . . . — — Map (db m247706) HM
Born in Madison County, Kentucky, Christopher (Kit) Carson was the ninth of fourteen children. At the age of nine, when Kit's father died, he helped support the family and at 14, he was apprenticed as a saddle and harness maker. Two years later, . . . — — Map (db m252447) 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
Ezekiel (Zeke) Williams, Grandfather of the Santa Fe Trail, was born in Hampshire County
West Virginia, to David and Sarah Denton Williams. The family soon moved to Kentucky. He was
married in 1795 and had a son. His wife's name is unknown. Zeke . . . — — Map (db m252446) HM
In the year 1810 a number of families emigrated,
mostly from Madison County, Kentucky, and made
the first permanent settlement in the Boonslick
country.
Several of the number were Baptists who came with
the purpose of planting the gospel . . . — — Map (db m252637) 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
Seat of Howard County
The settlement of Franklin, Missouri Territory, was established as the seat of Howard County in 1816. As the largest town west of St. Louis, it was the hub of a large region along the Missouri River called the . . . — — Map (db m247475) 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
There is evidence that around the year 1800, Daniel Boone or his sons, Daniel Morgan and Nathan, discovered a salt lick in what is now western Howard County. The lick became known as Boone's Lick, and the trail he blazed, believed to be parts of old . . . — — Map (db m252432) HM
George Caleb Bingham was born March 20, 1811, in Augusta County, Virginia, to Henry and Mary Amend Bingham. Henry moved the family to Franklin in 1819. There they farmed, processed tobacco, and ran a hotel. Bingham's interest in painting started . . . — — Map (db m252614) 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
Josiah Gregg was born in Overton County, Tennessee the youngest son of Harmon and Susannah (Smelser) Greggs' seven children. In 1812 his family settled at Cooper's Fort in Howard County, and later moved to Jackson County. Sickly, shy and studious, . . . — — Map (db m252443) HM
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
Katy Caboose #127 - Was included in an order of 10 road-cabooses
built by Darby Corp (Kansas City, KS) in the mid 1960's. The lot of 10
cabooses (#125-134) were delivered in 1968 to the M-K-T through a
lease arrangement with the Commerce . . . — — Map (db m252427) HM
The story of heroine Millie Cooper is one of the great legends of Howard County. Mildred, nicknamed Millie by her father, was born in Madison County, Kentucky. She lived there until her father, Braxton, and his two brothers, Benjamin and Sarshall, . . . — — Map (db m252453) 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
The distance to the next trailhead at Rocheport is
9.90 miles. Traveling east, the trail is tree or bluff-lined with
views of the agricultural landscape. Bonne Femme Creek at
milepost 183.8 is the first bridge crossing for Katy travelers
heading . . . — — Map (db m252627) HM
The flagpole located 170 yards to the SW of this post marks the center of the town square of Franklin. 1816-1828
The flagpole is at: N 38.98569, W 092.75732 — — Map (db m247707) 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
This Conestoga wagon on display is a modern replica built by
founding members of the South Howard County Historical Society.
The recreation of a Conestoga wagon was proposed in 1992 by Carl Fleck,
then SHCHS President and constructed by SHCHS . . . — — Map (db m252426) HM
Beyond the Mississippi
The Boone's Lick Road was the first to bring settlers deep into the heart of the great Louisiana Purchase from early settlements west of the Mississippi River. It bore the nation's constant westward push, extending by . . . — — Map (db m247698) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled up the Missouri River past here on June 8, 1804. On June 7, the party had camped at the mouth of Bonne Femme Creek, at what is now Franklin Island Conservation Area. Capt. Meriwether Lewis and two men made a . . . — — Map (db m247613) HM
1500 feet west of this spot is the site where stood the building in Franklin in which was published The Missouri Intelligencer and Boon's Lick Advertiser
By Nathaniel Patten & Benjamin Holliday
The first number was issued . . . — — Map (db m247702) HM
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
A Look Back in Time
The Santa Fe Trail began here in Old Franklin, Missouri. Pack trains quickly gave way to freight wagons lumbering to and from Mexico (now New Mexico). When floods destroyed Franklin, residents established New Franklin. The . . . — — Map (db m247510) HM
A Look Back in Time
The Santa Fe Trail stirs people's imagination. Spanning 900 miles of the Great Plains between the United States (Missouri) and Mexico (Santa Fe), this great trail of commerce between two countries was also a route for the . . . — — Map (db m247509) HM
William Becknell was born in Amherst County, Virginia. He married Jane Trussler in 1807 and in
1810 moved to St. Charles. In the War of 1812 he joined Daniel Morgan Boone's company of U.S. mounted rangers and later participated in Major Zachary . . . — — Map (db m252449) HM
The Boone's Lick is reached by descending a trail to the site of the spring. The trail has some difficult inclines and stairs.
The spring basin is quiet today, in contrast to the activities that took place here from 1805 until 1900. Trees have . . . — — Map (db m248768) HM
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Franklin
The town of Franklin was established in 1816 and in 1817 was selected as the county seat of Howard County. The town grew rapidly and by 1823 contained about 1,500 people. Franklin served as the . . . — — Map (db m249006) HM
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Operation
After the Morrisons and Boones agreed to join in the salt manufacturing venture, Nathan Boone and two Frenchmen traveled from St. Charles to test the salinity of the springs. The land actually belonged to . . . — — Map (db m248481) HM
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James Mackay
James Mackay emigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1776. He moved to the Louisiana Territory and took an oath of loyalty to Spain. He became employed by the Missouri Trading Co. of St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m248240) HM
Salt: The Precious Substance
If an area or territory possessed any prospect for settlement by Europeans or Americans, it had to have the quantity of food sufficient to last year-round - especially meat. Salt was the main means available to . . . — — Map (db m248999) HM
1797 - James Mackay granted land including the salt spring by Spanish authorities in St. Louis.
1799 - Daniel Boone and his family arrive in Missouri and receive land grants in St. Charles County from the Spanish authorities.
. . . — — Map (db m248767) HM
Boone's Lick Country
The countryside around this salt lick, known as the "Boone's Lick Country" was ideal for settlement by the hardy pioneers of the early 19th century. It possessed fertile land for raising crops and livestock, timber for . . . — — Map (db m248998) HM
