First railroad through Milan • 1876 Last railroad through Milan • 1982 106 Yrs. Serving this community. This depot donated to Sullivan Co. Historical Society, Milan, Mo. by the Burlington Railroad Co. • 1982 — — Map (db m181280) HM
Side 1 First called Highland, Sullivan County was formed, 1843. Fully organized in 1845, it was named for Revolutionary War Gen. John Sullivan. Comprising 654 sq. miles of high glacial prairie land, the county lies in territory ceded 1824, . . . — — Map (db m95702) HM
Armstead C. Hill (1804-1889) was the first settler in the vicinity of Milan. He first visited the area in January, 1840, and erected a log cabin about 200 yards northeast of this site. The original town was laid out upon the farm of Mr. Hill in . . . — — Map (db m216898) HM
Sullivan County Resident 1944-45, 1948-77. All-America football player at Centenary (LA) and Geneva (PA) Colleges, 1922-1927. Professional football player with the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Pirates 1927-1936. Supervisor of . . . — — Map (db m216900) HM
The first settlement in the county was made by Dr. Jacob Holland in 1836 (about eight miles southwest of this site). When Missouri became a state in 1821, what is now Sullivan County became a part of Chariton County. In 1842, the legislature passed . . . — — Map (db m216899) HM
