In memory of the early pioneers who perished in the explosion of the steamboat "Big Hatchie" at the wharf at Hermann in 1842, the thirty-five dead that lie buried here in unmarked graves and the many whose bodies were never recovered from the waters . . . — — Map (db m63484) HM
On Wharf Street just west of Gutenberg Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1868, this federal style building has catered to guests for over 150 years. EF Rippstien operated the US Hotel across the street. Wishing to build a larger hotel, construction began in 1866 and by 1868 the "Grandest Hotel along the line" . . . — — Map (db m169351) HM
On Market Street (State Highway 19/100) just north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Chrisman House
Circa 1850
has been placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the
Interior
— — Map (db m169350) HM
On Schiller Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Schiller Street.
Dr. August Nasse - 1848
Home and Office
has been placed
on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States Department
of the Interior — — Map (db m169347) HM
On Schiller Street near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Drusch-Koeller
Building
304 Schiller Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1885
— — Map (db m58716) HM
On East 1st Street (State Highway 100) 0.1 miles east of Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
Gasconade County was created by an act of Missouri legislature, November 25, 1820. Daniel Morgan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, was appointed the first commissioner of the county to locate the site for the county seat and county jail. Gasconade City . . . — — Map (db m58712) HM
On Gutenberg Street south of 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In Memory Of
My Beloved Husband
George F. Bayer
Born: Sept. 27, 1800
Died: March 18, 1839
And Our Son
Charles H.
Born: May 16, 1837
Died: Jan. 29, 1839
Wife and children I must leave you
Leave my home and all my woe . . . — — Map (db m63485) HM
On Schiller Street near 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Incorporated in 1849 by the state legislature, the German School had classes conducted in both the German and English languages.
This structure was the only privately owned public school building in the state when it was deeded to Historic . . . — — Map (db m58610) HM
On 1st Street (State Highway 100) east of Market Street (State Highway 100), on the right when traveling east.
Gustav Wohlt House
Built 1889
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m63196) HM
On East 1st Street (Missouri Route 100) at Reserve Street, on the right when traveling west on East 1st Street.
Often called "Little Germany," Hermann was founded by the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, 1836, as a colony where German customs and language could be preserved amid the benefits of America. Named for the national Germanic hero, the . . . — — Map (db m43695) HM
On Market Street (State Highway 19/100) just south of 2nd Street, in the median.
This 2016 monument replaces the original WWII Honor Roll erected by the American War Mothers in 1944. It honors City of Hermann residents who served in the military during WWII.
Presented by the American War Mothers, 1944
Apprill, Elmer • . . . — — Map (db m169328) HM WM
On Market Street (Missouri Route 19/100) south of 1st Street, on the left when traveling south.
In the year A.D. 9 the warrior Hermann, then known as Arminius, led an army of northern Europeans to oppose a Roman intrusion into their homeland. In the ensuing Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the annihilation of three Roman legions by Hermann's . . . — — Map (db m63254) HM
On 1st Street (State Highway 100) at Gutenberg Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
On April 15, 1870, Otto Monnig purchased this building on the corner of East Front and Guttenberg Streets and relocated his established hardware and cutlery store to this site. Over time, he expanded his inventory, adding a full line of clothing, . . . — — Map (db m63205) HM
On Schiller Street just north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
This display of youthful art is placed here in memory and gratitude to the marines of Bravo Company, First Battalion, Twenty Seventh Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, FMF, who gave their lives on Operation Allen Brook, Goi Noi Island, . . . — — Map (db m169349) WM
This is an American Revolution Bicentennial Memorial marking the juncture of three famous pioneer trails here.
They are the Lewis and Clark Trail 1804-1806, the Ozark Frontier Trail mid-1800's and the Old Iron Road which linked the Meramec . . . — — Map (db m63207) HM
On 2nd Street west of Market Street (Missouri Highway 19/100), on the left when traveling west.
Strehly House
This house combines the European half-timber construction with the local brick tradition. It is representative of the less affluent Germans who emigrated to Missouri in the early 19th century, survived frontier hardships, and . . . — — Map (db m63260) HM
On East 1st Street (State Highway 100) just east of Gutenberg Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Caboose Museum opened July 4, 2020, to tell the story of the importance of the railroad coming to the Missouri river Valley. Tons like Pacific (formerly Franklin), Washington, New Haven (formerly Miller's Landing), Berger, Herman, Gasconade . . . — — Map (db m169326) HM
"as we were pushing off this Morning two Canoes Loaded with fur &c. Came to from the Mahars nation [Omahas]...., at about 10 oClock 4 Cajaux or rafts loaded with furs and peltres came too one from the Paunees (Pawnees) the other from . . . — — Map (db m63210) HM
On Market Street (Missouri Route 19/100) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
Catherine Oelschaeger Gentner bought the house in 1882 for $1,500. She and her husband, G. Heinrich, had been a part of the first group who arrived in December 1837 to begin the town of Hermann. Unlike the Pommers, the Gentners started with very . . . — — Map (db m63251) HM
On Market Street (State Highway 19/100) just north of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
This house is associated with two early Hermann families. Both the Pommer and Gentner families were among the initial members of the Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia). Organized in 1836, . . . — — Map (db m169329) HM
On Market Street (State Highway 19) at 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street.
Dedicated to the brave men and women who fought for their country with honor - past present and future.
All gave some, some gave all.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it . . . — — Map (db m169327) WM
[A series of deteriorating tiles inlaid in the sidewalk tell the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Story]
[Tile 2 reads] The "Corps of Discovery began its way up the Missouri aboard a 56' keelboat with two smaller pirogues. Most of Clark's . . . — — Map (db m63245) HM
On North 2nd Street just east of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Today evidence from artifacts found in the area Show the Osage and Missouri Native Americans Once lived in what is no Gasconade County — — Map (db m139793) HM
On East Peters Avenue just south of South Peters Street.
In 1830 an early settlement was formed around the junction of "Old Iron Road" and the "St Louis to Springfield Road" (now Springfield & Peters Streets). Seventeen years later, two friends named this settlement after playing a horseshoe game to . . . — — Map (db m139777) HM
On West Lincoln Avenue just north of Missouri Highway 28, on the left when traveling north.
This quilt block is displayed in memory of Maurice and Marie (Fuchs) Landwehr. Marie learned to quilt from her mother when she was a young girl. Her passion for quilts kept her busy quilting at home and also with "The Quilters" at St. John's UCC, . . . — — Map (db m139795) HM
On North 1st Street at Sears Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North 1st Street.
Through genealogical searches many families of Owensville have found their German heritage links them to Altena in Westphalia Germany as ancestors immigrated and located in this area in the mid 1800's. In 2004, the German American Club named Altena . . . — — Map (db m139783) HM
On East Peters Avenue just east of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling east.
Julia Elizabeth "Schultz" Dowler 6/24/1913 - 8/18/1988 started this quilt in the 70's and...
Wilma Mildred "Taylor" Munn 2/13/1917 - 5/24/2007 Finished it in 2006.
Grandmother's Flower Garden
This Quilt was the most popular pattern . . . — — Map (db m139779) HM
On West Jefferson Avenue just east of Missouri Highway 28, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of those who
sacrificed their lives
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Desert Storm
In Got We Trust
[Plaque behind the memorial:]
Memorials
Flag poles donated
by the family . . . — — Map (db m139823) WM
On East Madison Avenue just west of South Hickory Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Martin Luther's seal was designed in 1530 while he was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet of Augsburg. A black cross reminds of Christ, the center of faith, which is believed by the heart. The white rose symbolizes the joy, comfort . . . — — Map (db m139832) HM
On North 1st Street just north of East Peters Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
• From newspaper articles it is estimated that this Parade most likely occurred in the year "1911".
• Location: On South end of Main street near where Catholic church now stands.
• Owensville was built in the middle of a Prairie, thus you see . . . — — Map (db m139781) HM
On East Mcfadden Avenue west of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.
This green ash grown from seeds taken from tree at General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower's birthplace in Dennison, Texas as a World War II Memorial. — — Map (db m139789) WM
On East Mcfadden Avenue just west of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.
The "railroad track" pattern was chosen to honor this railroad hotel built in 1910. It now houses the Gasconade County Historical Society Museum. — — Map (db m139786) HM
On East Peters Avenue just west of South Cuba Street, on the left when traveling west.
This block was selected by Jost Tire Co. to honor all veterans in our community and the founder of the company who was a WWII Veteran — — Map (db m139778) HM WM
On North 1st Street just north of East Peters Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Heartland Quilt Guild Carries on the stitching tradition of Owensville's Founding Fathers who sewed in the shoe factory to support their families and the founding mothers who sewed to clothe their families and cover their beds with warmth. — — Map (db m139780) HM
