Originally, Dilland was located
on this hillside to avoid the flood
waters of Indian Creek. In the
late 19th century, the settlement
relocated a mile north to the Sligo
and Eastern Railroad line. The
tracks have since been removed.
Store . . . — — Map (db m254987) HM
This store, built by John Wilhite and Jim Adams in 1892,
also served as the old Dillard post office at a time when this
community had a mill, school, blacksmith shop and other
buildings. Most of the contents you see originated from
the Theo. . . . — — Map (db m255318) HM
The ruin is part of the hatchery raceway for holding and
growing small fish. It was built by Lester Klemme, owner
and operator of a modest resort and recreation business
named Old Mill Lodge. The raceway provided minnows
for the lodge's guests . . . — — Map (db m254992) HM
You are standing on the road that originally led to the
Old Dillard Cemetery. Another cemetery is located in
present-day Dillard close to Highway 49.
The oldest burial in this cemetery is Eliza Wisdom,
who died in 1853. She was a relative of . . . — — Map (db m255295) HM
The two-story house visible through the trees on the hill to the right
became the nucleus for Lesser Klemme's Old Mill Lodge resort. Lodge
guests, many of whom came from the St. Louis area, paid $7.00 per
day and received meals in the house, swam . . . — — Map (db m254991) HM
Dillard Mill is one of Missouri's best preserved examples of a water-powered
gristmill. The mill, which has been
restored to operational order, was
built around 1900 and continued
to grind grain until 1956.
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Note: . . . — — Map (db m255301) HM
