One of the earliest schools in Saline County. Land donated by Andrew Brownlee and teacher's salary paid by Dr. Sappington. First building was made of logs in early 19th century. Present building constructed in 1933 and operated until 1953. — — Map (db m246868) HM
The 1860 census shows 15,000 people living in Saline county, 5,000 of whom were enslaved African Americans. The collapse of the hemp market and emancipation in 1865 resulted in many African Americans leaving farms and plantations. Many "freedmen" . . . — — Map (db m247019) HM
"Prairie Park" was built between 1845 and 1849 by William Breathitt Sappington and his wife Mary Mildred Breathitt Sappington. It is one of the finest surviving examples of nineteenth century Greek Revival architecture in rural Missouri and was a . . . — — Map (db m247018) HM
Saunders Townsend (1787-1876) was one of the first settlers in the Arrow Rock neighborhood, having arrived in the Lamine Township from Kentucky in 1819. A slave owner, he became one of the largest land owners in the area, having received land grants . . . — — Map (db m246867) HM
This cemetery has existed since at least 1856. At first set aside as a burial ground for enslaved individuals, members of the Arrow Rock African American community continued to use it after emancipation in 1865 and into the 21st century. The . . . — — Map (db m247026) HM
Established by Dr. John Sappington prior to 1831. Buried here are Dr. and Mrs. John Sappington, family members and two Missouri Governors: Gov. C. F. Jackson and Gov. M.M. Marmaduke, with their wives, who were daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Sappington. . . . — — Map (db m246863) HM
Sappington Cemetery is the burial place for Dr. John and Jane Sappington, patriarch and matriarch of one of Missouri's most influential families before the American Civil War (1861-1865). The 111 burials in this cemetery are direct or extended . . . — — Map (db m246864) HM
Oral tradition says that prior to 1856, Dr. John Sappington, pioneer Arrow Rock physician, gave approximately two acres of land to Emanuel Banks, a long time and highly regarded servant, to be used as a cemetery.
Since the mid-nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m247027) HM
This cemetery has served the African American community of Arrow Rock for more than 150 years. Most communities in Missouri had designated cemeteries for African American burials, continuing the practice of segregation. In oral history passed down . . . — — Map (db m247020) HM
