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
