Cottage Row
Among the first buildings to be constructed at the Confederate Home of Missouri were small frame houses making up Cottage Row. These three room cottages were located along both sides of the road and served as independent living for . . . — — Map (db m278559) HM
Edina, the seat of Knox County, was laid out here in the glacial plains of northeast Missouri, 1839, by W.J. Smallwood. Scotsman S.W.B. Carnegy, who surveyed the new town, named it the poetic form of Edinburgh. The county, formed 1843 and organized . . . — — Map (db m144472) HM
The Civil War began at Fort Sumpter on April 12, 1861 and Alton became a stopping off point for thousands of Union soldiers. Rail lines brought the soldiers to the river front and they boarded steamers for Southern battlefields.
By December, . . . — — Map (db m211069) HM WM
[east side]Newell Knight Born Sept. 13, 1800 Died Jan. 11, 1847 A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Erected in loving appreciation of our father who died during the hardships of the Mormon exodus . . . — — Map (db m312700) HM
A descendent of Knox County’s earliest pioneers, Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Harris Reynolds was born just three miles west of Centerburg in 1832. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, where he became a close friend of Otho . . . — — Map (db m59460) HM
In the 125 years since Crofton was founded, the United States and its communities have changed dramatically. Even with industrialization and advancements in education and technology, there remain certain constants in our lives. Crofton is a . . . — — Map (db m312995) HM
Named by pioneer S.W.B. Carnegy for his native land, Scotland County was organized in 1841. Two years later it was reduced in size by formation by formation of Knox County which was made a separate unit, 1845. Its north boundary was not . . . — — Map (db m276002) HM
1605
Capt. Geo. Waymouth explores and names the St. Georges River
1630
To trade with Indians native to area post built near Wadsworth St. Bridge
1692
St. Georges River is boundary between the French and English territories . . . — — Map (db m55475) HM
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