Founded in 1855 and named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton. First incorporated in 1868. Ten miles southwest the Mormons in 1836 established the town of Far West, the county seat from 1836 to 1843. — — Map (db m66996) HM
Hamilton was built around the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, which was completed on Valentine's Day, 1859. In the fall of the same year, the Hamilton Depot was built. In 1885 a spur line to the Hamilton Coal Mine was added and later extended to . . . — — Map (db m156949) HM
J.C. Penney 1875-1971 • 500th J.C. Penney Store opened in 1924 • Frank Clark's Mill 1867 • Sam McBrayer's Livery Stable 1898 • Caldwell County Courthouse in Kingston Built 1898 • J.C. Penney Farms • Far West Memorial • Hamilton Holiday Street . . . — — Map (db m66988) HM
J. C. Penney's Boyhood Home
Zach Wheat · Baseball Hall of Fame
Home of Northwest Mo. Steam & Gas Engine Show
Missouri Star [symbol of the quilt company]
Penney [High School] Hornets — — Map (db m156954) HM
