Sunday, February 18, 2018

Photos - Vernon County, Missouri

Vernon County, Missouri

Centennial Celebration, Nevada, MO in 1876

Boat Landing in Vernon County

Residents of Vernon County for 50 years (circa 1905)

William Quantrill led his Raiders across Vernon County many times;
later, the James brothers had hide-outs in the county


The 1906 Vernon County Courthouse


James Harkrader and his family were well known for their excellent horses  (1910)


Moore's Opera House (at left) in Nevada


Looking east on Cherry Street in Nevada; my great-grandfather had his 
cabinetry shop on Cherry Street.  The family lived above the shop,
and had a large vegetable garden on the side...



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