Monthly Archives: May 2013

DAMMING THE OSAGE AWARDED SILVER MEDAL IN NATIONAL COMPETITION

Lens & Pen Press’s newest title is their third book to receive IPPY recognition SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Damming the Osage: The Conflicted Story of Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir, by Leland and Crystal Payton, has won a silver … Continue reading

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BRIDGE AT HOECKER / HENLEY (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) 1903

Although long out of service,  the Henley railroad bridge is still an imposing iron bridge across the Osage in Miller County, not far from St. Elizabeth. It is hard to get to as the right of way is grown up … Continue reading

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BRICE SPRING – now Bennett Spring State Park on the Niangua River

Real photo postcard – Mill Dam at Brice Mo, 1914 Given an abundant water source, like a spring-fed Ozark stream, one of the first things pioneers often did was build a water mill. The dams began as crude wood obstructions … Continue reading

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Blind Pony Hatchery – Paddlefish Nursery

Paddlefish eggs at Blind Pony Hatchery When Truman Dam closed, the paddlefish was cut off from its primary spawning grounds, the gravel bars of the upper Osage. This ancient fish has inhabited the Mississippi and Missouri river system for more … Continue reading

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PLANS FOR LOCK AND DAM NO.1 ON OSAGE RIVER

Local plans for improvements to the Osage River to make it a commercially navigable stream projected a series of locks and dams.  Work by the Corps of Engineers on the first one began in September 1895 at Shipley Shoals, then … Continue reading

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James A. Reed, Senator

Press Photograph We began our chapter on Lake of the Ozarks with a discussion of a now-forgotten lawsuit against Union Electric over the destruction of the trout pool at Ha Ha Tonka. This was a huge case that filled the … Continue reading

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