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A Chronology of Development on the Osage River and Tributaries

For our presentations this month for the Greenway Network at River Soundings and for the Big Muddy Speaker Series in St. Charles, we created this chronology of development on the Osage River. DAMMING THE OSAGE: A Chronology of Development on … Continue reading

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DEATH OF THE SCHELL CITY BRIDGE

Just north and west of Schell City, Missouri, down the old “River Road” are the ruins of an iron truss bridge that for a hundred years spanned the Osage River, connecting Schell City and Rockville. It’s not far from where … Continue reading

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Schell City Truss Bridge on the Osage River

Rivers both provide and obstruct transportation routes. A book about a river requires attention to and consideration of the ways the river has been spanned. In Vernon County, northwest of Schell City, down a gravel, then a dirt road (aka … Continue reading

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