Tag Archives: Camden County

Water Tower at Ha Ha Tonka – Vintage Image

Tower Ha Ha Tonka, Mo. “8 miles of L.C.” (probably Linn Creek) By G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. Unsent. Stone Water Tower, 80 feet high, at Robert M. Snyder’s castle retreat above the Osage River.  Water was pumped from … Continue reading

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Fishing Camp – ARNHOLD’S MILL on Niangua River

Fishing Camp, Arnolds (sic) Mill, Mo. No. 1176 Arnhold’s Mill was a commercial mill site certainly, but also an early fishing camp/resort on the Niangua River in Camden County not far from Ha Ha Tonka’s springs. In 1896, J. W. … Continue reading

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Arnhold Mill Dam – NIANGUA RIVER

Arnhold Mill Dam Real photo postcard Note the folks in the canoe upstream from this icy dam. George and Dorotha Arnhold bought Cleman Mill on the Niangua River in Camden County in 1878. Its scenic location, abundant game, good fishing … Continue reading

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Old Linn Creek 1909 – before Bagnell Dam

“Linn Creek, Mo. Looking N. W. 1909” written in red ink. Real photo postcard, published by G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. Unsent. Linn Creek, seat of Camden County, here seen nestled in its valley near the Osage, seems to … Continue reading

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Ha Ha Tonka, Mo. Can you identify this Mystery Image?

Real photo postcard, published by G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. “Hahatonka, MO” pencilled on back. We’ve gone back and forth on whether these are ruins or some natural rock formations. Obviously, the castle didn’t burn until much later … Continue reading

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Old Linn Creek – flooded by the Osage River

View of Linn Creek, Mo., written in white ink. Published by G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. This appears to show high water on the Osage River and shows Linn Creek flooded to varying degrees. Linn Creek was built at … Continue reading

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Dr. Moore’s office in Linn Creek, Missouri

Real photo postcard. No publisher. “Dr. Moore L. C. Mo.” is written in red ink. L.C. is Linn Creek Unsent. Penciled on back, “Linn Creek, Mo.” There appear to be some political advertisements pasted in the window. Shows a horse-drawn … Continue reading

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OLD LINN CREEK – before the ‘flood’

(click to enlarge) 8 x 10 press photo captioned “Move Entire Town to Make Room for World’s Largest Artificial Lake” (photo credit: ACME) This press photo dated March 26, 1931 shows what remained of the soon-to-be-covered-with-forty-feet-of-water town of Linn Creek, … Continue reading

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Mansion South Side of Linn Creek

Real photo postcard Atop a small hill is a large frame house with an encircling porch (“veranda” they might have called it). In Kansas City or St. Louis, this would probably not have been considered a mansion, but in the … Continue reading

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