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Tag Archives: Ha Ha Tonka
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
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
Webster Bluff – HA HA TONKA
Webster bluff – Hahatonka Jas. Bruin. Linn Creek. Mo. Unsent. The caption on this vintage image seems to indicate that at one time Webster Bluff may have been part of large holdings of the Snyder family, known as Ha Ha … Continue reading
Hotel Ha Ha Tonka
Real photo postcard. Written in red ink, “Hotel Ha Ha tonk a MO”. Published by Jas. Bruin Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. There’s a long and largely unsuccessful history of trying to develop Ha Ha Tonka as a tourist attraction. We’re … Continue reading
Trout Glen at Ha Ha Tonka
Entitled “Trout Glen” and written in red ink “Ha ha ton ka,” this real photo postcard was published by Jas. Bruin, Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. Before Bagnell Dam, this spring outlet fed into the Niangua River. Springs throughout the Ozarks … Continue reading
Natural Bridge Ha Ha Tonka – vintage image
Natural Bridge Ha Ha Tonka. Real photo postcard, Published by Jas. Bruin, Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. Missouri has a lot of natural bridges. One of the largest is at Ha Ha Tonka Statte Park, spanning 60 feet and reaching more … Continue reading
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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Tagged Bagnell Dam, Camden County, G. A. Moulder, Ha Ha Tonka, Linn Creek, Morgan Moulder
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Cliff over Counterfeiters’ Cave at Ha Ha Tonka
The wild scenery at Ha Ha Tonka was appreciated by our ancestors. The walls of the collapsed cavern defied development so they look pretty much today like they did a hundred years ago. The story is (and it’s on most … Continue reading
Review of THE SCARS OF PROJECT 459: The Environmental Story of Lake of the Ozarks
Pollution at Lake of the Ozarks, complicated by denial and cover-ups Naturally environmentalists are more concerned about the degradation of rivers, especially if they cut through uninhabited, scenic country, than a reservoir whose shores are lined with condos and whose … Continue reading
Natural Bridge at HA HA TONKA
Real Photo Postcard, circa 1930 Ha Ha Tonka is a cornucopia of karst features – springs, caves, cliffs, sinkholes and a natural bridge., was described in a 1940s brochure: “the 600-acre tract includes all the natural wonders of the place, … Continue reading