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FAIRFIELD (MISSOURI) COVERED BRIDGE

Posted on November 21, 2012 by admin

 Real photo postcard. Penciled on back: “Fairfield Mill in July 1910” There was a mill and a small manufacturing complex at the hamlet of Fairfield, Missouri on the Pomme de Terre River built, it is said, by Judge George Alexander. … Continue reading →

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BRIDGING THE OSAGE

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

 Hand colored postcard, circa 1910 Marais des Cygnes, variously creatively spelled, is the principal extension of the Osage River. Through Kansas it’s a more bridge-able stream, and was crossed in many places by iron truss bridges beginning in the 1870s. … Continue reading →

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DEATH OF THE SCHELL CITY BRIDGE

Posted on September 26, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin

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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