This building housed guinea fowl when the last generation of the Brown family resided at Mt. Pleasant Farm. The Brown's raised guinea fowl, considered a delicacy, for food and as gifts for friends and neighbors on special occasions.
When . . . — — Map (db m168881) HM
Welcome to our historic vegetable garden. The century-style of the garden takes you on a journey through the history of vegetable gardening in Howard County. It features rows of vegetables from various periods of time in local history.
In . . . — — Map (db m168875) HM
Through this window you are able to see the hand-hewn logs of the log cabin portion of the farmhouse, circa 1775. Trees would have been felled and broad axes, adzes and other hand tools used to straighten and flatten the trees into timbers that . . . — — Map (db m168884) HM
Montjoy Barn is a hand-hewn oak and chestnut English wheat barn dating to 1798, and the only surviving barn of this type in Maryland. It was moved here in 2007 from a property in Ellicott City that was slated for development. Montjoy is a timber . . . — — Map (db m218363) HM
Home of the Browns of Howard County, descendants of the original settler Thomas Browne (the Patuxent Ranger) who was commissioned in 1692 to survey this area of then Anne Arundel County. — — Map (db m168880) HM
Prior to the introduction of indoor plumbing, the privy was the farm family's toilet. It was built over a 6- to 8-foot deep pit. When the pit was full, the privy was moved to a new location. It would commonly be located a short distance behind . . . — — Map (db m168882) HM
A smokehouse is a small, enclosed building used to preserve and store meat. Commonly located near the kitchen, smokehouses are usually one story with a gabled roof, dirt floor, and no chimneys or windows.
After butchering, meat was heavily . . . — — Map (db m168883) HM
A wagon shed is a shelter for horse-drawn wagons, commonly used before the introduction of tractors. The shed's open ends allows wagons to be driven through without needing to back up.
The Mt. Pleasant wagon shed features a corn crib between . . . — — Map (db m168887) HM
Hodge Podge Lodge was the first nature show for children, airing in the 1970s on Maryland Public Television and syndicated on the east coast. The show's host, Miss Jean Worthley, inspired a generation of children about the natural . . . — — Map (db m168874) HM
This farm is a portion of the original land grant given to Ranger Thomas Browne more than 300 years ago and has been the home of many generations of the Brown family since then. The early log cabin built on this site has had additions and . . . — — Map (db m168879) HM
The Baptist Church has had three sites. Old Chariton was organized 1820, with twenty members. 1827 was moved to Monticello, then 1861 to Glasgow where a substantial brick house was built and sold in 1866 to the Presbyterians. After some years the . . . — — Map (db m216984) HM
In 1867 a Society of the Evangelical Church formed under Pastor J.C. Pfeifer. Congregation met in homes until 1872. First building erected for $1,900.00. Original building remains as north half of present building. In 1907 new unit was added, new . . . — — Map (db m217094) HM
Methodist Episcopal meetings were first held in farmhouses in 1836. Church was built at 621 4th Street in 1839. First resident pastor 1844, with parsonage at 214 Commerce Street. Sunday school organized 1845. Church became Methodist Episcopal, . . . — — Map (db m217098) HM
Civil War Aaron Steinmetz • Samuel Steinmetz WWI Gwynner Emery • Willard Crowley • Geo. B. Schutte • Roscoe Young WWII Albert B. Aholt Jr. • Verne Blacketer • Leo Monnig Jr. • Elmer F. Sickman • John H. Sickman • . . . — — Map (db m216998) WM
Glasgow, site of first all steel bridge in world, built by Gen. Wm. S. Smith, Engr. 1879 for C. & A.R.R. Replaced 1900 for heavier traffic. Sketch of original bridge above. Glasgow founded 1836. Successor to Old Chariton 1817, Monticello 1829, . . . — — Map (db m217000) HM
This library was provided for in the will of Benjamin W. Lewis, whose fortune was made in tobacco, to the extent of $10,000.00. The building of Italian Renaissance architecture was erected in 1866 at a cost of $26,000.00 through the benevolence of . . . — — Map (db m216981) HM
The Glasgow Presbyterian Church organized March 9, 1845, with ten members. First church building stood on Second Street between Market and Howard, was burned in October 1864 during the Battle of Glasgow. The congregation held services for some . . . — — Map (db m216985) HM
In Spring 1866 Father Henry Meurs came to Glasgow at the request of area Catholics. Soon work was begun on Church building. Bricks purchased from McClinicks Brickyard, of Glasgow, for $10.00 per hundred. In 1897 church remodeled as Satolli Hall and . . . — — Map (db m216996) HM
"... Set out this morning verry early passed Some bad placies in the river Saw a number of Goslings... pass[ed] near a Bank which was falling in...passed the two River of Charletons [Charitons] ...above Some high land which has a great quantity . . . — — Map (db m216999) HM
The first gasoline powered boat ever built was owned and operated by Louis Friemonth from 1897-1904. Built by Moehle Bro. of Arrow Rock. The Minnie sank near this location Site of The Old Ferry Landing 1837-1926 Dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m216973) HM
In 1877, the Chicago & Alton Railroad decided to build a bridge across the Missouri River at Glasgow. It was to be the first large all-steel bridge in the world. Mr. A.F. Hay, of Burlington, Iowa, had developed a steel that met all specifications & . . . — — Map (db m216963) HM
Lee Edgar Settle was born in New Franklin MO, on July 20, 1882, the son of J. M. and Laura (Van Aradale) Settle at xxxx S. Howard Street. Edgar Settle was a natural piano player and began playing at the age of five or six years [balance illegible]. . . . — — Map (db m46927) HM
Franklin, founded across the river from Boonville, 1816, was once the metropolis of the Boon's Lick Country, a central Missouri region, taking its name from a salt lick in the area worked by the sons of Daniel Boone. Here was the first land office . . . — — Map (db m247706) HM
New Franklin, known as the city where four trails meet, owes its place in history to the Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1803-1806; the blazing of the Boonslick Trail pioneered by Daniel Boone from Kentucky to the original historic rivertown of . . . — — Map (db m46460) HM
This Trail
One of the Great Highways of the World
Stretched nearly one thousand miles from
Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
"From Civilization to Sundown"
[Relief Caption]
Captain William Becknell of Franklin
"Father of . . . — — Map (db m44292) HM
Seat of Howard County
The settlement of Franklin, Missouri Territory, was established as the seat of Howard County in 1816. As the largest town west of St. Louis, it was the hub of a large region along the Missouri River called the . . . — — Map (db m247475) HM
Franklin, 1816
The original town of Franklin, founded in 1816, was located on the north bank of the Missouri River and was the seat of Howard County. It was about two miles southwest of present day New Franklin. The town was named for . . . — — Map (db m46464) HM
1816
A River Town Begins
Named for American statesman Benjamin Franklin, the frontier river town of Franklin was established in 1816. The following year, it was designated the county seat of Howard County. In the blink of an eye, Franklin's . . . — — Map (db m46950) HM
KATY CABOOSE #127 became a landmark in the City of New Franklin on January 3, 1992. The voluntary assistance of dedicated citizens and generous donations of friends across the country made this possible.
CABOOSE #127 was in the service of the . . . — — Map (db m44291) HM
As the first railroad to enter Texas from the North in 1872, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. was an influential factor in the development of the Great Southwest. Soon after its construction began, the railroad became commonly known as the . . . — — Map (db m46517) HM
The flagpole located 170 yards to the SW of this post marks the center of the town square of Franklin. 1816-1828
The flagpole is at: N 38.98569, W 092.75732 — — Map (db m247707) HM
Father of the Santa Fe Trail
William Becknell led a small group out of Franklin in 1821 on the first trip along what would be known as the Santa Fe Trail. If his trip across the Great Plains was successful, the group would make money trading . . . — — Map (db m46932) HM
In March 1909, the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the Boonslick and Santa Fe Trails across the state of Missouri. This monument in New Franklin marks the end of the Boonslick Trail traversed by Daniel Boone and the beginning of William . . . — — Map (db m46505) HM
Beyond the Mississippi
The Boone's Lick Road was the first to bring settlers deep into the heart of the great Louisiana Purchase from early settlements west of the Mississippi River. It bore the nation's constant westward push, extending by . . . — — Map (db m247698) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled up the Missouri River past here on June 8, 1804. On June 7, the party had camped at the mouth of Bonne Femme Creek, at what is now Franklin Island Conservation Area. Capt. Meriwether Lewis and two men made a . . . — — Map (db m247613) HM
1500 feet west of this spot is the site where stood the building in Franklin in which was published The Missouri Intelligencer and Boon's Lick Advertiser
By Nathaniel Patten & Benjamin Holliday
The first number was issued . . . — — Map (db m247702) HM
The Need
When the Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKT) Railroad established a division in Franklin, Mo., a switching yard was located south of New Franklin. This switching yard contained seven sets of tracks plus the through line. Missouri . . . — — Map (db m46930) HM
"Dedicated to the men and women who honorably serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, past, present and future during war and peace. Their devotion to duty, since the birth of this nation, will never be forgotten." — — Map (db m46929) WM
A Look Back in Time
The Santa Fe Trail began here in Old Franklin, Missouri. Pack trains quickly gave way to freight wagons lumbering to and from Mexico (now New Mexico). When floods destroyed Franklin, residents established New Franklin. The . . . — — Map (db m247510) HM
A Look Back in Time
The Santa Fe Trail stirs people's imagination. Spanning 900 miles of the Great Plains between the United States (Missouri) and Mexico (Santa Fe), this great trail of commerce between two countries was also a route for the . . . — — Map (db m247509) HM
The Boone's Lick is reached by descending a trail to the site of the spring. The trail has some difficult inclines and stairs.
The spring basin is quiet today, in contrast to the activities that took place here from 1805 until 1900. Trees have . . . — — Map (db m248768) HM
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Franklin
The town of Franklin was established in 1816 and in 1817 was selected as the county seat of Howard County. The town grew rapidly and by 1823 contained about 1,500 people. Franklin served as the . . . — — Map (db m249006) HM
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Operation
After the Morrisons and Boones agreed to join in the salt manufacturing venture, Nathan Boone and two Frenchmen traveled from St. Charles to test the salinity of the springs. The land actually belonged to . . . — — Map (db m248481) HM
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James Mackay
James Mackay emigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1776. He moved to the Louisiana Territory and took an oath of loyalty to Spain. He became employed by the Missouri Trading Co. of St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m248240) HM
Salt: The Precious Substance
If an area or territory possessed any prospect for settlement by Europeans or Americans, it had to have the quantity of food sufficient to last year-round - especially meat. Salt was the main means available to . . . — — Map (db m248999) HM
1797 - James Mackay granted land including the salt spring by Spanish authorities in St. Louis.
1799 - Daniel Boone and his family arrive in Missouri and receive land grants in St. Charles County from the Spanish authorities.
. . . — — Map (db m248767) HM
Boone's Lick Country
The countryside around this salt lick, known as the "Boone's Lick Country" was ideal for settlement by the hardy pioneers of the early 19th century. It possessed fertile land for raising crops and livestock, timber for . . . — — Map (db m248998) HM
The first homestead claim in Howard County was filed on March 11, 1871. St. Paul was appointed the county seat in May, and retained that title over Dannebrog in a close 1874 election. A wooden courthouse was built in St. Paul in 1877. By June 1912, . . . — — Map (db m181691) HM
The cemetery was established in 1876, one year after the first settlers of the Czech club “Slovania” arrived in the Warsaw vicinity. The plot was donated by Martin Slobodny. Initially, Sunday worship was held around a large wooden cross in the . . . — — Map (db m181795) HM
Mayor 14 years
Expanded the water supply system.
Purchased the power and light plant.
Established the city library.
In 1936, on this site, a fire destroyed the Fleming Lumber and Coal Company and Carpenter Scarbourgh's Tools.
We . . . — — Map (db m76947) HM
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the third winningest pitcher in major league baseball history, was born near Elba, Nebraska, on February 26, 1887. After pitching for local and minor league teams, Alexander signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1911, . . . — — Map (db m104682) HM
In 1884, a most unlikely fellow bought a lot and had built on it a structure of native limestone to house Big Spring’s first meat market. Joseph Heneage Finch, the Seventh Earl of Aylesford, Warwickshire, England (forced out of his country in the . . . — — Map (db m86637) HM
In 1900, James Currie, a rancher in Glasscock County, Texas, constructed a place of business at 117 Main Street, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas on property he purchased from Martha Hope of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1897.
From that time until . . . — — Map (db m86635) HM
Education has been an important endeavor in Howard County since its formal organization in 1882, when the first commissioners court ordered the construction of a school building and created Howard County Common School District No. 1 in 1883.
On . . . — — Map (db m86647) HM
For Comanche war parties, about 1750 to 1875, the Big Spring was an oasis. Here paths from northeast, north and northwest twined into the War Trail that led to San Antonio and other Texas points, and down into Mexico. At the Big Spring, parties from . . . — — Map (db m73315) HM
In 1882, the same year Howard County was formally organized, this congregation was established with seven charter members. Worship services were first conducted in the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Eddins. The first pastor was The Rev. J. Wright. . . . — — Map (db m86644) HM
Chartered on April 19, 1890, the First National Bank of Big Spring opened for business on the first floor of a two-story building at the northwest corner of Second and Clinton (now Main) streets with an initial capital of $50,000. The post office . . . — — Map (db m86643) HM
Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized June 15, 1882
Named in honor of
Volney Erskine Howard
1809 – 1889
Came to Texas in 1844
Delegate to the First State
Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m120477) HM
Staked Plains Lodge No. 598, A.F. & A.M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on December 12, 1884. The members soon recognized a need for a Masonic cemetery in Big Spring. In May 1885 George Bauer (1836-1898), a member of the Lodge, donated . . . — — Map (db m86630) HM
In 1906 a group of pioneers arrived on the frontier north of Big Spring to take advantage of rancher Sid Moore's offer to sell land to farmers. Four acres were set aside, and a one-room school was built in 1906. The first school term, with one . . . — — Map (db m86629) HM
Joseph Potton (1847-1920), a native of England and master mechanic for Texas & Pacific Railroad, built this Victorian residence in 1901. Designed by the Fort Worth firm of S. B. Haggart and Son, the house was constructed of Pecos sandstone with iron . . . — — Map (db m86632) HM
Mapped by Captain Randolph B. Marcy in charge of U.S. Army detail guarding citizens bound for California Gold Rush.
Captain Marcy exploded theory that West Texas was a desert. In making his map, he traveled along a chain of springs and lakes . . . — — Map (db m73316) HM
Will R. and Lillian Settles built this hotel after the discovery of oil on their ranch in 1927. The grand opening was October 1, 1930. Designed by David Castle (1884-1956), the 15-story brick highrise was for many years the tallest building . . . — — Map (db m86638) HM
Organized in 1883 under the leadership of the Rev. H. A. Boniface, the first Catholic parish in Big Spring was named St. Mary's. A small frame sanctuary was built and early services were conducted in English, German, and Spanish. The need for a . . . — — Map (db m86631) HM
In 1881, as Big Spring was being established, Joseph Fisher (1845-1906), born in Austria, opened a general store in a tent. William (1855-1932), a brother, joined him in 1883. They had a trade territory as large as four New England states. Their . . . — — Map (db m86634) HM
Joseph Heneage Finch (b.1849), an English nobleman, left his ancestral home in 1883 after a scandalous divorce. Attracted by cheap land and good hunting, the Earl of Aylesford came to Texas and settled on six sections in Howard County. His . . . — — Map (db m120476) HM
William Travis Roberts, son of William and Rachel Roberts, was born near Georgetown, Texas. At 13, "Bud" assumed care of the family while his father fought and died in the Civil War. In 1870, he married Mary Thompson (1855 - 1915) at Georgetown. The . . . — — Map (db m86654) HM
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