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Date added: February 9, 2013; Modified: February 9, 2013
Extensive rock work was done from locally quarried limestone, building the Grand Staircase, fireplaces, patios, lily ponds, fencing, and other landscaping items. The site is that of Fort Belle Fontaine, a historic fort initially established on a bluff on the… read more
Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: January 11, 2013
The post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts sculpture by Carl Mose entitled “Family Group.” The sculpture is a wood bas relief with the father in support at the base, mother supporting the child who is reaching for… read more
Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: January 11, 2013
WPA workers were active in the park from 1934 to 1937 and built several structures during that time, including a triple arch stone bridge, a look-out shelter, an open picnic shelter, and a grave shelter.
Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: January 11, 2013
Van Meter State Park was established on land donated by “Miss Annie” Vanmeter in 1932 in memory of her husband, land that had been in the family since 1834. The state park is in the Missouri River valley including both… read more
Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: January 11, 2013
This handsome swimming pool facility was built by the WPA from 1936-37.
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: July 27, 2012
“Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies just two miles south of the town of Sumner, Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Grand and Missouri Rivers, and is bordered on the south by Yellow Creek. The refuge was… read more
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: July 27, 2012
“Sam A. Baker State Park is located in the Saint Francois Mountain region of the Missouri Ozarks. The 5,323-acre (21.54 km2) park offers access to the St. Francis River and Big Creek for fishing, canoeing, and swimming… The park has a… read more
Date added: July 26, 2012
“Knob Noster State Park is named for the nearby town which itself is named for one of two small hills or “knobs” that rise up in an otherwise flat section of Missouri. A local Indian belief stated that the hills… read more
Date added: July 26, 2012
“Bennett Spring State Park is located in Bennett Springs, Missouri, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Lebanon on Highway 64. The park was established in 1923. It is centered around the spring that flows into the Niangua River and gives… read more
Date added: December 15, 2011
"This school is for crippled children and for children who are deficient in sight or hearing or who are cardiac cases. A partial basement provides a manual training department, a playroom, and three unfinished rooms. The first floor has four… read more
Date added: December 15, 2011
"The Lake of the Ozarks is an artificial lake with a shore line of approximately 2,500 miles, and its creation necessitated the construction of this highway bridge. Construction is of the hurricane-deck type, the roadway being supported on three main… read more
Date added: December 15, 2011
"Various wells connected with the city water supply at Excelsior Springs were found to contain certain chemicals of medicinal and therapeutic value. This water is firs purified and then pumped to the dispensing outlets in the 'hall of waters' which… read more