MARION, a county in the E. N. E. part of Missouri, bordering on the Mississippi river, which separates it from Illinois, has an area of 432 square miles. It is traversed by the North and South Fabius rivers, and by the North Two river, and also drained by South Two river. The surface is somewhat … Read more
All of the stone quarried in the vicinity of Hannibal is limestone of Burlington age. The texture and color of the rock and the thickness of the beds vary locally in the different quarries, but, on the whole, there is a very close resemblance between the stone from all the quarries. The most important quarries operated are the following: The Hannibal Lime Company, the Star Lime Company, the Empire Lime Company and the Waller Lime Company. About three miles south of the city the Atlas Cement Company have erected a factory for the manufacture of Portland cement, in the production of which the limestone and shale of the adjacent bluffs are used.
On the 2d of August, 1849, occurred a tragedy in front of Overton’s Hotel, in Palmyra, that divided the attention of the public for a time with the contemplation of the ravages of the cholera. This was the killing of one Thomas B. Hart, of St. Louis, by John S. Wise, then a clerk in … Read more
Hannibal, Missouri is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. A creek named Bear Creek flows down a wide gorge or ravine probably one-fourth mile wide into the Mississippi River. The banks of the river and the creek are rocky. This Made an ideal place to build a wharf. The Mississippi River here … Read more
Fires Fires Taking Place in Hannibal Missouri History December 21, 1857 July 5, 1860 February 22, 1897 Accidents Sinking of Flying Eagle 1896 Train Collision in Hannibal Missouri 1895 St. Louis and Hannibal Train Derailment Lost With a Wrecked River Steamer April 24, 1882, Hannibal, MO. The tow steamer Little Eagle, while attempting to go through … Read more
List of Hannibal City Officers 1845-1870 Year Mayor Recorder Marshall Attorney 1845 James Brady Samuel Rice N. P. Kunkle 1846 Archy Robards R.T. Holliday N. P. Kunkle 1847 Sam J. Harrison R.T. Holliday Abram Curts 1849 George W. Shields L.L. Hawkins E.H. Townsend 1850 G.W. Shields J.S Buchanan Wm Allison 1581 W.P. Harrison Isaac … Read more
Chapter on Marion County Missouri transcribed from Campbell’s Gazetteer of Missouri. Includes a PDF rendering of the chapter, along with a link to the full manuscript.
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October 30, 1849, occurred a most horrible case of outrage and murder in the northwest part of this county. Two children of Mr. Michael Bright, a farmer living in Union township, four miles from Philadelphia, were the victims. They were named Susannah Margaret and Thomas Henry, and were aged respectively twelve and ten years. On … Read more
In the spring of 1870 a board of trade was organized in Hannibal, with: H. R. F. Lakenan, president Josiah Hunt, Geo. Bacon, Sr., and J. A. McVeigh, vice-presidents W. C. Foreman, secretary ; C. O. Godfrey, J. F. Hawkins, J. T. K. Hayward, A. R. Levering, and J. R. Winchell, executive committee. The present … Read more