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Gold Rush Letters – January 1, 1850

January 1, 1850 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra, ca ?, 1850 CALIFORNIA LETTER Extracts of a letter from Mr. Thos. Hart, to his brother, in this county, dated Kelsey’s Dry Diggings, California, January 1st, 1850: Dear Brother– I arrived in California on the 18th August on Bear River, and have not done … Read more

Hard Times: Disease & Disasters of Marion County Missouri

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