Douglas County, Missouri

Book -- 1957 Curry History

MO Gen Web, Pat Carmichael and Kristi Towe, Coordinators

 


"A Reminiscent History of Douglas County, Missouri 1857 - 1957"
Written for the County's Centennial in 1957 by J.E. "Elmer" Curry, Then Editor of the
Douglas County Herald,
Publisher -- Douglas County Herald (This book is out-of-print)

A copy of this book can be viewed online at the Missouri Secretary State web site
 

 

Table of Contents

 
 
  • Early Settlers of the Ozarks Region -- p.1
  • Douglas County Organized, October 29, 1857 -- p.5
  • Census of County -- p.9
  • Representative in Legislature -- p.10
  • Early History of Ava -- p.12
  • Public Schools -- p. 16
  • Coming of Kansas City, Ozarks Southern Ry. -- p. 29
  • Civil War Veteran Relates Experiences in Andersonville (Florida Prison) -- p. 40
  • National Forests Established -- p. 45
  • Township Organization Form of Government -- p. 47
  • Stock Law is Voted -- p. 48
  • County-Wide Road District Organized -- p. 49
  • Douglas County's Only Legal Execution -- p. 51
  • Brown's Cave -- p. 71
  • Jackson's Mill Burns -- p. 73
  • Peoples Bank Robbery -- p. 75
  • Ozark Holiness College -- p. 76
  • Liquidate County Farm -- p. 79
  • First Republican Assessor -- p. 80
  • Hitch Racks Around Public Square Disappear -- p. 82
  • The "Angel of Ava" -- p. 84
  • County Landmark Passes -- p. 87
  • Douglas County's "Carrie Nation" -- p. 89
  • Mining Activities in County -- p. 91
  • Ava Plagued by Destructive Fires -- p.96
  • World War I -- p. 101
  • World War II -- p. 102
  • Korean War -- p. 103
  • Ava Incorporated as Fourth Class City -- p. 104
  • Legion Memorial Building -- p. 106
  • City Water System -- p. 107
  • Old Landmark Junked (Ava Mill) -- p. 111
  • State Highways -- p. 113
  • Streets Around Square "Lifted Out of Mud" -- p. 116
  • City Park -- p. 120
  • Protest Location of Industrial School for Negro Girls in County -- p. 122
  • Tornadoes -- p. 123
  • Douglas County Extension Service -- p. 130
  • City of Ava Buys Electric System -- p. 133
  • 1957 Business Establishments in City -- p. 137
  • Rural Merchants -- p. 157
  • Douglas County Chamber of Commerce -- p. 141
  • Lion's Club -- p. 141
  • Kiwanis Club -- p. 142
  • Business and Professional Women's Club -- p. 142
  • Ava Garden Club -- p. 143
  • Rural Electrification Service -- p. 144
  • Mt. Tabor Church -- p. 145
  • Tomato Production -- p. 147
  • Monastery Established in 1950 -- p. 149
  • Fraternal Organizations -- p. 150
  • Industrial Development Corporation -- p. 151
  • Last Frame Business Building -- p. 152
  • Early Settlements in East End of County (Civil War Skirmishes) -- p. 153
  • Churches -- pp. 166
  • Douglas County Herald -- pp. 169
  • Squires, One of Early Settlements -- pp. 172
  • Miscellaneous -- pp. 175
  • Centennial Celebration Planned -- pp. 186

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