Butler County Landmarks

LANDMARKS IN POPLAR BLUFF

First Butler county Court House - before 1859 -
Submitted by: Charles Forister

Court House 1911] -
Submitted by: C. Ann Schele

MAIN STREET 1912 -
Submitted by: C. Ann Schele

OLD PHOTOGRAPH STAIRS TO A STREET UP -
Submitted by: C. Ann Schele

The photo of the stairs (once known as 'The Iron Mountain Stairway' - you can barely see the tiled roof of the depot in the lower right edge of the photoAn interesting notation involving these stairs can be found in the book'Complete History of Butler Co., MO' by Robert Forriester, page 196, he gleened this tidbit from the local newspaper: 'August has become a popular loafing place. Women complain of having to step over them." (The reporter counted 58 loafers on the stairway that joined Main Street.)'

UPDATED PHOTOS of the STAIRS

The sign at the top of the stairwell says:
Historic Depot Stairs This stairwell was built in 1910 by the St. Louis Iron Mountian and Souther railroad to serve its new depot. The depot and stairway were financed by a $50,000 bond subscription from Poplar Bluffians. Thousands used the steps as the gateway to and from Downtown during the era of passenger tain travel. The railroad became Missouri Pacific in 1917 and Union Pacific in 1983.

HISTORICAL SIGN with the TRAIN DEPOT ----
Submitted by Sherry Link

Round House for the Trains ---
Submitted by: Charles Forister

Home of Dr. George T. Bartlett [1830-1897]
and said to have been the first brick house in Poplar Bluff. On the back the photo is inscribed �to Mrs. Bathsheba Chandler� ---
Submitted by: Janelle Swearingen

A VIEW and the HISTORY of the MOORE - DALTON HOUSE --
Submitted by Sherry Link

Lucy Lee Hospital 1950's ---
Submitted by: Charles Forister

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Created on ... May 07, 2001