In
1844 this community was known as Dunlap's Shop. David
Dunlap had the blacksmith shop and store. Then the store
was transferred to Mr. Phil Hutchison, who had a store on
the south side of the highway. In 1875 Gerry Vaughn bought
the shop and store where he worked until 1937. North of
the lane was an old log house which was the home of Vaughn
until he built a house on the northwest corner in 1895. Cy
Gregory built the store and they lived in another small
huse in the extreme northeast corner of what is now the
Vaughn place. The store burned down.
A
stone marker, on the southeast corner by the church, was
placed by the Government, telling the feet above sea
level.
Uva
became a post office in 1898. Sharkey carried the mail
from Hannibal until 1901 when rural delivery was started.
The
name of the town was selected by La Cossitt Hendrin.
In
1961, to widen Highway 61, the houses of Vaughn, Ellis,
Gregory, and Dick Monroe were all dismantled and no trace
of Uva can be seen. |