Named after the large number of salt licks and the plentiful amount of deer in the
area, what would later become known as Doe Run was first occupied by the Osage Indians.
Evidence of large Native American villages may still be found. When the first
settlers moved near the water and cleared land in the early 1820's, orchards and farms
were platted by the founding families.
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The above drug store stood just to the West of where the fire house now stands in
Doe Run. This photos was taken around 1904. Pictured in front: Eugene
Sizemore, Dr. Antony [Anthony], Bert Cleveland, B.L Haynes, Bob [Robert] Woods, Lee
Crader, Bill [William] Woods, J.V. Braham, and Elisha Aronld. Back Row: A.J.
(Jack) Legrand, Bill Henson, Leo Woods, Daddy Coffield, Jim Antoine, and Sam Burch.
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