mch000111p0672 |
Previous | 728 of 1174 | Next |
|
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
|
672 HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY wife, W. W. Vaughn, J. A. Neafus, Mary J. Bivins and Sophia Barnes. In 1880 a frame church building was erected at a cost of $750. VIRGIL CITY. The village of Virgil City is located in the southeastern cor- ner of the township, on the county line, a part of the village being in Cedar. That portion of the town in Vernon was laid out on the land of Andrew Ingraham; in Cedar, on the land of James Henderson. The town was laid out in September, 1866, by Virgil W. Kimball and Andrew Ingraham, and Mr. Kimball, the real founder, gave it his Christian name. John S. Lewis, of Cedar county, built the first house, which was used as a store building. Other business houses were put up soon afterwards by Murphy & Carroll, William A. Ackason and Johnson & Wallace. Drs. Alfred Barter and J. W. Cochran were the first physicians. Cap- tain Hubbell established a hotel, which he conducted for many years. Some years afterward Mr. Kimball built a large brick residence. For a year or two after its establishment Virgil City grew quite rapidly. In 1869 more business was transacted here than at Nevada, and the town had a population of 400 or 500. Its business men were enterprising and it promised to become an important point. A daily line of stage coaches ran through from Sedalia to Carthage and hundreds of travelers, investors, and home-seekers visited it. Parker, in his "Missouri As It Is," (1867), mentions it as an example of the rapid growth of towns in the West. The site is on the old road from Boonville to the Granby lead mines, a well-known thoroughfare before the war. On petition of John D. Reed and others the village was incor- porated September 5, 1867. In 1867 a Masonic lodge (Hesperian, No. 286,) was established. An Odd Fellows' lodge was organized here at an early day. The Presbyterians had an organization here at an early day and held meetings in a building originally constructed for a store- house. Subsequently the Christian denomination built a good church. Pashaw and Virgil City are neat little towns which have con- siderable local trade. The fact of their not being on any rail-
| Title | History of Vernon County, Missouri. |
| Creator | Johnson, J.B., editor |
| Subject |
Vernon County (Mo.)--History Vernon County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Description | Past and present of Vernon County, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county |
| Date.Original | 1911 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Chicago : C.F. Cooper, 1911. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000111 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Vernon County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Vernon County; |
| Contributing Institution |
Truman State University |
| Copy Request | Contact Picker Memorial Library reference desk at (660) 785-4051 |
| Title | mch000111p0672 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | 672 HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY wife, W. W. Vaughn, J. A. Neafus, Mary J. Bivins and Sophia Barnes. In 1880 a frame church building was erected at a cost of $750. VIRGIL CITY. The village of Virgil City is located in the southeastern cor- ner of the township, on the county line, a part of the village being in Cedar. That portion of the town in Vernon was laid out on the land of Andrew Ingraham; in Cedar, on the land of James Henderson. The town was laid out in September, 1866, by Virgil W. Kimball and Andrew Ingraham, and Mr. Kimball, the real founder, gave it his Christian name. John S. Lewis, of Cedar county, built the first house, which was used as a store building. Other business houses were put up soon afterwards by Murphy & Carroll, William A. Ackason and Johnson & Wallace. Drs. Alfred Barter and J. W. Cochran were the first physicians. Cap- tain Hubbell established a hotel, which he conducted for many years. Some years afterward Mr. Kimball built a large brick residence. For a year or two after its establishment Virgil City grew quite rapidly. In 1869 more business was transacted here than at Nevada, and the town had a population of 400 or 500. Its business men were enterprising and it promised to become an important point. A daily line of stage coaches ran through from Sedalia to Carthage and hundreds of travelers, investors, and home-seekers visited it. Parker, in his "Missouri As It Is," (1867), mentions it as an example of the rapid growth of towns in the West. The site is on the old road from Boonville to the Granby lead mines, a well-known thoroughfare before the war. On petition of John D. Reed and others the village was incor- porated September 5, 1867. In 1867 a Masonic lodge (Hesperian, No. 286,) was established. An Odd Fellows' lodge was organized here at an early day. The Presbyterians had an organization here at an early day and held meetings in a building originally constructed for a store- house. Subsequently the Christian denomination built a good church. Pashaw and Virgil City are neat little towns which have con- siderable local trade. The fact of their not being on any rail- |
