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Steamboating on the Missouri & Osage Rivers
Information on the steamboats plying the waters of the Missouri River through the eyes of Phillip E. Chappell of Callaway County; boy, riverboat pilot, boat line owner/operator, Jefferson City Mayor, State Treasurer, and successful banker. Mr. Chappell grew up on the Missouri River around Chappell's Landing, three miles east of the Jefferson City Bridge. He provides us with a unique view of steamboating on the Missouri River in his book 'History of Steamboating on the Missouri River', one of two definitive works documenting this period of time in our history. A look at the steamboats and maps showing steamboat landings along the banks of the Missouri River and extractions of those maps presenting steamboat landings and steamboat wrecks in modern online maps.
KATY Railroad Map
A new online interactive map indicating precise locations of the KATY Railroad line and the stations that serviced that railroad.
Biographical Resources Index
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society is a repository for the history and genealogical information of the people and county of Callaway. We have recently added to the KCHSoc library, a large number of books and looseleaf folders of biographical information on a number of the families of Callaway County. Be sure to check to see whether you family is documented in this section of the library and please consider adding the biographical information of your family to our resources.
KCHSoc's Obituary Index
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society has a large collection of Obituaries collected from local newspapers and this collection is being added to all of the time. We are in the process of indexing this collection and the index from "A" to current is now available at this page. Be sure to check to see if the important obituaries of your family are in this collection. We gladly will add your contributions of Obituaries to this collection.
Civil War Battles & Skirmishes in Callaway County
Are you aware that Callaway County was a much fought over piece of real estate during the Civil War? Most of the Battles and Skirmishes that occurred in the county are documented on a new interactive online map. Eventually we will be adding histories docomenting most of these battles & skirmishes; but for now check out the historical article on "Union Sympathizers Murder Willie Scott".
Information on the steamboats plying the waters of the Missouri River through the eyes of Phillip E. Chappell of Callaway County; boy, riverboat pilot, boat line owner/operator, Jefferson City Mayor, State Treasurer, and successful banker. Mr. Chappell grew up on the Missouri River around Chappell's Landing, three miles east of the Jefferson City Bridge. He provides us with a unique view of steamboating on the Missouri River in his book 'History of Steamboating on the Missouri River', one of two definitive works documenting this period of time in our history. A look at the steamboats and maps showing steamboat landings along the banks of the Missouri River and extractions of those maps presenting steamboat landings and steamboat wrecks in modern online maps.
A new online interactive map indicating precise locations of the KATY Railroad line and the stations that serviced that railroad.
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society is a repository for the history and genealogical information of the people and county of Callaway. We have recently added to the KCHSoc library, a large number of books and looseleaf folders of biographical information on a number of the families of Callaway County. Be sure to check to see whether you family is documented in this section of the library and please consider adding the biographical information of your family to our resources.
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society has a large collection of Obituaries collected from local newspapers and this collection is being added to all of the time. We are in the process of indexing this collection and the index from "A" to current is now available at this page. Be sure to check to see if the important obituaries of your family are in this collection. We gladly will add your contributions of Obituaries to this collection.
Are you aware that Callaway County was a much fought over piece of real estate during the Civil War? Most of the Battles and Skirmishes that occurred in the county are documented on a new interactive online map. Eventually we will be adding histories docomenting most of these battles & skirmishes; but for now check out the historical article on "Union Sympathizers Murder Willie Scott".