I enjoyed your last post and am glad to see a follow up story about the history of this bridge.
I recently finished “Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales from Bellefontaine Cemetery” by Carol Ferring Shepley, and in the chapter about Bill Sublette she talks about Sulphur Springs and the Gratiot Square League. Highly recommend the book — it’s a great way to learn a lot of Missouri history!
You may have already come across this info in your research, but I’ll include some links in case not:
Very interesting story about the Sulphur Springs area. I grew up on what is now Sulphur Ave. I like to think of
my family as being from that area...that street. They have been there since the early 1850's. So, I would be glad to offer that from what I know from my now deceased (1960's) grand father & very much alive 90 year old aunt, your account is mostly accurate. However, the 1920's map showing the black homes and church is absolutely incorrect.
This was a really interesting read!
That’s too bad about the development, but I like that you’re immortalizing the land’s former glory.
What a fascinating, twisting tale!
This was a fascinating read. Well done! All this history is a great backdrop for any story, really. Shame the springs are gone.
I enjoyed your last post and am glad to see a follow up story about the history of this bridge.
I recently finished “Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales from Bellefontaine Cemetery” by Carol Ferring Shepley, and in the chapter about Bill Sublette she talks about Sulphur Springs and the Gratiot Square League. Highly recommend the book — it’s a great way to learn a lot of Missouri history!
You may have already come across this info in your research, but I’ll include some links in case not:
http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/dogtown/history/gratiot.html
http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/dogtown/history/schmidt/schmidt2.html
Very interesting story about the Sulphur Springs area. I grew up on what is now Sulphur Ave. I like to think of
my family as being from that area...that street. They have been there since the early 1850's. So, I would be glad to offer that from what I know from my now deceased (1960's) grand father & very much alive 90 year old aunt, your account is mostly accurate. However, the 1920's map showing the black homes and church is absolutely incorrect.