Hickory County
Monument
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Locations
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You
303 Spring Street
Hermitage, MO 65668
417.745.2121
Medical &
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Behavioral Health
102 Jackson Street
Hermitage, MO 65668
417.745.2121
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Nemo Bridge
Resort
417 852-4201
25654 Dove Drive • Pittsburg, MO 65724
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10 / Vacation Pomme de Terre 2019
Owners
Dale & Pam Husby
“Here in the Ozark Highland of Missouri, Hickory County
was organized in 1845 and named for U.S. President Andrew
Jackson, known as "Old Hickory". Lying in the Osage land cession
of 1808, the county areas was early known to French trappers. From
1819 to 1832, a Kickapoo Indian reservation was west of Pomme de
Terre (French Potato) River in the county. Settlers from Tennessee
and Kentucky came in the late 1820's.
Hermitage, the centrally located county seat on the Pomme
de Terre, was laid out in 1846-47 and named for Andrew Jackson's
home in Tennessee. South of town, 3 miles, in a beautiful scenic
area, construction began in 1957 on Pomme de Terre Reservoir and
Through west Hickory County was the route of the famed
relay and meal station at Quincy and a relay station near Elkton.
During the Civil War, the county suffered troop movement, skirmishes,
and guerrilla raids. The only railroad in the county the K.C. Osceola
& Son (Frisco) was built through Weaubleau in 1898. Encompassing
410 square miles of rough hilly timber land and high, rolling
prairies. Hickory County is a poultry, livestock, and grain producer.
Lead and zinc are found in the county and zinc was mined in the
1890's near Pittsburg and Elkton.
Weaubleau, site of an early settlement is southwest Hickory
Weaubleau Christian Institute, opened in 1871 there. Among other
west of the county seat, Hermitage. Cross Timbers, laid out in 1871;
Preston, laid out in 1857; Pittsburg, settled in 1840's; Avery settled
in 1838; Elkton, settled in 1830's; and Quincy, laid out in 1848, at
Samuel Judy.
At Bone Spring, near Avery on Pomme de Terre River,
numerous mastodon bones were found in the late 1830's and early
1840's. One skeleton put together by St. Louisan Albert Kock was
sold, 1844, to the British Museum. An Indian quarry and mounds
and campsites have been found in the county.”
Perfect for any getaway, families,
groups, clubs and tournaments.
Call our friendly staff to make your reservation
today!
1960
Monument Sign Erected by State Historical Society of
Missouri and State Highway Commission, 1960
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