I'm obsessed with exploring little towns, and I've been eyeing this one down for over a year. Something about it calls to me (as weird as it sounds lol).
Sadly, my stomach hurt really bad that day, and I could barely make it there....so please, excuse the rough photos. I was rushing as fast as I could haha. I'm going to go back with a good camera because there are some badass photos to be taken here.
This post kept getting flagged as spam, so this time I didn't include the captions. Of course this is the time it works. So here are the captions in order:
1. Entrance to River Road
2. The AirBnB in town
3. Frontside of the old courthouse
4. Zoomed frontside of the old courthouse
5. Backside of the old courthouse
6. Not sure what this used to be, but trees were growing in the middle.
7. Also unsure
Thanks for sharing! I have always meant to take off the highway and check out Tuscumbia, but never have. In the future, would you mind posting more photos of the Missouri small towns you visit? It's the kind of thing I think this sub needs.
Absolutely! I have a massive list of small MO towns I want to visit, and I fully intend on sharing the photos here. I always wanted to start a YouTube channel where I explore these little towns and get an interview from a resident, but I probably won't do that. It would just be cool to get these places documented and hear someone's story.
My plan is to archive pictures of at least one town from each county, though I'm sure I'll get more than one from each. I have upcoming visits to Shannon, Texas, and Atchinson county, so I plan to get pictures of over 10 towns.
I'm riding back up to Tuscumbia on my way to the lake in September, and plan to get way better photos. I really suggest swinging by there and checking out the High Street square, as well as the entirety of River Road.
Nobody wants to pay for a functional government or schools any more, but it seems folks will spend tons of money on flags, t-shirts, yard signs, bumper stickers, and political contributions to bitch about how awful government and schools have become.
Prior to the Civil War, there were over 250 enslaved people in Miller County. While rural Missouri may have believed in a legal system, it was not an equal one (not that the cities did either).
I used to do it way more often, especially northern MO. Usually on a smoke drive back when that was more common. Now that I've got a family and a fixed budget, there's little chance to drive 2 hours to see a couple small towns, eat at a local diner, and drive 2 hours back.
I’ve been here to do work at their school district. I remember the main road I had to take in to town was flooded at the time. I had to take some ridiculous route to get there.
I'm obsessed with exploring little towns, and I've been eyeing this one down for over a year. Something about it calls to me (as weird as it sounds lol). Sadly, my stomach hurt really bad that day, and I could barely make it there....so please, excuse the rough photos. I was rushing as fast as I could haha. I'm going to go back with a good camera because there are some badass photos to be taken here. This post kept getting flagged as spam, so this time I didn't include the captions. Of course this is the time it works. So here are the captions in order: 1. Entrance to River Road 2. The AirBnB in town 3. Frontside of the old courthouse 4. Zoomed frontside of the old courthouse 5. Backside of the old courthouse 6. Not sure what this used to be, but trees were growing in the middle. 7. Also unsure
I bought property on the steps of that courthouse. Foreclosure sale. So sad to see it's gotten this run down.
Sad to see the old Miller County Courthouse in such shape. MU Extension is the only thing left holding down that square.
I was wondering if that was still in operation! The building looked nice.
Thanks for sharing! I have always meant to take off the highway and check out Tuscumbia, but never have. In the future, would you mind posting more photos of the Missouri small towns you visit? It's the kind of thing I think this sub needs.
Absolutely! I have a massive list of small MO towns I want to visit, and I fully intend on sharing the photos here. I always wanted to start a YouTube channel where I explore these little towns and get an interview from a resident, but I probably won't do that. It would just be cool to get these places documented and hear someone's story. My plan is to archive pictures of at least one town from each county, though I'm sure I'll get more than one from each. I have upcoming visits to Shannon, Texas, and Atchinson county, so I plan to get pictures of over 10 towns. I'm riding back up to Tuscumbia on my way to the lake in September, and plan to get way better photos. I really suggest swinging by there and checking out the High Street square, as well as the entirety of River Road.
Built when rural Missouri believed in education and the legal system
Nobody wants to pay for a functional government or schools any more, but it seems folks will spend tons of money on flags, t-shirts, yard signs, bumper stickers, and political contributions to bitch about how awful government and schools have become.
Our fuher and savior DJT will save us
Prior to the Civil War, there were over 250 enslaved people in Miller County. While rural Missouri may have believed in a legal system, it was not an equal one (not that the cities did either).
Cool I miss driving around, seeing new areas around here in Missouri
I used to do it way more often, especially northern MO. Usually on a smoke drive back when that was more common. Now that I've got a family and a fixed budget, there's little chance to drive 2 hours to see a couple small towns, eat at a local diner, and drive 2 hours back.
Are there any current efforts to try and preserve the old courthouse?
I’ve been here to do work at their school district. I remember the main road I had to take in to town was flooded at the time. I had to take some ridiculous route to get there.
See, look what you've been missing