Boone County was originally part of Howard County, which, back in the day, stretched for more than 22,000 square miles across Missouri and into Iowa. That’s why Howard County, despite its more diminutive size today, is referred to as the state’s “Mother of Counties.” Things moved quickly from Howard County’s founding in 1816. In 1821, […]
Remembering the dives, bars, and roadhouses of Columbia through fuzzy lenses Columbia, the University of Missouri campus, faces and names of the past, and places that are now only snapshots in memories. It was the 1960s and Mizzou chem/engineering student Steve Mosier was soaking it all in — even after the coeds were in by their
Today in Columbia’s history: Columbia Milling Company and the MFA Tower On February 6, 1882, the Columbia Milling Company was incorporated with General Oden Guitar as president. Agriculture was the main business in Columbia and mid-Missouri for most of their early history. Grist mills and grain elevators were an important business in Columbia and the
This date in Columbia History: University Of Missouri High School and Benton Hall On February 2, 1978, the Columbia Missourian reported that the University of Missouri Lab School would close; it was over 110 years old at the time and budget cuts were blamed. For most of its history it was a combined elementary and
This date in Columbia history: Columbia Cemetery and the Farley Mausoleum On February 1, 2007, the Columbia Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery was established in the 1820s, just before or during the founding of Columbia in 1821. At first it was a simple common burial ground, but in
