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| Plate I. View of porphyry bluff and needle showing vertical fissures and absences of bedding seams. From right bank of Little St. Francois river, about 1 mile above the mouth. In S.E. quarter, sec. 24, township 33, N. 5 E. |  |
| Plate II. Fig. 1. View of the summit of Pilot Knob showing the massive nature of the porphyry rock, the vertical fissures and the angular blocks produced by the falling of the hanging wall. |  |
| Plate II. Fig. 2. View of the north-east side of Pilot Knob, just above the ore bed, showing the pseudo-bedding in porphyry. |  |
| Plate III. Fig. 1. View of a porphyry breccia boulder showing flow structure. From the south hill-side of the Manganese Mines. In N.W. quarter, section 19, township 33 N. 4 E. |  |
| Plate III. Fig. 2. View of a small portion of a brecciated porphyry outcrop showing flow structure. Original size 8 by 12 inches. From the south-east side of Cedar hill, opposite Pilot Knob. |  |
A. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway: Illinois counties of Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison.
B. French Colonial Country: Illinois counties of St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
C. Meeting the Missouri: St. Charles County, Missouri.
D. Riverboat Country: Missouri counties of Pike, Ralls, and southern Marion.
A Location Guide for Rockhounds, (PDF) Collected by Robert C. Beste, PG, St. Louis, Missouri: Hobbitt Press, 2nd ed., December 1996, 148 pp. (Includes chapters on “Mineral Locations by State,” “Appendix and Glossary,” and “Bibliography.”)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (commonly Missouri S&T and formerly known as the University of Missouri–Rolla and originally Missouri School of Mines), presented on Wikipedia.
| Plate I. View of porphyry bluff and needle showing vertical fissures and absence of bedding seams. From right bank of Little St. Francois river, about 1 mile above the mouth. In S.E. quarter, sec. 24, township 33 N. 5 E. |  |
| Plate II. Fig. 1. View of the summit of Pilot Knob showing the massive nature of the porphyry rock, the vertical fissures and the angular blocks produced by the falling of the hanging wall. |  |
| Plate II. Fig. 2. View of the north-east side of Pilot Knob, just above the ore bed, showing the pseudo-bedding in porphyry. |  |
| Plate III. Fig. 1. View of a porphyry breccia boulder showing flow structure. From the south hill-side at the Manganese Mines. In N.W. quarter, section 19, township 33 N. 4 E. | |
| Plate III. Fig. 2. View of a small portion of a brecciated porphyry outcrop showing flow structure. Original size 8 by 12 inches. From the south-east side of Cedar hill, opposite Pilot Knob. |  |
According to the web site: “The facility is used primarily by the students and faculty of UMR’s School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources for instruction and research in mining engineering and geological engineering practices. The mine also serves as an introduction to the mineral industry in Missouri for the public through guided tours and various informational programs.” History of the Mine - Scroll down to this section which begins with: “The initial purchase of land for the Experimental Mine was made in 1914 from Edwin Long, and an underground mine and quarry were subsequently developed on the property for use by UMR’s department of mining engineering....”
Yale-Peabody Museum – Geographical Names Information System (GNIS)
St. Louis – Directory Index of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the St. Louis Area of Missouri, presented by the Association of St. Louis Area Archivists.
Ally Mill: Grand Setting... Alley Spring, by Cindy Von Halle.
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Cemeteries of the Boonslick and Their Role
Chapter Three: The Mitchell Family Burial Plot: A Case Study in a Boonslick Family Burial Plot
Chapter Four: Church Graveyards
Chapter Five: The Rise of Rural Park-like Romantic Cemeteries
Chapter Six: Walnut Grove Cemetery : The Outstanding Rural-Park Cemetery in a Municipality
Chapter Seven: Markers of Change: Gravestones in the Boonslick
Chapter Eight: Marble Headstones and New Motifs
Chapter Nine: Monument Men: A Generation Apart
Chapter Ten: Granite, Metal and Later Motifs
Chapter Eleven: The Culture of Death and Burial: A Case Study
Chapter Twelve: A Future for the Past: Problems and Suggestions
Appendix A: African American Cemeteries: A World Apart
greatriverroad.com covers the following regions of the Mississippi River Valley:
A. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway: Illinois counties of Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison.
B. French Colonial Country: Illinois counties of St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
C. Meeting the Missouri: St. Charles County, Missouri.
D. Riverboat Country: Missouri counties of Pike, Ralls, and southern Marion.
The following subjects are covered on this web site: Maps of the county cemeteries, Locating the county cemeteries, Use of the GPS for county cemetery locations, Photographing cemeteries and stones, Listing the burials in a cemetery, Mapping county cemetery locations, Endangered Cemeteries, Restored Cemeteries, Pioneer Cemeteries, Missouri Cemetery Law, Articles About Missouri Cemeteries, Major Contributors, and Downloads.
According to the web site, “The National Register Information System (NRIS), a database that contains information on places listed in or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The NRIS is a computerized index that contains information on each of the historic properties listed in or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.”
According to this article, “By 1936, ten state parks and three federal Recreational Demonstration Areas had camps active in a variety of tasks: ranging from quarrying to road, bridge and dam construction, to landscaping and trail development, to building a wide variety of service, administrative and recreational buildings and facilities....”
A few of the links including the following:
Landmarks Association of St. Louis
The Historic House Museums of St. Louis
The following time periods are covered on this web site:
Introduction
Colonial Period: 1764 - 1804
Territorial Period 1804 - 1821
Boom Town : 1821-1861
Civil War Period: 1861-1865
The Golden Age: 1865-1900
World’s Fair Period: 1900-1914
Wars, Prosperity, Depression: 1914 - 1945
Mid 20th Century: 1945-1968
Bibliography
Chronology
“The 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair had a large number of mining exhibits, including simulated mines...In addition, there were pavilions devoted to cement, metals, and a foundry. None of these remain....”
“The... Missouri Historical Society Museum has a major exhibit devoted to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, of which, Forest Park is the remnant.”
(Mission statement from the web site) “The Western Historical Manuscript Collection, a joint collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri, supports the research needs of University faculty and students, Missouri residents, and the general public, by collecting, preserving, and making available to them various primary source materials documenting the history of the, the state, and the region. The St. Louis office of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection concentrates on collections documenting the history of St. Louis and the surrounding area.”
The Joplin Museum Complex Houses five individual Museums
The Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum The Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum
The Empire District Electric Company Museum The Joplin Sports Authority Sports Hall Of Fame
The National Historical Cookie Cutter Museum Home of Merle Evans Circus Tent #27 Miniature Circus
Some Women Marble Cutters
“When Tennyson wrote, ‘Man for the field, and woman for the hearth; man for the sword and for the needle she,’ he could not have foreseen how soon this statement would need revision. Man has well nigh deserted the sword; woman’s needle is now driven by machinery, and in her search for new fields of action, she has invaded many trades and professions that were formerly regarded as the sole prerogative of man. Women in mercantile establishments and business offices no longer excite comment. Chicago has some women bank tellers, and every one of the professions has its women representatives, and the census strenuously announces that there are some women blacksmiths. “‘Monumental News’ has recently been trying to discover how many women are identified with the arts and crafts tributary to the marble and granite industries, and while the returns have not been by any means complete, we present on this page some evidence of the fact that woman is deserting the needle and taking up the chisel. It is well-known that there are a number of women sculptors who have achieved national prominence in their art, and one of whom is a member of the National Sculpture Society. Consequently our efforts were directed toward discovering some women marble cutters and carvers, and we have thus far succeeded in finding only three. This leads us to believe that the women connected with the trade are either scarce, or are of a more retiring disposition than their sisters in other walks of life, and we urge the timid ones to send along their photographs at once. “The young ladies introduced on this page are all experienced and reliable in the work of ornamental carving, lettering, and tracing, and express themselves as well satisfied with their work. “Miss Lucy J. Daniel, of Executor, Mo., was born in Carter county, Ky.; and learned the marble business with her father, who was in business in Charleston, Ark., and at Springdale, Ark., before moving to Exeter, Mo. she has had a long experience in the trade, having taken full charge of the shop in 1885, when she also began lettering. She does all of the lettering and some of the cutting and rubbing, and reports a good and growing business. She has recently been investigating homestead claims in western Kansas, and contemplates retiring from business and moving out there. “Miss Alice E. Rigg is a Canadian girl, and acquired her first experience in the shop of her father, Geo. Rigg, at Windsor, Ontario. She cut her first inscription seven years ago, and has since become a valued assistant in her father’s business, and it is sufficient testimony to her skill to say that customers continue to be pleased with her work. She does not do stone cutting or the heavier work of the shop, but is an adept at carving, tracing, lettering and all ornamental work on granite and marble. Miss Rigg does much of her carving from original designs of her own, and become so skilled in this line that her drawings for carved work are in demand by out of town workers, and she is reputed to be the most skillful marble carver in Windsor, where her work is in great demand. Our illustration shows an excellent likeness of her in working costume. “Miss Pearl Sams, of Great Bend, Kansas, also learned to handle the mallet and chisel under the instruction of her father, W. J. Sams who is a veteran monument man of thirty years’ experience. She writes that she began at the age of seventeen, and has been at the trade over seven years, thereby revealing what is commonly supposed to be one of the secrets of the sex. She received a thorough training in the craft, beginning with frosting, lettering footstones and small slabs and proceeded gradually to the better class of work. For the past three years she has been doing the best of lettering and tracing, and can cut an inscription as quickly and as thoroughly as the average man in the trade. She does not do heavy cutting or polishing, but considers herself master of the other branches of marble cutting. She says: ‘I love my trade and expect to follow it as long as my name is Miss Pearl Sams.’ “There are a number of women who are successfully managing businesses formerly conducted by their husbands, but very few of them do the actual work of cutting.”
What the Sculptors Are Doing: “Mrs. Nancy Coonsman Hahn, sculptress has returned to her home in St. Louis, Missouri, after nine months in Europe, during which she supervised erection of the Missouri State Memorial Monument at Cheppy, France.”
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