We’ve been looking at the former farmsteads and cemeteries around Weldon Spring that were bought up and demolished for the federal government’s armaments plant during World War II and after (we recently discussed the processing of uranium in the area).

This time, off lower Hamburg Road, we found some evidence of an old railroad spur as well as other evidence of human habitation, including an old dump.

There was even evidence of a failed dam project, which we’ll discuss in two days.

When we almost reached the river, we began to find piles of stone.

Then, almost at the Missouri River, we found an old quarry. Despite looking for evidence of its former use, we were not able to come up with it was in use.

Near the Katy Trail, we found this old bridge, which was almost completely washed out on either side of the concrete span.