I find it fascinating just how heavily modified and altered the Mississippi River is north of St. Louis. Starting at Alton, or perhaps we should say at the Chain of Rocks Canal, humans force barges into a series of artificial channels all the way to Minnesota. Of course, the river channel itself it completely altered…
Tag: Lincoln County
Old Monroe, Lincoln County
We’d seen Old Monroe on maps for years, on the banks of the Cuivre River, so we thought we’d stop by finally. There are some extremely interesting buildings, including the one below, which I suspect might have been built as a hotel originally. The house below is your classic, and probably German immigrant-built duplex; note…
EPiC Church, Former Troy Presbyterian Church
I will openly admit to being severely ignorant and unknowledgeable of Troy and Lincoln County history, but we did stumble across this beautiful building, which is now home to the EPiC Church. However, carefully reading a limestone dedication stone above the front door, we learn that this was the former home of the Troy Presbyterian…
Lincoln County Courthouse and Former Jail
Designed by Gustave Bachmann and constructed in 1870, the Lincoln County Courthouse in Troy is the second building on the site, replacing an earlier structure on the site built in 1830. Contractors Edwards and Griffiths completed the building for $27,500. The architectural drawings are kept by the Missouri State Historical Society. I call the building…
Main Street, Troy, Lincoln County
Troy, the county seat of Lincoln County, which is just north of St. Charles County on U.S. Highway 61, has experienced considerable growth over the last twenty years. The downtown is interesting, and is relatively intact while sprawl occurs to the north. The most ornate building is this long Italianate block, with the original tenants’…
Zoar German Methodist Church and Cemetery
Down a little road is the Zoar German Methodist Church, a remnant of a time when there were little houses of worship scattered throughout the countryside. The church seems to be closed, but a non-profit association has sprung up to operate the cemetery. It is a small, simple Romanesque Revival church that is in good…