Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $35,417 for females. The last black resident of the community died in 2009. The town was swept by disastrous fires in 1864, 1872 and 1901. The movie, In addition to being the home of the Lyceum Theatre, Arrow Rock continues its tradition of supporting the arts by periodically hosting art and crafts shows and workshops and special concerts throughout the year. These two portraits along with a second set of portraits of Dr. and Mrs. Sappington he completed in 1844 an 1875 portrait of James M. Piper, several original lithographic prints and Bingham family memorabilia are on display at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitors’ Center Museum.
The town, a National Historic Landmark, evokes the warm spirit of the past and is full of friendly people, great restaurants and shops, and fascinating historical attractions.The Town of Arrow Rock Missouri is located 13 miles north of I-70 on Hwy 41 in Saline County.We urge you to walk or drive through the village and experience the many historical attractionsFrom Antiques to Entertainment discover the vast selection of merchants The Village of Arrow Rock has to offerFor an in-depth breakdown of water, waste, sanitation, and electricity fees please visit our residents page.The restoration of the Huston Tavern in 1923 marked the beginning of historic preservation in the state of Missouri and set the stage for Arrow Rock’s future. The Board has never rescinded the order so modern day residents periodically will get up a game of "outlaw croquet" in town.April 8, 1872, the Town Board “Ordered that the privy in rear of Levy Bros. Store be declared a nuisance, also D.D. Visit Official Website.
The town developed as a thriving river port, exporting tobacco and hemp from plantations in the region. The state historic site is adjacent to the 1,871 acre Jameson Island Unit of the ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or countiesHamilton, Jean Tyree "Records of the Town of Arrow Rock, 1840–1875" Transcribed 1960, copy at Arrow Rock State Historic SiteJane Froman, Missouri's First Lady of Song by Ilene Stone, Univ.
During the Civil War there were no major battles in the area, but guerrilla raids and murders disrupted agricultural production and river commerce. Lewis and Clark passed by on June 9, 1804 and noted “Several small Channels running out of the River below a Bluff [Cliff of rocks called the arrow rock ] & Prairie (Called the Prairie of Arrows)” In 1808, William Clark passed through the area again on his way to construct Fort Osage noting a “Big Arrow Rock” and a “Little Arrow Rock” just upstream from it.
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When Fort Osage closed in 1813, the fort's factor (trader) By 1815, a ferry was established at the site of Arrow Rock. As DAR interest in the community grew, they persuaded the Missouri legislature to purchase and preserve the "Old Tavern" (J. Huston Tavern) in 1923. Ready to plan your visit? They give guided tram tours of town from April though October and work closely with Arrow Rock State Historic in conducting education and interpretive programs about the village. Joseph Huston, one of the town commissioners built a two-story brick building in 1834. Missouri's oldest repertory theater, the Lyceum now produces Broadway caliber musicals and plays from June through September with special holiday productions in December. Saline County and other Missouri counties with a high population of enslaved African Americans later became identified as “Little Dixie.” According to historian Dr. Christopher Phillips, Arrow Rock represented a unique blending of western frontier idealism and southern traditions. In 1849 and 1850 the covered wagons of emigrants to California "were hardly ever out of sight at Arrow Rock." This was the beginning of publicly funded historic preservation in Missouri and one of the first units of the new Missouri State Park system. Acreage around the Tavern was purchased as a state park. December 23, 1847 Article 6 of Laws for Conducting Town Meetings; "It shall be the duty of all members of said Board of Trustees to be present at every meeting, and for failing so to do, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents, unless excused from said fine, upon a reasonable cause given for said absentee absence.
Settlers in the Arrow Rock area were predominantly migrants from the Upper South of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. of Mo Press, Columbia Mo, 2003 pp.96-100 Hemp was the most important cash crop in Saline County before the Civil War. Larry Grantham and Brant Vollmann former archaeologists with the Missouri Division of State Parks have conducted limited excavations of a small 19th century store and the grounds around the Dr. Mathew W. Hall House and the J. Huston Tavern.
Arrow Rock's population peaked at 1,000 by 1860.
Arrow Rock is a village in Saline County, Missouri, United States. September 6, 1858 the Town Board ordained "...that any person guilty of firing or setting off fire works, fire crackers or throwing turpentine [lighting then throwing it in the air] and gass balls [explosive carbide] ...shall on conviction be fined not less than one or more than five dollars for each offense.