"About This Blog

Rich Hill is a small town in Bates County, Missouri, known as the "Town That Coal Built." Since 2008, this blog has been digging through old newspapers, county histories, family photos, and community memories to piece together the stories of the people, businesses, churches, and events that shaped Rich Hill — from its coal-mining boom years to the present day. Here you'll find everything from town-defining moments (train depot ambushes, natural gas jubilees, the founding of local churches) to the quieter stories of the people who called Rich Hill home — including a few who went on to leave their mark on the wider world. Have an old photo, a family story, or a correction? I'd love to hear from you — reach out at beardonme@gmail.com

Monday, March 16, 2009

Fire

It has been hard finding the time to blog, with the weather getting nicer and the time change. I still have many unanswered questions about Rich Hill's history so, I have not thrown in the towel, yet.
The blog tonight was inspired by a fire that happened last week. The fire burned an old house just north of town. They say that parts of the old house that burned were built before the railroad came.
Pictured below is the Rich Hill Fire Department crew from 1888. the picture was taken from the book, "The Town that Coal Built."

Steve Hamack, Burt Covel, Dr. H.H. Heylmun,C.W. Orris, Thos Jones, F.M. Koontz, Henry Cook, Al Gunn, Alex Maylon, Bert Rupand, Sam Hamack, Will Tabler, Lon Scott, James McCarty,

Posted by at

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Amazing photograph.

April 28, 2014 at 12:31 AM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)