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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 23, 2009

Rich Hill in 1950

Tonights blog pictures are possible because of the generosity of Peggy & Paul Droz sending me copies of some of their old Rich Hill pictures from the 1950's. Thank you Peggy

I plan on finding out more about these mail buses so be looking for more information in my future blogs.











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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi, I absolutely love your blog and it has helped me with my own family research. I recognize the busses of the postal service because my great grandpa from Rich Hill worked for the postal service. I just posted an article about him on my own blog tonight and with it are pictures from 1952 with very clear pictures of the busses and postal people. www.tiffanyerinyoung.blogspot.com

April 28, 2014 at 12:16 AM
Bart McClaughry said...

Thanks Tiffany

June 15, 2014 at 7:53 AM

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