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Vintage Views of Monroe County

Come take a stroll through Monroe County and view life as it was at the turn of the century!

Streets & Town Views

Cooper Avenue in Paris  

Downtown Monroe City, 1906

Greetings from Paris Missouri

Locust Street, Paris

Madison, Missouri

Main Street, Paris

Main Street, Paris - Older View 

Mexico Road to Covered Bridge

Market Square, Paris

Main Street, Paris - Big Thursday

Commercial Buildings & Businesses

Belair Motel, Monroe City

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Glenn Hotel, Paris

Rainbow Motel, Monroe City

Strother Store  

Wilson Funeral Home, Monroe City

Government Buildings

County Courthouse

Monroe City Post Office

Poor Farm of Monroe County

Bridges

Bridge near Monroe City + Mark Twain Lake

Covered Bridge near Santa Fe

Foot Bridge near Monroe City

Middle Fork Bridge 

Palmyra Bridge, Paris  

Paris Railroad Bridge

Parks

South Park, Monroe City 

 

Schools

Male Academy Building

Monroe City Elementary School 

Monroe Institute

Paris High School  

Paris High School  new building 

Churches

Baptist Church, Paris

Brush Creek Church

Catholic Church, Monroe City

Christian Church, Monroe City

Holy Rosary Church, Monroe City

Monroe City Churches

Monroe City Churches, First Baptist + Methodist Episcopal

St. Stephens Church, Indian Creek

 

Misc.

Paris Fair Country Club

Paris Fair Racetrack

Solitude near Paris

Suffering Cats: Greetings from Monroe City

People

 

 

Fraternal Organizations & Clubs

Masonic Hall, Santa Fe

 

Local Landmarks

Birthplace of Mark Twain

Bluffs near Paris

Boatners Camp

Scene near Paris

View of Mark Twain Cabin