Studebaker associate unscathed during 1881 H&St. Joe derailment
This building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Broadway served as home to J.D. Bacon retail grocer in 1875. Two years later, M.E....
110 years ago, two Hannibal businessmen walked to Quincy
This photo of the Fall Creek, Ill., depot was taken looking south so the line diverging to the right was the extension over to East...
Unlucky railroader involved in two wrecks
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad covered bridge near 1925 Market Street over Bear Creek. Taken 1903 by Anna Schnitzlein. Archie Hayden has...
Stone wall along banks of Mississippi River a testament to craftsmanship
Cutline: Archie Hayden of Hannibal shared this photo of the stone wall constructed along the bank of the Mississippi River between the...
Stonemasons laid foundation for many area buildings of note
John McGuire, a native of Ireland, was a resident of Quincy for nearly a half century until his death in May 1900. McGuire helped...
1875: Engineer dies when bridge collapses
Here's a clipping of interest I discovered during the research this morning. Fatal railroad accident SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GLOBE...
Early railroad's tracks not up today's standards
Read about the first cross-state rails of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, circa 1857, as described in the Chillicothe...
‘Golden Spike’ linked East to West on Feb. 13, 1859, along Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad line
Cream Ridge, a long ago abandoned settlement about eight miles north of Chillicothe, Missouri, provided the setting for the ceremonial...
Boats, trains and Hannibal character
Pictured on the deck on the Mark Twain Riverboat following their marriage on June 20, 2015, are my son and daughter in law, Brian and...
Train whistles a part of Hannibal's character
I can't resist posting this video of a northbound BNSF coal train, passing through Hannibal on Friday morning, June 19, 2015. I live...