The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Bourbon has been in operation since 1853. The name Bourbon refers to bourbon whiskey and is believed to be the only town in the United States to be named after bourbon whiskey.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bourbon’s history is told.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Bourbon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bourbon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shamrock Court in Sullivan, 5.3 miles away.
Bourbon and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Bourbon
Shamrock CourtSullivan · Building5.3miHarney, Maj. Gen. William S., Summer HomeSullivan · Building5.9miScotia Iron Furnace StackLeasburg · Structure8.3miMeramec State Park Beach Area Historic DistrictMiramiguoa Park · District9.2miMeramec State Park Lookout House/Observation TowerMiramiguoa Park · Built 19349.6mi
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Shamrock Court’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bourbon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bourbon’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.