Marthasville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Marthasville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Marthasville has been in operation since 1825. The identity of namesake "Martha" is disputed.
The Herman H. Fortmann Building, Marthasville Hardware Building, and Starke-Meinershagen-Boeke Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Borgmann Mill and Flanders Callaway House were formerly listed.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Marthasville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marthasville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMarthasville, Missouri suffrage m…, 1914: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Marthasville, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsMarthasville Hardware Building2026
CommonsGlosemeyer General Store NRHP 100002039 Warren County, MO2024
CommonsMarthasville Hardware Company 5-22-20 22020
CommonsHerman H Fortmann Building - Marthasville MO 5-22-20 22020
CommonsDaniel Boone Burial Site2014
CommonsDaniel Boone Burial Site2014
CommonsDaniel Boone Burial Site2014
CommonsDaniel Boone Burial Site2014
CommonsDaniel Boone Burial Site2014
CommonsMOMap-doton-Marthasville20044 historic places in Marthasville
4 places in Marthasville are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Marthasville, Missouri suffrage meeting in 1914 (1914) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.