Mountain Grove’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Mountain Grove. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Mountain Grove has been in operation since 1875. The community owes its present name to a stand of trees near the original elevated town site.
In 1841 a settlement was built on land east of Mountain Grove near a spring in a grove of hickory timber. A post office was established in Hickory Spring, the original name of Mountain Grove, in 1851, but was removed in 1861.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Mountain Grove’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mountain Grove’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view15-year old boy who says he works…, 1916: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Mountain Grove
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Mountain Grove, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 15-year old boy who says he works some for the railroad. Mountain Grove, Missouri (1916) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via WikidataFrom Wikimedia Commons (7), the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.