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Cooper County Historical Society

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Genealogy

Cooper County Historical Records

Family History and Vital Records

Church, Cemetery, and School Records

Books, Maps, and Resource Materials

How to do an Oral History

Records at Recorder of Deeds Office

Online Research Sites

Friends of Historic Boonville

Other Area Research Sites

Military War Records

Early Cooper County

Earliest Inhabitants

Minerals and Soils

Louisiana Purchase

Early Explorers

First Permanent Settlers

Forts are Built

Discovery of Fort McMahan

New Madrid Earthquake

Cooper County is Formed

Cooper County is Formed

Politics and Early Elections

Early Cooper County Personalities

Community/Township Settlement

Townships Formed

Struggle for Statehood

Early Water Transportation

Missouri River and Transportation

Cooper County Rivers and Streams

Sunk on the Missouri River

Wars

1812 in the Boonslick Area

Indian Removal Act

1839 Mormon War

1846 Mexican War

Early 20th Century Wars

Railroads

Cooper County Railroads

Towns That Once Had Trains & Depots

Towns without Trains

Early Buildings & Cemeteries

Homes & Buildings

Communication

The Great Depression

The Depression in Cooper County

Early Land Transportation

1821 The Santa Fe Trail
Stage Coaches

Early Roads & Bridges

Roads in Cooper County

Bridges in Cooper County

Early Cooper County Businesses

Early Businesses

Cooper County Banks

Banks & Train Robberies

Banks During The Depression

Early Veterinarians

Funerals & Funeral Homes

Authors, Artists, & Historians

Agriculture

Early Agriculture

What Did People Do for Fun?

What They Did for Fun

Cooper County Infrastructure

City Hall & Elections

Fire Departments

Were the "Good Old Days" Really That Good?

1939 Boonville Movie

Life Without Electricity

Were the "Good Old Days" Good?

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