Poplar Bluff Museum

Civic 1910s

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Current occupant and operator of the site at Mark Twain School (Poplar Bluff Museum)

Related Historic Sites

Mark Twain School (Poplar Bluff Museum)

1012 N. Main Street

Neo-Classical school building that served as Poplar Bluff's main high school from 1910-1951, now home to the Poplar Bluff Museum.

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Possibly Related Historic Sites

Crown HotelUnverified

Hotel operated by Mary Frisbie, reportedly housed railroad ticket office.

Mentioned in story "Antonio "Tony" Dal Sasso — From Italy to the Crown Saloon of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Residence of Harry I Ruth Jr.Unverified

Residences associated with Harry I Ruth Jr. (1895–1940), son of Harvey Isaac Ruth and Vice President of Ruth Lumber Company per the 1919 city directory.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Residence of Harvey Isaac RuthUnverified

Residence associated with Harvey Isaac Ruth (1865–1915), president of Hargrove & Ruth Lumber Company and prominent early Poplar Bluff lumber businessman.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Ruth & Hargrove TramUnverified

A logging railroad constructed in the early 1890s to transport logs from timber regions southwest of Poplar Bluff to the Ruth & Hargrove Mill, later abandoned as trucks replaced rail transport.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Ruth & Hargrove MillUnverified

Large spoke and handle manufacturing mill established in the late 1880s by Harvey I. Ruth and Charles H. Hargrove, supplied by logs transported via the Ruth & Hargrove Tram.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Ruth & Mengel Realty CompanyUnverified

Real estate firm operating from the same address as Ruth Lumber Company, likely handling land and timber-related property transactions for the Ruth family business network.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Ruth Lumber CompanyUnverified

Successor lumber company to the earlier Ruth family timber interests, operating from 214 Poplar Street and listed in the 1919 Poplar Bluff city directory.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Hargrove & Ruth Lumber Company OfficeUnverified

Office of one of Butler County's early lumber enterprises, operating during the region's timber boom with connections to large spoke, handle, and logging operations along the Black River.

Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

T. F. Ray's Hardware StoreUnverified

Hardware and furniture business owned by Thomas Franklin Ray, who came to Poplar Bluff around 1900.

Mentioned in story "From Newspaper Editor to Hardware Merchant: The Life of T.F. Ray" linked to this site