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Chat Dump, photo by MilliGFunk Chat dumps are where mining waste goes when it dies. Erm, I mean chat dumps are the huge heaps of mining waste. When we were kids, we’d call these sand mountains, and we’d beg our parents to let us play on them. In winter, we wanted to sled down them. In [...] While I was at the Bonne Terre Public Library on Monday, I pulled out a copy of my mom’s North County High School yearbook. Check out the hottie on the upper-right corner of the spread. MilliGFunk's Momma, photo by MilliGFunk Turns out my mom was a cheerleader and on the pep squad. I had NO idea! I [...] My first blogging expedition to the historic lead mining town of Bonne Terre, Missouri only left me curious to learn more, so today I ventured back to Bonne Terre, camera in hand. I made my way to the Bonne Terre library, which was completed and presented to the community in January of 1905. Bonne Terre Library, [...] St. Louis, MO, photo by smalltowngirl SO…there’s this giant bell mounted on a brick and concrete pedestal in front of the First Baptist Church of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and I’m not sure why. Granted the bell looks super-cool (up close, especially), but there’s no plaque or sign indicating what the significance of the bell is. The bell [...] Memorial Tree, photo by smalltowngirl The holidays have passed, but I can’t resist blogging about this little memorial tree in Bonne Terre, Missouri’s Bicentennial Park. The tree was planted in memory of a specific man whose name my fingers were too cold to write down on the 10 degree day I wandered this small Missouri [...] Marvin Chapel, photo by smalltowngirl When I got off of US Highway 67 to drive into the town of Bonne Terre, I saw a sign for a United Methodist church five miles away in the opposite direction of the town. I took a detour to check the church out. Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church sits on [...] Bonne Terre, photo by smalltowngirl My most recent small town Missouri adventure was a freezing cold trip through Bonne Terre, Missouri. Bonne Terre is one of those old Midwestern mining towns that feels haunted to me as I walk its streets. I can so clearly imagine the time when Bonne Terre was booming and miners [...] |
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