The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art is the permanent home of the Dunnegan and Wainscott art collections. The wide range of individualistic styles and subjects makes the gallery an ideal place for an "on the spot" introduction to art, and its extensive variety makes it a lasting resource for further study.
There are displayed works of artists known worldwide and a growing number of Missouri artists with special exhibits during the year.
The Polk County Courthouse, completed in 1907, dominates the square in the county seat of Bolivar. Both the county and the city were organized in 1835. The county covers 642 square miles and is home to about 27,000
Bolivar, MO Historic CourthousesThe North Ward Museum is housed in the North Ward Elementary School built in 1903 which was purchased by a local family and donated to the Historical Society of Polk County. Hundreds of objects and documents touching on area history are on display and stored in the Museum'
Bolivar, MO Museums
The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art is the permanent home of the Dunnegan and Wainscott art collections. The wide range of individualistic styles and subjects makes the gallery an ideal place for an "on the spot"
Bolivar, MO ArtsBolivar living is enhanced by three public parks, Dunnegan Memorial Park is on the north side of Bolivar. It is equipped with pavilions, rest rooms, picnic tables and playground equipment, plus, a small lake populated with ducks, geese, and peacocks.
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Bolivar, MO RecreationThe Doughboy Statute was erected in 1925 in honor of the Polk County servicemen during 1917-1919. Next to the WWI memorial is a black granite memorial to honor servicemen of All Wars erected in 1996
Bolivar, MO MemorialsBates County Museum includes artifacts of pioneer history dating back to pre-Civil War. Cabin and stagecoach depot on complex...
Restored 1860s jail listed on National Register. Regional history museum exhibits: Osage Indians, Border War, Civil War, recr...
Winery sits on a hill with a panoramic view of vineyards and countryside. Picnic on patio....
Tour the museum, one-room school house and old court house where the Trial of Old Drum took place....
Largest, private gun collection on display in region - more than 1,200 guns. Colt 45 revolver from Smiley Burnett (Gene Autry...