Union troops defeated pro-South Missouri State Guard in 1861
Athens, MO BattlesitesMark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, John Marshal Clemens Law Office, Grant's Drug Store, Pilaster House, Becky Thatcher's Hou...
1878 jail in use until 1977. On National Register. Restored cells, albino deer, fossil display, gift and rock shop....
54,000 acres of public land and water provide many recreational opportunities. Hunting, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, ho...
RV sites, tent sites, electric, swimming,trails, toliet, shower, playground and ADA. ...
Built in 1871, it is the last surviving covered bridge with "Burr-arch" truss construction in Missouri. The bridge served tra...