Cape Girardeau History and Photos
News photos that have grown whiskers and have become history
This tiny, well-kept cemetery earned a whoa-back, if not a U-turn when I was driving down Hwy HH in Mississippi county. (Click on it to make it larger.)
There’s an inlay into the steps leading up to the graveyard that says “Smith-Griggs,” but this marker calls it the Griggs, Smith and Staples Family Cemetery. It was established in 1866.
I couldn’t find much information on it. FindAGrave lists 30 interments.
Road Warriorette Shari and I cruised Scott and Mississippi counties looking for photos to illustrate my Bootheel project. Late in the afternoon, when everything took on a golden glow, we spotted this silo on CR NN near West Granite Road north or Bertrand.
The recent cold nights must have killed whatever foliage had attached itself to the structure.
One of the problems with documenting an agricultural area is that I know practically nothing about farming.
Would someone explain why this silo (and couple others we saw in the same area) have holes running up the side? Click on the photos to make them larger.