Spectacular Christmas Eve fire guts historic Hannibal building
Photo of 1233 Market Street, Hannibal, taken Saturday morning, Dec. 26, 2015, following the Christmas Eve fire. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY MARY...
Unlucky railroader involved in two wrecks
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad covered bridge near 1925 Market Street over Bear Creek. Taken 1903 by Anna Schnitzlein. Archie Hayden has...
Discover who lived and worked in the now extinct 1700 block of Market St.
This photo shows the 1700 block of Market Street, which was located directly across the street from Levering Hospital. The row of...
Hannibal's 150 cab company served as hub of The Wedge
Note: I wrote the following story in december of 2010, interviewing Jim Matson of Hannibal, regarding the years he lived in the area...
Popular watering hole, early 1950s
James Coleman Bowles (1908-1969) is pictured in front of his tavern on the north side of Market Street, just west of the former wedge.
Is this a toll house? (No, not toll house as in cookies!)
This weekend I pinpointed this property, at 3626 Market St., Hannibal, Mo., as the site for the first toll house for the Hannibal,...
Hannibal History: Billy Nickens, a colorful character
When I research history , I always keep an eye open for "golden nuggets." No, I'm not referring to the California Gold Rush. I'm looking...
Memories of Market Street
In the Market Street story I posted on Oct. 6, there is a mention of the Marion House on Market Street. In researching, I've often...
Hannibal history: Market Street in Hannibal was busy shopping district in 1885
Reprinted from the Hannibal Courier-Post Originally published Saturday, Dec. 15, 1979 LOCAL LEGACIES By Mary Lou Montgomery Changes in...