Middletown, Missouri
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YoSam.
N 39° 07.554 W 091° 24.837
15S E 637098 N 4331945
Current city hall looks as if it were once a home, converted to office space. Population today is about 137.
Waymark Code: WMRJA9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2016
Views: 1
County of city hall: Montgomery County
Location of city hall: Johnson St. (MO-161) & Cherry St., Middleton
Phone: (573) 549-2220
Only the typical business sites, nothing about the building at all
"It is claimed that this village is now -- 1885 -- the oldest town in Montgomery County, coming into existence some time before Danville ... It stands on the southeast quarter of Sec. 1, Twp. 50, R. 5.
"Charley Wells built the first cabin here in 1817 ... The first house built in the town was the cabin occupied by Stewart Slavens. Stewart Slavens died in 1866 ...
"In 1855 James M. Baker was hotel keeper; James M. Crosthwaite and P. Huff had general stores; Dr. C. Pearson and F. S. Clare were physicians, and Volney Stewart ran the steam saw and grist mill ...
"Middletown was incorporated as a town by the county court, February 17, 1864. The first board of trustees was composed of John Tully, James H. Huff, Walter Caldwell, A. D. Slack and W. D. Gooch ... Population was about 800..." ~ History of Montgomery Co., pp. 682, 685, 686. See, also, Conard, Vol. 4, p. 276.