1900 Owensville Parade - Owensville, MO - Murals on Waymarking.com

County of mural: Gasconade County
Location of mural: N. 1st St., just S. of Sears St., on Happy Lil Glass Pieces wall
Artist: Ginny Blankenship

This is a large mural, and starting from the left is the round college building behind a prairie of grasses, followed by the I-House mentioned in the text. Then comes main street, looking north, with the floats and parade members, and the right side of Main Street are some of the buildings there, and finally an open lot where the events member who have finished the parade are mingling and disbanding.

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Historic Marker next to Mural:

MURAL   • From newspaper articles it is estimated that this Parade most likely occurred in the year "1911"
  • Location: On South end of Main street near where Catholic church now stands.
  • Owensville was built in the middle of a Prairie, thus you see the remnants of prairie grasses
   and forbes.
  • The Large Red Round building to your far left was the old College, which was torn down around
   1920. A 2 year degree after 8^th grade No high school back then. Building stood where
   Baptist church now stands.
  • Gray home next to college still stands today. Roof top can be seen from here ~ 3rd building
   from 4-way stop or rt.
  • It is unknown who the two officials are on horseback near the end of the Parade.

City: Owensville Location Name: Happ Lil Glass Pieces (Glass Shop) Artist: Ginny Blankenship Date: July 1974 Media: Acrylic on Brick Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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