Morsey School Well - Warren County, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 56.646 W 091° 13.265
15S E 654165 N 4312077
This old school building, now used as a community center, is all that is left of a village which once thrived here.
Waymark Code: WMVPYY
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Tante.Hossi
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County of center: Warren County
Location of center: MO-A & Morsey Center Rd., 15 miles NW of Warrenton

In the back of the building to the east is a work shed, and a bit north of that is the still obvious ground signature of a outhouse.
Nearer to the building is the well.
Not sure if this had a bucket and retrieval method, or a cistern pump, but this is the well for the school.
I doubt if it was the town well because it is behind the current building.
Well looks to be stone, then concrete, and the cover is concrete.
A thump on the cover and you can heard the echo down the hole.


The sign text:

MORSEY CENTER
1891

"A former post office, store, and blacksmith shop in the northern part of Camp Branch Township. The post office was established in 1882 and discontinued between 1904 and 1910. The store and blacksmith shop were abandoned about 1904. The village was named either for Frederick Morsey, or for his son, "Colonel" William Morsey. The former settled in the county in the 1830s and was an educated, gifted man who first served with the Union Army and later as a civil engineer and surveyor. The latter was born on Smith's Creek, November 21, 1849, and died in 1918. In 1873 he associated himself in the law business with his father. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Warren County in 1874 and held that position for sixteen years. In 1888 he was a delegate to the national convention which nominated General Benjamin Harrison for President. He was deputy U.S. District Attorney and was U.S. Marshal eight years." ~ Postal Guide; Warrenton County Atlas 1901, page 7; Warrenton Banner, Aug. 19, 1904, page 1; Warrenton Banner, Dec. 18, 1914, page 4; Warrenton Banner, Mar. 28, 1918, Page 1; William Van Studdiford; John Mason; E.S. Aydelott; Dr. A.W. Ebeling

"An elementary school in the north-central part of Camp Branch Township, so named for the town." ~ 83RD REPORT; F.W. Kehr

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