Old Land Marks - Madison County, Missouri

A locality not certainly identified, but likely a place on the road to Mine La Motte.

Louis Lacroix claimed an interest in a concession at Belle Point on the Saline in 1798, with Antoine and Gabriel Caillot dit Lachance.

The French words translated mean "beautiful point or spot" and were doubtless thought descriptive of the surroundings. (Houck I 378)

A watermill in the northern part of St. Michael Township, named for Hiram Berry, who owned and operated it as early as 1855.

Hiram Berry (1784-18--), came from North Carolina to Missouri in 1816 and to Madison County in 1821. (Watts, Goodspeed)

A pioneer mill located on a stream known as Calloway Mill Creek (see Mill Creek), in the west part of St. Michael Township.

The mill was operated by John Calloway, pioneer, and by his son Peter Calloway. (Goodspeed, Thompson, Andrews)

A summer resort in Castor Township, which was named for the pioneer (1735-1820), whose name is a household word in America.

A community and mill in the eastern part of Castor Township. John Hahn operated a flour mill (waterpower), here about 1870.

The mill is still standing though it is no longer operated. (Schulte, Deguire, Ellis) (Watts)

A county road leading from Fredericktown to Silvermine (q.v.), past the Mill Dam from which it was named. (Andrews, Schulte, Madison County Press)

An Indian path or trail leading from St. Anthonys on Ste. Genevieve County, in a southwestern direction through Wayne County, near Greenville, and on to Nachitoches, one of the Spanish posts of Mexico, now Louisiana.

This path connected with the Virginia Warrior's Path and with a path leading north to the Osage. After the country was settled, the Nachitoches path became the military and wagon road of the immigrants to Arkansas, crossing the Mississippi River at Bainbridge or Cape Girardeau, thence moving to the St. Francois, crossing at the Indian ford, thence to Black River crossing near Poplar Bluff and Current River at what was known as Pittman's ferry. (Houck I 227- 228)

A large cave in the eastern part of Liberty Township, named for the saltpeter (soapstone or pipe clay), which is found there.

It has never been developed commercially, but pipes are made from this clay. (Brewington, Walker)

A post road was established by act of Territorial Legislation in 1819 "from St. Michael by the seat of justice in Wayne County to Hix's Ferry."

This road is believed to have followed an old Indian trail and was a very important thoroughfare in pioneer days. (McCormick, Andrews, M.H.R. 26: 298)

Mineral springs on a farm belonging to Pressley White in the southwest part of Castor Township.

Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,

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