Arrow Rock

During this brand new, one-mile walking tour through a village, our editor will share ghost stories and other rarely-told tales from the town's turbulent history. 

On this date in Missouri history, the State Park Fund is created to develop Missouri state parks.

The old tavern at Arrow Rock was purchased on this date as the first step in saving the town's jewels of American history.

A Gentle Giantess, a 250-ton boat that flies, and 550 vacuum cleaners

The 2020 reader’s choice awards are here.

In 1821, Missouri attained statehood, and Mexico won its independence from Spain. Once restrictive Spanish control came to an end, the Mexican markets opened wide to the Americans. Those two colossal events set the stage for a dramatic unfolding era.

Catalpa in Arrow Rock transforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In early America, taverns were as ubiquitous as churches; every town had at least one. In Arrow Rock, that tavern was owned by a man named Joseph Huston. A founding father of the town, he arrived in Missouri in 1819, and helped transform the settlement into a thriving village where the Missouri River and the Santa Fe Trail intersected.

The National Historic Landmark Village of Arrow Rock Embraces its Diverse Past.