Missouri History Today December 20, 1953: Postal Service Weighs Hilda Office Closure

Missouri History Today December 20, 1953: Postal Service Weighs Hilda Office Closure

Visit Southwest Missouri’s Hidden Gems

We searched every corner of Missouri for hidden gems and thanks to our Missouri Life Ambassadors, we found one in each county: 114 of them! Here we explore places in Southwest Missouri that are ideal for your next day trip.

Photo of an old cabin or shanty.

December 1, 1911

This date in Missouri history: A new town with 25 houses was springing up in Taney County. The town called Camp Glover was for workers on the new hydro-electric dam.