About the area |
After thousands of years of a Native American presence; settlers from Missouri came to the the Gorge in the 1800's. In the early 1900's merchants established businesses such as saloons, hotels, restaurants, a General store, a drug store, post office, courthouse pr. Travelers stayed at the Valley Hotel and Stevenson Hotel, and dined at the Hickey and Key Restaurant. Settlers shopped for staples at Totton's General Store and Mitchell's Drug Store that also housed the post office and courthouse.
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