Ozark Bluff Dwellers
The only way to be true to the history of Eldon... is to go back in time... before it was colonized by Europeans. According to the book "Eldon... A Look Back 1882-1982" the Ozark Bluff Dwellers lived in the area. It tells a story of the inhabitants living in the Ozarks, painting on the bluffs before the Dam flooded the Area.
The 1700's
The short story... The French were the first to settle the area for mining, hunting and trading. It sounds like they ceded the area to Spain, who turned around and ceded it back by the 1800's.
1808 Treaty with the Osage
The first "Historical Inhabitants" were the Osage, as the French called them. They were tall 6-7 Feet and lived-in the caves and cultivated the land. They are the ones that signed a "Treaty" in 1808 to cede the land for $800 Cash and $1,000 in Merchandise.
1837 Miller County Created
By this time, the Osage were forced to leave the Ozarks. Read about the Trail of Tears.
1849 Railroads Come to Missouri
"Missouri railroads date back to 1849 when the Pacific Railroad (predecessor to the Missouri Pacific) was chartered to connect St. Louis with points to the west.
The railroad was conceived by the leaders of St. Louis who had hoped to see the railroad stretched to the Pacific Ocean, hence its name."
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