Brent Engel

Louisiana Museum has new displays available when it opens for season on Saturday

May 26, 2023 | By Muddy River News

LOUISIANA, Mo. — The Louisiana Area Historical Museum has new displays as it prepares for the summer season that starts Saturday, May 27. The facility at 304 Georgia will be open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon and Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. There is no admission charge. New displays are Titanic exhibit featuring Louisiana seamstress May Birkhead,…

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Work on Augusta Subway railroad overpass started 100 years ago

April 9, 2022 | By Brent Engel

AUGUSTA, Ill. — Survey work got underway 100 years ago for a prominent feature that helped progress in Augusta. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad overpass along Highway 61 on the west side of town was known as the Augusta Subway in 1922. A tragedy led to its construction, and another would take place just…

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