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GUMBO, MISSOURI

���� The town of Gumbo situated northwest of Desloge was controlled in 1823, the year of its survey, by the Bonne Terre Farming & Cattle Company. It has only five or six blocks running in a rectangular fashion east and west.

Published in a BRIEF AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI. Compiled by J. Tom Miles, A.M. and Published in The Farmington News in Ten Chapters September 13 to November 15, 1935. Printed in booklet form through the courtesy of J. Clyde Akers, County Superintendent of Schools.

PHOTOS OF GUMBO, MISSOURI� - 2003

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This is a photo of the old Gumbo School where grades 1 through 8 were formerly taught.� The Gumbo school district was consolidated into the Desloge R-II School District in 1959.� Desloge R-II later consolidated with Bonne Terre school district and the entire district is now known as the North County R-I School District.��

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Old store building which is situated next to Gumbo School

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Gumbo School and Store Building

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Church situated across the street from Gumbo School and Store

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"Berryman" House on Owl Creek near Gumbo, Missouri which was supposedly built about 1832.� During the Civil War it was supposedly used as a fort by the Confederate soldiers.� Sam Hildebrand spoke of the house in his confession.� His friend, Major Dick Berryman lived there during the 1860's.�� This house is very similar to the Hildebrand home located north of Bonne Terre, Missouri.

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