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Area Guide to Paris, Missouri, USA |
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In 1832 there was a ferry at the Palmyra Ford. The ferry licenses were $2.00. The fees were: single person 10¢, horse, mule or jack 5¢, horse and gig 50¢, yoke of oxen and wagon 62½¢, 2 horses and wagon 62½¢, 4 horses and wagon 75¢, neat cattle 5¢ per head, jogs and sheep 2¢ per head. The first store was built on the site of the new National Bank. In 1888 and 1889 the opera house was built. There was a smallpox epidemic in the 1850's, one in 180 and another 1899. In a September 4, 1891 newspaper story there were three pearl hunters who camped new Middle Fork and found two beautiful pearls, valued at $50 each. The Paris Christian Church was among the earliest establishments in the 1830s. The Paris Baptist Church was organized on May 7th, 1831. The Paris Methodist Church was organized in 1832. The Paris Presbyterian Church was organized in 1842. The Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church was organized 1825 and was probably the oldest in the county. About 1818 an Englishman named Litteby built a cabin on the land now occupied by the Pleasant View Rest Home. It is believed to the first cabin built in that area.
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