From to , a period in which the monastery underwent great reforms, growing and increasing in splendour , Montserrat was part of the Valladolid Congregation. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Monastery of Montserrat became a cultural centre of the first order. The Montserrat Music School produced important composers. The Spanish Civil War - led once again to the abandonment of the monastery. The coverage area of the coal es estimated to be three to five miles wide, east and west, and ten to fifteen north and south.
The coal was classified as superior for railroad purposes because it produced immense heat, producing an incentive to continue coal mining in the area.
In August , a new townsite was platted by John Gallaher further west when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. Carbon Hill was located midway between Montserrat and Knob Noster. At that time, the people and businesses of the former community moved westward to the new town that Gallaher named Montserrat, after a jagged mountain about 30 miles northwest of Barcelona, Spain.
It was thought that his choice of the name was inspired by the elevated site of the town and the serrated hills leading away south of it. In , the new town received a post office with C. Baker acting as the first postmaster. Baker also kept a saloon. Other early businessmen were W. Anderson, a carpenter who served as the justice of the peace; Drs.
John W. Gallaher and J. LaRue also established a grocery store; H. McCracken was a drayman; D. Williams established a butcher shop, and J. Cooper was one of the pioneer blacksmiths. In , Thomas H. Boyd came to Montserrat and became the superintendent of the mines owned by the Southwestern Coal Association.
This company had bought or leased over 5, acres of land lying near Montserrat. He also ran a large general store. In Union Station in Kansas City was still under construction.
The station did not officially open until Louis was the 4th largest city in the nation at the beginning of the 20th century. Since St. Louis was such an important place, both the Summer Olympics and the World's Fair were held in the city. Although the Missouri State Capitol was occupied by , some finishing touches were yet to be completed.
In , a laborer is working on scaffolding behind the capitol's ornate columns. Forest Park was the main location for the World's Fair. Can you imagine taking a gondola ride across the Grand Basin? This photo, taken sometime before , shows the beautiful castle that now lies in ruins at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. Football at the University of Missouri was a lot different in Can you imagine what kind of protection those helmets offered?
In Montgomery County, Loutre Creek was believed to have rejuvenating minerals in its waters.
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