One of the factors that plagued east-west transportation in the Missouri Bootheel was blockage by swamps running mostly north-south.

An 1850s Transportation Marvel Across the Bootheel: The Blanton Plank Road

Behind the big themes, celebrated figures, and dry dates of history are the interesting stories of life in the past and ordinary people. Southeast Missouri has a varied and rich history that you often don’t hear about in history classes. Join Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri to hear about these stories with “Tales from Days Gone By.”

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An 1850s Transportation Marvel Across the Bootheel: The Blanton Plank Road

An 1850s Transportation Marvel Across the Bootheel: The Blanton Plank Road