By Sarah Haas for dailyjournalonline.com If capitalism is the lifeblood of the American economy, at one point in the nation’s history, the railroad lines were the major arteries pumping all manner of passengers, goods and services throughout the developing land. The area’s rich train history is being featured in a book about the Missouri-Illinois Railroad […]
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Long shut off from the world, a Jefferson County castle is about to close — even to the few allowed to enter
FESTUS • A limestone castle with a four-story gun tower used during the Civil War sits among 2,300 wooded acres on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, visible to the outside world only from water or air and shrouded in mystery. The castle goes by several names, including Selma Hall and Selma Farm. Most […]