Author: Patrick Carroll
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Ghost Stories
I met this evening at The St. Charles for a video interview with documentarian John Pasmore. He has created documentaries on the famous New Madrid…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
Photos of Our Town’s “New” Caboose
Bob Olvey provides the photos below of the caboose that will soon be moved to Pocahontas for restoration and display at our old train depot.…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Randolph County, Things to Do Here
Our beloved Mennonites
The USA Today article here describes the circumstances that caused the Ervin Kropf family, and some other Mennonite families, to move here a few years ago…
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I See Blue Skies…
…coming through the roof of the Lesmeister Guesthouse, as the workers cut the first skylight opening yesterday. They have to rough in the skylights before…
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Electrician Sighting at the Lesmeister
The plumbers have finished their first phase of work at the Lesmeister Guesthouse, with all the underground drain pipes laid and covered. Today gray electrical…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
Train Depot Update
I went by the old Pocahontas train depot today to see the progress. The city road crew is down there re-working the grounds to correct some…
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Plumbing Progress
The plumbers are now beginning to make some good progress in getting the underground work in place so a new concrete slab can be poured…
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Tuckpointing: a wonderful thing
Tuckpointing: The process of repairing a mortar joint in a brick wall. The term comes from the process of tucking mortar into the damaged mortar…
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