This is a continuation of the links I’m posting to help students in a SEMO Historical Preservation class. They’ve been given a list of Cape landmarks to research. It turns out I’ve written about most of them, so I’m going to give them a some background information about some of the parks and random buildings they’re looking for. I posted churches and cemeteries yesterday.
I’m doing a presentation to the class on April 8 where I will tell the students what I do and why I do it. After that, I’ll talk about how I do it. I hope I can get across there is no better way to find out things than to knock on doors and talk with people like I’m doing with The Last Generation project. I won’t swear that I get all the facts right, but you readers do a good job of setting me straight when I’ve miss the mark.
Cape Rock Overlook Park
Cape Rock old and new- Cape Rock scenic overlook
- Sandbar off Cape Rock
- Barges sink off Cape Rock
- Cape Rock and Water Plant goldfish pond
- Full moon from Cape RockOn the wrong side of the tracks
Old Bridge Overlook Park
Mississippi River Traffic Bridge at night- Bridge demolition
- Crash on the bridge
- The bridge overlook and the (now destroyed) handball court
- Aerial photos of River Campus and bridges
Cape Girardeau City Hall
Indian Park
Louis Lorimier and his Indian cohorts, battling the Americans, captured Daniel Boone.
Houck Field House
Delta High School basketball at Houck Field House- 1966 and 2010 aerial photos of Houck Stadium
- Ron Smith, fan of the year, at basketball tournament
KFVS TV Studio/Tower on Broadway
This story has lots of links about KFVS
Fort D Park
Fort D and May Greene School aerials- A Civil War account
- Fort D gets a D-Minus
- Fort D was trashy in 1966
- Cape Civil War forts
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
- Head Start at the Cape Airport
- Cape to St. Louis on Cape Air
- St. Louis to Cape on Cape AirCape Aviation Day 1964
- Oliver Parks, who operated Harris Field, predicted we’d all have planes in our garages in the future.
- Paul Kaempfer and the Cape Pilot Club
- Airport and Nash Road transportation corridor