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Steam Engine coming though Elsberry

By Elsberry Historic Preservation Society

C B & Q Train visits Elsberry (1961)

By Elsberry Historic Preservation Society

Train Depot and Twin City Express (1908) and C.B & Q.R.R Bridge (1910)

By Elsberry Historic Preservation Society

Train depot in Elsberry

By Elsberry Historic Preservation Society

Three Boys on Elsberry Train

By Elsberry Historic Preservation Society

Starting at 5th & Griffin St.

By Sarah Hunt
This is the general area of Nelson Watts' home. Nelson Watts and his father William were river captains and slave traders. They bought 145 acres in 1843, which included all of the land that is now the town of Elsberry. They built the first brick home…

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