The Footbridge at Pertle Springs with the springs to the left

ID: 217 ~ Creator: Postcard ~ Date: c. 1915-1920

This file appears in: Historic Pertle Springs Warrensburg Missouri 1884-1889

The Footbridge at Pertle Springs with the springs to the left. Notice that the bandstand was removed.

This file appears in: Historic Pertle Springs Warrensburg Missouri 1884-1889

Historic Pertle Springs Warrensburg Missouri 1884-1889

By University of Central Missouri Department of History

J. H. Christopher purchased the land just one and half miles south of Warrensburg in 1884 that came to be known as Pertle Springs. The faith leaders of the community approached Christopher in 1886 and asked if he would support bringing Sam Jones and…