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| Les Mades at his grandparents' grave in Hamburg |
The Rose Keller Album In 1918, when she was seventeen, Rose (Keller) McKenney was given a box Brownie camera by a friend. For the next two decades, she used it to capture images of everyday events in the lives of her family and neighbors along Muschany Hollow Road, now known as the western portion of Lost Valley Trail.
Memories of a Former Resident A woman who lived on the Muschany Hollow Road as a young girl shares recollections. This seven-part series of reminiscences covers a wide range of topics.
Death of a Dream A 2006 newspaper article discusses the TNT story and features interviews with Dr. Dan Brown, author of Small Glories, and Les Mades.
1940 Map This map shows all county roads in the TNT area.
The TNT Reunion - 1979 A St. Charles, Missouri, newspaper reported this event.
The Woodson Letters From 1945-1947, Tarleton and Junia Woodson wrote this series of letters to the government in an attempt to regain their property.
Memories of Irma Sudbrock Wyhs Irma Sudbrock Wyhs lived as a child on the road to Lower Hamburg.
Memories of MaryDean Carter Alsworth MaryDean Carter Alsworth lived as a child in Howell.
The 1931 Hamburg Blue Jays Read an article about Hamburg's championship female baseball team.
National Defense Migration On November 26-27, 1941, only a few months after the exodus from the TNT area, a House Select Committee held hearings in St. Louis concerning the "present and potential consequences" caused by the forced removal of U. S. citizens from their homes due to the national defense program. Although the entire record is compelling reading, of special interest to those interested in the TNT area are pages 8827-8835, 9220-9221, and 9348-9349.
The Rape of Howell and Hamburg, Missouri (An American Tragedy) Read the complete text of Donald K. Muschany's book.
Crow's Nest Read the complete text of Part II, "Howell's Prairie 1800-1840," by Lilian Hays Oliver.
The Ralph Fridley Scrapbook This is a collection of over one hundred newspaper article transcripts from 1940-1941, detailing the first year of the TNT story.
Frank Post's Howell Garage Read about the garage in Howell that Frank Post managed for several years in the 1930's.
1937 USGS Topographical Map This map of the Weldon Spring quadrant shows the location of many houses.
Ralph Sutton Photograph A photo of Ralph Sutton and several other musicians from the late 1930's.
The Col. Carl Dutton Collection Col. Carl Dutton was the first commanding officer of the Weldon Springs Ordnance Works. During his tenure from 1941 to 1943, Dutton compiled an extensive collection of newspaper and magazine articles about the WSOW.
"Remembering Hamburg" An article from the Boone Country Connection in 2003.
Hamburg Informational Maps These maps were created by Doug Mades, grandson of Theodore and Lena Mades, who were TNT property owners from Hamburg. Their home is indicated on the maps.
Some TNT Area Statistics Demographic figures taken from the 1940 census.
"Writer Says Shadow of War Cast Over St. Charles County by Government Acts" An article from August of 1941 describing the hardships of several TNT landowners.
