Circa September 5, 1930 the Mission dam, also known as the waterworks dam, had more repair done to it. The Valley bridge is in the background.
Although no photos can be found of Hog Island, the above photo of the Mission Crossing dam built in 1898 is an interesting one that was provided from Dale Linn’s collection. One can see a horse and rider upstream of the river and a house in the backgrou

Hog Island: A factual history of Council Grove’s forgotten peninsula

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 1:26pm

For most modern residents, the name Hog Island means nothing. Yet from roughly 1880 to the early 1940s, Hog Island was a recognized part of Council Grove geography, a peninsula, and at times a true island, that jutted into the Neosho River from the east side of town near the ...

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