The Oak Grove Historical Society

1300 S Broadway
Oak Grove, Missouri
Open Saturdays
from
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Face Masks Required, due to Covid-19 Regulations)
Shining a Light to Our Past
Photos of our Businesses
If you have a photo to share, please mail it to:
Oak Grove Historical Society, 1300 S Broadway, Oak Grove, MO 64075 or
email us at oghistory@yahoo.com.
Please be sure to include your name and a brief message about the photo for the caption.

Paddock Grocery
Contributed by Ruth Owings

Cooper Barber Shop
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove Post Office
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Minter's Restaurant
This photo was taken in 1912. It was located where the Commercial Bank of Oak Grove presently resides. Walter Minter is pictured on the right.

Oak Grove City Hotel
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove's Mill
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Blacksmith Shop
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO

Train
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove's Train Depot
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove's Train Depot
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Dr. Abner Walter Mann 1852-1934
Contributed by David Owings
Oak Grove, MO

Sni Mills' Mill
The man in the door of the mill is Nicholas Hutchens
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Downtown Oak Grove about 1932
Contributed by Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO
From "The Results of County Planning" Jackson County, Missouri

Oak Grove's Train Depot
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove's Train Depot
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Oak Grove's Train Depot
Courtesy of Town and Country News (ind. Examiner) -
Dorothy Butler Collection

Anna Robinson at Post Office
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO

W.H. George's Department Store
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO

R.E. Livesay & Sons Groceries
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO


Shelby Motor Co.
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO

McLaurine's Drug Store
Courtesy of Patty Soerries

A.J. Alford & Son Store, Oak Grove, MO
Picture taken before 1930
Arthur J. Alford (1870-1930) behind counter
Dick Johnson in front of counter
Man seated in the rear and the man on phone unknown
Store sold to Frank Walraven after death of A.J. Alford (1930)
Courtesy of Wallace Johnson
Oak Grove, MO

Oak Grove Mini Mart
From the Local Newspaper

Hellberg's Cafe
Noah Hunt's Saw Mill - 1915