Missouri Ozarks Legends and Lore

by Cynthia McRoy Carroll

Overview

A crossroads energy is the heart and soul of the Missouri Ozarks, where earthquakes, monster lore and UFO sightings are as familiar as limestone bluffs along historic Route 66. When Momo the Missouri Monster materialized amid auditory phenomena and UFO sightings, mayhem consumed a sleepy river town. The Joplin Spook Light has appeared nightly for more than a century. At sunset, park guards at the legendary Zombie Road turn away ghost hunters for their own good. Learn about how historic earthquakes reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. See Missouri native Mark Twain's lifelong interest in the paranormal following a lucid prophetic dream. Join Cynthia Carroll-author, tour director and sixth-generation native-as your guide through the magic of the Missouri Ozarks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467150408
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	09/13/2021
Series:	American Legends
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,001,719
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Cynthia McRoy Carroll is a self-confessed dreamer who spends more time inside her own head than not. Her Ozark ancestors settled in Madison County, Missouri, in the early 1800s and were among the first to privately own Ozark land. Cynthia is an honors graduate of Lone Star College and attended the Glassell School of Art. She spent six years as tour and docent program coordinator for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. She began writing later in life and soon won eight writing awards with the Writers of the Woodlands group, four of which were for first place. She lives in central coastal Texas with her husband, Jim Carroll, a musician-songwriter and retired licensed professional counselor. They have one son and two grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

1 Missouri: The Cave State 13

2 Ozark Salem Plateau Caves 23

3 Ozark Springfield Plateau Caves 31

4 Missouri Ozarks Trails 38

5 Ozark Folklore 47

6 Ozark Ghost Stories 54

7 Ozark Monster Folklore 59

8 Haunts and Curiosities of the Salem Plateau 64

9 Haunts and Curiosities of the Springfield Plateau 77

10 Ozark Witchcraft 92

11 Iron County 96

12 Madison County 104

13 New Madrid through Reynolds County 108

14 St. Francois through Warren County 117

15 St. Louis City 130

16 The Missouri Daltons 144

Bibliography 155

About the Author 159