Irondale was established by John Scott on the St.
Louis Iron Mountian & Southern Railway when the railroad was constructed in
1858. The Irondale furnace operated here for a number of years. In 1886
Irondale contained three general stores, a drug & grocery store, the Irondale Cattle
Company, a hotel, three churches & a public school. Population was about 350.
At right: Irondale MO Flour Mill
circa 1920 - This photograph shows two men posing inside a flour mill with four bags of
their product. The bags bear the name of the Irondale Roller Mills and the Williams Moran
Milling Company and include their Split Silk, Corn Meal, and Morning Glory "Milled
from Selected Soft Wheat" lines. Picture from BettyeWarner. |
