Kirksville in the 1890s Photographs of Town City Photo Album 1893 Photographs of 1893 Kirksville taken by Drake of Aurora, IN. All, but two images have been identified. City Photo Album 1897 Photographs of late nineteenth century Kirksville, with many identified locations and some currently still unidentified. The April 1899 Cyclone On April 27, 1899 a cyclone touched down twice in the area, claiming 32 lives and leaving 100 injured in its wake. Places to go, People to see New Court House The New Court House After the court house built in 1852-55 was destroyed in a fire, citizens gathered to get a new court house built, which was completed in 1899. Mercantile college The Mercantile College A college that had it’s start in 1880 and closed in 1897. Students within the college studied penmanship shorthand & typing, business, and telegraphy. Residents Portrait Gallery These are the portraits of subscribers that were submitted for publication in the 1898 atlas. Kirksville in 1898 Image: Atlas of Adair County Missouri 1898For information concerning this exhibit contact: speccoll@truman.edu Digital Exhibition Homepage