Welcome to Milo! We hope your virtual visit is a pleasant one!
This site was created to provide those who might otherwise not be fortunate enough, a way to visit our home. We hope that, after your visit, you'll find Milo a friendly place to which you'll want to return again and again.
The same pioneering spirit which first brought life to Milo in the later part of the last century has brought us to the world of cyberspace on the verge of a new century. The technology has changed, but the spirit lives on.
This site will tie together Milo's past, its present, and its future. Like Milo, this is a vibrant site - it will grow and change regularly so stop back frequently.
- LATEST UPDATE
- May Milo Newsletter now available (Community) -04/25/2008
The
coming of a railroad was known to make a town succeed. In the case of Milo, the railroad
gave it life and at the same time dealt a death blow to two neighboring towns, Schonberg
and Hammondsburg. The week of February 12, 1879, an area newspaper reported that the new
train station between Lacona and Indianola would be called Belmont, however, a short time
later it was called "Milo". The origin of this name is unknown. However, it is
traditional knowledge that Smith Henderson Mallory, Milo's founder, named the town. One
story is that the letters M-I-L-O were taken from the names of two men - Mallory and one
other.
As soon as the trains were running, streets were laid out, lots were sold, and store buildings and houses were pulled into town by teams of horses. From reminiscences in an old "Milo Motor" newspaper, we learn that George Washington Burgess moved his store across country from Hammondsburg in sixteen days, and set it down in Milo on June 27, 1879. Mr. Burgess did business all along the slow-going way and resumed selling to customers as soon as he had his building off the moving logs and onto a foundation. Other businesses and homes were moved in the same way. The city incorporated in 1880 and recorded 100 persons living in Milo. from "Milo Centennial 1880-1980 Including Belmont and Otter Townships" |
Like any new venture, this site is a work in progress. We apologize that some areas are not yet completed for your use. This site was built and is being maintained by members of our community - ordinary people like yourself who are venturing into the sometimes intimidating world of the Internet. We are learning as we go, bear with us and visit often to watch our progress.
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Last updated 04/25/2008
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