In 1834, Judge Joseph Huston converted his brick home in Arrow Rock, Missouri, into an inn to care for the thousands of pioneers who trekked west along the Spanish Trail every year. Before him came transcontinental explorers Lewis and Clark, who had taken note of a cliff called Arrow Rock when they supplied themselves with salt from nearby springs. With ferry service available around 1815, the town got its start in 1829 and eventually became recognized for producing hemp and tobacco, which g


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