We kayaked from Sherman to Castlewood Sunday, October 21, 2012. Great weather and fall colors. If you are looking for a close, easy, two hour float, this is it.

We kayaked from Sherman to Castlewood Sunday, October 21, 2012. Great weather and fall colors. If you are looking for a close, easy, two hour float, this is it.

We kayaked from Sherman to Castlewood Sunday, October 21, 2012. Great weather and fall colors. If you are looking for a close, easy, two hour float, this is it.

We kayaked from Sherman to Castlewood Sunday, October 21, 2012. Great weather and fall colors. If you are looking for a close, easy, two hour float, this is it.

Train bridge at Sherman beach.
We kayaked from Sherman to Castlewood Sunday, October 21, 2012. Great weather and fall colors. If you are looking for a close, easy, two hour float, this is it.

East Hill, July 1950. Photo provided by: Earl Brown

East Hill October 1948. The house on the right was owned by the Currans and was called the "All In".
Photo provided by: Earl Brown
You can read more about East Hill here: Mad In Pursuit

Early 1950s Castlewood swimming pool. It was a huge pool and cold because it was spring fed and smelled from sulphur in the water. The pool was located on Sontag Road in Castlewood and closed in the late 1970s.
Photo provided by: Earl Brown

East Hill November 1949. Photo provided by: Earl Brown

Early 1950s Castlewood swimming pool. It was a huge pool and cold because it was spring fed and smelled from sulphur in the water. The pool was located on Sontag Road in Castlewood and closed in the late 1970s.
Photo provided by: Earl Brown

Early 1950s Castlewood swimming pool. It was a huge pool and cold because it was spring fed and smelled from sulphur in the water. The pool was located on Sontag Road in Castlewood and closed in the late 1970s.
Photo provided by: Earl Brown

Remains of a house the late '40s Pontiac was abandoned by located west of Castlewood near the tracks. Photo is from the mid 80s, don't know if the house or car are still there. See Pontiac in previous photo.

Late '40s photo of the Lone Wolf Club located on the South end of New Ballwin Road and owned by Eddie Pahl. Today the property is home to the Wildlife Rescue Center and stonework is all that remains of the Lone Wolf.
Photo provided by: Earl Brown

Philip Kaes House was built in the 1850s and is located west of Castlewood. The photo is from the 1920s. More on the Kaes House.

Photo provided by: Missouri History Museum, St. Louis.

Late '40s Pontiac abandoned by the remains of a house located west of Castlewood near the tracks. Photo is from the mid 80s, don't know if the house or car are still there. See house in more photos.

Front steps are all thats left of a house that sat on the bluffs overlooking the river. The house was torn down when the state bought the land to create the park. Today there is a park bench where the house was. I don't remember if it was this house or the one next to it but the renter didn't leave quietly. He didn't want to leave.

1920s Lincoln Beach
Lincoln Beach was a popular place to enjoy the river. Thousands of bathers would gather, arriving by canoes and small boats from up and down the river. This popular beach was a byproduct of earlier dredging by the Union Sand and Gravel Company, which operated a separating plant from aggregate on the east bend of the river.
Photo provided by: Missouri History Museum, St. Louis. Title: Swimmers and boaters enjoying the river at Castlewood Park, Missouri. Creator: Fred Stelljes

A larger view of the beach and '20s cars parked in the field of the1920s Lincoln Beach photo taken from the bluffs.
Lincoln Lodge was located at the west end of the field where the cars are. If you have a photo of Lincoln Lodge, please share it with us.
Photo provided by: Missouri History Museum, St. Louis. Title: View of river at Castlewood Park in Missouri.(croped image) Creator: Fred Stelljes

This is a 1920s Lincoln Beach photo taken from the bluffs.
Lincoln Beach was a popular place to enjoy the river. Thousands of bathers would gather, arriving by canoes and small boats from up and down the river. This popular beach was a byproduct of earlier dredging by the Union Sand and Gravel Company, which operated a separating plant from aggregate on the east bend of the river.
Photo provided by: Missouri History Museum, St. Louis. Title: View of river at Castlewood Park in Missouri. Creator: Fred Stelljes

The structure in the photo was built to supply water for the club houses in Castlewood. The wood roof and steps on the side were removed when park opened.
I have heard two stories as to how it was filled. One that water was trucked up the hill. The other that it was pumped from the river or maybe they're both true.
If you have photos from before the roof was removed or info on the construction and operation of the water company, please share it with us.

What are they? Located on the trail down river from the beach in Castlewood State Park.

What are they? Located on the trail down river from the beach in Castlewood State Park.

What are they? Located on the trail down river from the beach in Castlewood State Park.