From Richard Crabtree on the Frisco Rails Across Missouri Facebook group. Here is a little town most never heard of Moselle, Missouri. Moselle had its start in 1849 when a blast furnace was built at the site. The community most likely was named after Moselle, France. A post office called Moselle was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1971. Photo 1) A birds eye view of Moselle, Missouri. Photo 2) A bad copy of the Frisco Depot in Moselle, Missouri around 1900. Photo 3) Frisco depot in Moselle, Missouri around 1960s. Photo 4) 1969 Topographical map of Moselle, MO Topographical map of =AZVpsRWkGowBDsLQhFjO5ya-KQotK-J4VkbdDYJ_mZMj1UQhsZ-lTUK6TiDKhkd1rLLXqx3IE9B6utUIDDGEQNh0UCuJ4Bc8wUOztNGvyzCmeyuaY0w7Y9fJIRSNooxQs9n6ORRxSif1vNwEbcLdtbZE8hVE3iKR6RbYIIAkJj3KZXL-7fC9gONvLkhrsdQLMBPhBxg7ZZAYLuTvyHkTRyki&__tn__=kK-R']Moselle, Missouri.
I grew up in Moselle maybe 20 feet from the tracks. We lost a lot of dogs to the trains and also a cow and a pony. To this day can still sleep through the long whistles from overnight trains. The depot was just a foundation when I lived there, nice to see the photographs of it.
