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'''William Nelson Barron''' (b. 1859, [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Berkshire]], [[England]] – d. 19??) was a lawyer from who settled in [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]] in about 1894. In 1900, he became the plant manager and president of a factory that manufactured [[Barrel (storage)|barrel]] staves and headers, known as the Brooklyn Cooperage Company after 1910, a subsidiary of the [[American Sugar Refining Company]].
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'''William Nelson Barron''' (7 December 1859 – 21 October 1935) was a lawyer from [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Berkshire]], [[England]] who settled in [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]] in about 1894. In 1900, he became the plant manager and president of a factory that manufactured [[Barrel (storage)|barrel]] staves and headers, known as the Brooklyn Cooperage Company after 1910, a subsidiary of the [[American Sugar Refining Company]].


The unassembled barrels were shipped to [[Cuba]] and other sugar-producing countries. Barron oversaw the construction of the Butler County Railroad connecting [[Piggott, Arkansas]] to [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]], which was used primarily to haul lumber before being sold in 1928 to the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway]]. Barron named the towns along the railroad, which included:
The unassembled barrels were shipped to [[Cuba]] and other sugar-producing countries. Barron oversaw the construction of the Butler County Railroad connecting [[Piggott, Arkansas]] to [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri]], which was used primarily to haul lumber before being sold in 1928 to the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway]]. Barron named the towns along the railroad, which included:


* [[Broseley, Missouri]], after his wife's hometown of [[Broseley]], [[England]].
* [[Broseley, Missouri]], after his wife's hometown of [[Broseley]], [[England]].
* [[Tipperary, Missouri]], after the song [[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]. Workers had to walk a "long way" to install a [[railroad switch]] here.
* [[Tipperary, Missouri]], after the song "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]". Workers had to walk a "long way" to install a [[railroad switch]] there.
* [[Batesville, Missouri]], constructed on Horace Bates' farm.
* [[Batesville, Missouri]], constructed on Horace Bates' farm.
* [[Spread, Missouri]]
* [[Spread, Missouri]]
* [[Fagus, Missouri]]. ''Fagus'' is the Latin botanical genus for the [[European Beech]] native to his home country of England. Barron was surprised to actually find [[Beech]] trees growing nearby.
* [[Fagus, Missouri]]. ''Fagus'' is the Latin botanical genus for the European Beech native to his home country of England. Barron was surprised to actually find beech trees growing nearby.
* [[Quercus, Missouri]]. [[Quercus]] is the Latin botanical name for [[Oak]].
* [[Quercus, Missouri]]. ''[[Quercus]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the oak tree.
* [[Nyssa, Missouri]]. [[tupelo|Nyssa]] is the Latin botanical name for the [[Tupelo]] tree.
* [[Nyssa, Missouri]]. ''[[Tupelo (tree)|Nyssa]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the tupelo tree.
* [[Celtis, Missouri]]. [[Celtis]] is the Latin botanical name for the [[Celtis|hackberry]] tree.
* [[Celtis, Missouri]]. ''[[Celtis]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the hackberry tree.
* [[Ilex, Missouri]]. [[Ilex]] is the Latin botanical name for the [[American holly]] tree.
* [[Ilex, Missouri]]. ''[[Ilex]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the holly tree.
* [[Platanus, Missouri]]. [[Platanus]] is the Latin botanical name for the [[American sycamore]] tree.
* [[Platanus, Missouri]]. ''[[Platanus]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the sycamore tree.
* [[Ulmus, Missouri]]. [[Ulmus]] is the Latin botanical name for the [[Elm]] tree.
* [[Ulmus, Missouri]]. ''[[Ulmus]]'' is the Latin botanical name for the elm tree.


Barron stated that he used Latin botanical names for the towns instead of the monotonous English tree names which were overused in Missouri. After exhausting the timber in the area, Barron became president of what would be called the Inter-River Drainage District, which drained thousands of acres of cut-over swamp land in [[Butler County, Missouri]], by the construction of {{convert|200|mi|km}} of ditches and {{convert|50|mi|km}} of levees, starting in 1919.
Barron stated that he used Latin botanical names for the towns instead of the monotonous English tree names which were overused in Missouri. After exhausting the timber in the area, Barron became president of what would be called the Inter-River Drainage District, which drained thousands of acres of cut-over swamp land in [[Butler County, Missouri]], by the construction of {{convert|200|mi|km}} of ditches and {{convert|50|mi|km}} of levees, starting in 1919.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Barron Road in Poplar Bluff is named after him.<ref>{{cite news |title=KWOC Southeast Missouri Local News and Sports. Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Piedmont, Doniphan, Greenville |url=https://kwoctodaystalk.squarespace.com/localnews?offset=1477473180000 |work=Today's Talk - KWOC |date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
Barron Road in Poplar Bluff is named after him.

==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{findagrave|118493895}}
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/butler/history/manns.txt History of Butler County]
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/butler/history/manns.txt History of Butler County]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobutle2/history/bc-collins.htm The History of Butler County 1870-1930]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobutle2/history/bc-collins.htm The History of Butler County 1870-1930]


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Latest revision as of 12:42, 23 April 2024

William N. Barron
Born
William Nelson Barron

7 December 1859
Died21 October 1935
OccupationLawyer

William Nelson Barron (7 December 1859 – 21 October 1935) was a lawyer from Reading, Berkshire, England who settled in Poplar Bluff, Missouri in about 1894. In 1900, he became the plant manager and president of a factory that manufactured barrel staves and headers, known as the Brooklyn Cooperage Company after 1910, a subsidiary of the American Sugar Refining Company.

The unassembled barrels were shipped to Cuba and other sugar-producing countries. Barron oversaw the construction of the Butler County Railroad connecting Piggott, Arkansas to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which was used primarily to haul lumber before being sold in 1928 to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. Barron named the towns along the railroad, which included:

Barron stated that he used Latin botanical names for the towns instead of the monotonous English tree names which were overused in Missouri. After exhausting the timber in the area, Barron became president of what would be called the Inter-River Drainage District, which drained thousands of acres of cut-over swamp land in Butler County, Missouri, by the construction of 200 miles (320 km) of ditches and 50 miles (80 km) of levees, starting in 1919.

Legacy

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Barron Road in Poplar Bluff is named after him.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "KWOC Southeast Missouri Local News and Sports. Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Piedmont, Doniphan, Greenville". Today's Talk - KWOC. 26 October 2016.
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