Fun Auction

Event Details

Christmas Season - Local residents collect their receipts from participating local merchants and turn them in for bidding points. Then an auction is held of items donated by local merchants. Individuals are allowed to bid on the items according to the number of points they have collected just as if they were cash.

Phone : 417-466-7654 (Always call and confirm events.)

Rebel's Bluff

Mt. Vernon, MO

Adamson Log Cabin

Built in 1845

Mt. Vernon, MO Museums

The 3rd "Old Jail"

This imposing structure on the north side of the square was built at a cost of $16,000 in 1874 (two years before Custer's Last Stand)

Mt. Vernon, MO Pioneer Life

The 2nd "Old Jail"

The county's first log jail burned in 1854, and a brick structure was built on Walter Street a block west of the square. It is presently undergoing reconstruction for historical preservation. It was used until 1868, and had an original cost of $3,500.

Mt. Vernon, MO Pioneer Life