Community Corner
Sunset Hills Prehistoric Past To More Current Past
After reading an earlier posting by editor Dan Barger on the subject of the prehistoric past of Sunset Hills I noticed it was of similar depiction of history described by the Sunset Hills Historical Society and I was curious if much has ever been written about the land in which Sunset Country Club sits upon . When I saw Mr. Barger's posting , a photo of a mounting of Indian artifacts reminded me of a much larger and higher quantity of arrowheads and stone tools that were allegedly found on the approximately 177 acres of the Country Club property . A room once called the Thunderbird Room in the club was lined with paintings and artifacts of Indians , who , at the time , our schools left out the history of the people who had walked on the ground before us , so I never knew what tribe or nation of Indians had made the hundreds of arrowheads displayed there . The articles and postings on Sunset Hills website and this news posting briefly talk about Sunset Hills Indian grave sights and mention the Indian tribes the Sauk and the Reynards . It is interesting that both of these words Sauk and Reynard are reference to a fox . There had been a skulk or troop of fox within these 177 acres for many years . Thus the repeated naming of subdivisions , such as Fox Meadows etc... To avoid a massive man hunt to rid another animal that had claim to Sunset Hills before even the Indians , I will leave it as" the legend has it" the ghosts of these fox still frequent and on occasion one can hear the midnight scream of the legendary fox . Or it could Charlie Morgan , getting in a late practice round . Speaking of which , his wife Peg Morgan claimed to have found several arrowheads herself on the course through the years . My point of this little story is that Sunset Country Club is a large part of the history of Sunset Hills, that may contain in it's basement / closed off underground cave below it , more history that some might find interesting . It may already be being shared or it could be overlooked . I know back in the 1990's golf pro Gary Fears had somehow stumbled on old photos of the original two story clubhouse , with a stained glass ladies locker room and separate pro shop in back of the original # 1 tee along Geyer Rd.. Though August Busch Sr. and and his mother Lily Anheuser were not founders of area salt springs , they were certainly allowing their horses to drink from streams throughout as they rode on the many horse trails still evident throughout this part of Sunset Hills . Starting the largest brewery in the world deserves at least a mention , though some of my close friends may disagree . A bit like walking through the Busch castle and not seeing a single photo of August Busch III or IV . The absence draws more attention than mention .