====== Middle Creek ======
The now extinct [[towns|town]] of Middle Creek was located in the Belleview [[precincts|Precinct]] near the scenic Boone Cliffs (now the Boone Cliffs Nature Preserve).  During the 19th century the thriving town included five mills, a distillery, a store, a post office and a [[Belleview Baptist Church|Baptist church]].

One of the leading citizens of Middle Creek was miller Thomas Zane Roberts, a talented woodworker whose workmanship graces some of [[Boone County|Boone County's]] finest antebellum [[historic homes|residences]].  His son, also named [[Thomas Zane Roberts]], was a brilliant and eccentric farmer, teacher and inventor.  The younger Roberts devised and built a remarkable solar clock based on celestial observations calculated in his backyard observatory.

Although the other buildings of Middle Creek are long gone, the Roberts house and mill still stand.

===== Related Topics =====
  * [[Towns]] in Boone County