Arrow Rock Attractions
Native Americans gathered flint from Arrow Rock bluff for arrowheads, thus the name of this significant landmark. The town was founded in 1829, and originally named Philadelphia, but the name was changed in 1833 to coincide with the landmark.
The visitor center museum at Arrow Rock Historic Site features exhibits that tell the story of Arrow Rock and historic "Boone's Lick Country." The Arrow Rock bluffs were a well-known landmark on the Missouri River. Visible for many miles, they first appeared on a French map in 1732, noted as "pierre fleche" -- the "rock of arrows."