Early days in Warren
County, MO are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this booklet, comprised of excerpts from the rare
1885 book: History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties,
and Missouri, a Guide to the "Show Me" State,
a 1930s WPA project. The spiral bound booklet is 8 1/2 x 11"
and is printed on 60# paper. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover.
Past and present
communities in the county include:
Dutzow, Foristell (part), Innsbrook, Lake Sherwood, Marthasville,
Treloar, Truesdale, Warrenton (County Seat), and Wright City. All
may not be mentioned in the booklet.
Many exciting
events headline the history of this rural county in east central
Missouri. A partial list of subjects include:
The Organization of the county; French Settlers; Arrival of Daniel
Boone; Kennedy's Fort; the Massacre of the Ramsey Family; Death
of Capt. Callaway; The Boone's Lick Road; Geological and Physical
Features; First Session of the County and Circuit Courts; Temporary
Seat of Justice; Tilman Cullom; the First Sheriff; a Cowhide Fight;
Pioneer Life; Reminiscences about Daniel Boone; Boone's original
burial site; The Warren County Bar in the Past; Judge Ezra Hunt,
Judge Carty Wells, Col. Frederick Morsey, Leonidas J. Dryden,
Charles E. Peers, and William Morsey; War History; Burning of
Red Hill Bridge; the Wright City Raid; Firing into a Railroad
Train; Skirmish at Dr. Briscoe's; Co. K, 32nd Missouri Infantry,
with names of Warren residents on the roster; Co. F., Third Missouri
Cavalry, with names of Warren County members; Other Warren County
soldiers in the Civil War, including "colored recruits"
and Confederate soldiers; Several Murder Cases on Record; Political
History; Churches in the County, with names of some early members;
the Cyclone of 1883; The Press; Agricultural Association (many
names); Schools; Banks; California Gold Excitement; the Wabash,
St. Louis and Pacific Railway; Callaway's Post and Marthasville
in Charrette Township; and many
other bits of history and trivia.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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