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Warrensburg and Johnson County (MO) (Postcard History Series)
Welcome to Warrensburg and Johnson County, Missouri As the county seat, Warrensburg (formally incorporated in 1855) has been a hub of activity since 1834. In 1864 the railroad brought even more hustle and bustle. This postcard tour will take the reader down Holden and Pine Streets to the “new town,” into businesses and public buildings, and to the majestic resort that was once Pertle Springs. Also included are rarer postcards of surrounding communities, particularly Chilhowee and Holden, that have also experienced fascinating changes as the years progressed. These images, windows into the lives of people, architecture, and times gone by, were sent all over the county to friends and loved ones communicating brief—and public—messages through the U.S. mail..
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Warrensburg (MO) (Images of America)
Warrensburg, Missouri, was destined to be more than a one-horse town. When Martin Warren set up his blacksmith shop in 1833, the farmers who gathered there to have their horses shod became the communityís first citizens The town was later named in honor of Warren. During the Civil War, Warrensburg hosted both Union and Confederate troops, who reportedly drilled on the same parade grounds. When the railroad reached Warrensburg on July 4, 1864, the frontier town began to thrive, eventually achieving success in agriculture and, since 1871, in higher education. ÝÝWarrensburg, Missouri illustrates the history of the city in more than 200 vintage images, detailing the faces, places, and events that have colored the town. The ìhealing watersî of Pertle Springs drew visitors from all around, and in 1870, Warrensburg would be made famous by a trial concerning a slain hunting dog, Old Drum. ÝÝ.
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Living Off the Land, A Gathering of Writings From the Warrensburg Writers Circle
Like the land which nourishes them, these writers from the Warrensburg Writers Circle (Warrensburg, Missouri) offer a strong and rich variety of experiences that remind us, again and again, that we live off the land because it is only the land that endures. This collection of memories and other writings was gathered between 1997 - 1999 from work by Anita Ferial Smith Fischer, Catherine Holdsworth, Marjorie Simmons, Lucille Gress, Teresa Hoy, Karen Jones, Lillian Sung, Natalie Halpin, Lee Shattuck, Carol Sadler, Mary Hill, Jeanette Welch, and Melva Jones..
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