Warren County and Missouri farmers demand relief for ‘worthy’ farmers by taxing the rich
Debt and dust swept over Warren County and Missouri in the 1930s. Farmers banded together to take action against what they could control.
Regional History
The Civil War at Central Wesleyan – Unsere Anstalt!
The final part of a three-part series on the Civil War in Warren County, featuring the heroic account of local student-turned-professor J.H. Frick.
Darkness falls at Red Hill Bridge in Warren County
The Civil War in Warren County was a “neighbor’s war”, where not having an opinion was almost as dangerous as having the “wrong” opinion.
Warren County’s place in America’s Civil War
America celebrates 250 years in 2026. This post is the first in a three-part-series on the Civil War and Warren County’s experience.
These patriots fought for and built America, including Warren County, into a ‘land of wonders’
Two Revolutionary War veterans helped establish America, then moved west and settled in what would become Warren County, Missouri.
1904 Wabash Train derailment kills 8, injures 50, and rallies Warren County
In 1904, a Wabash Railroad train derailed near Warrenton, killing eight and injuring fifty. The wreck exposed the dangers of high-speed travel on poorly maintained tracks, prompted a major local rescue effort, and led to a legal battle over railroad negligence. It also highlighted ongoing safety challenges facing the rapidly expanding railroad industry.
How the “noble experiment” of Prohibition failed the Missouri Rhineland
Missourians, especially in the Rhineland, strongly opposed Prohibition, resisting both the law and the cultural pressures it brought. Amid widespread defiance, the region also endured harsh anti-German sentiments, as local traditions and livelihoods were targeted during a time of national upheaval.
Warrenton prepares for Taft Day, spectacle may “never be seen here again”
In October 1908, presidential nominee William Howard Taft made a campaign stop in Warrenton, drawing a large crowd from the town and nearby communities. He spoke briefly from his train, leaving a lasting impression on the local residents that affected the election outcome.
Hello? Number please? Warren County’s first telephones arrive
The arrival of telegraph and telephone technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries transformed communication across the country, including in Warrenton. These advances connected communities like never before and laid the groundwork for modern networks.
Inside the kitchen of German immigrants and the seeds of the Midwestern diet
The little provisions the settlers set out with on their journey west was soon gone. “The flour entirely. Very few had laid in any salted meat of any description, the season for venison was gone by. Turkeys scarce, beef and cattle there was none,” remembered Ichabod Nye. He, along with his brother Samuel, migrated to Ohio in 1807, some of the first settlers to make the overland journey into the present-day Midwest. Thousands more frontier families would face the same harsh realities. They made the best of their experience, but more than a few wished they’d never made the journey west. When Gottfried Duden traveled along the Missouri River in the 1820s, his writings sparked almost mythical interest and inspired a generation of young Germans to travel to Missouri. Unlike white settlers of the American colonies like Ichabod Nye, those who followed in Duden’s footsteps sought refuge, not merely adventure, reinvention, and wealth. Among them were Carl Schurz, who fled political unrest in Germany and settled in St. Louis, where he wrote thought-provoking analysis of slavery and education reform. The Muench family came to Missouri and advocated for progressive farming practices. The Poeschel and Dierbergs established a hub for wine …