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- Warrenton’s Teen Town was the place with “everything the heart of the youth craves” for over 20 years
“Youngsters, particularly those still in school, need a place of their own where they can dance, sing, play games, and have a soda bar.” The answer came in the form of Teen Towns, a popular nationwide trend that lasted a generation. - Watch the Big Boy’s Celebration Dinner programWatch the roughly hour-long program recorded from the Big Boy’s Celebration Dinner, June 24, 2024 at Wright City Lion’s Club.
- The Yeater murders and Warren County’s “most shocking crime ever committed”The shocking murder of Henry Yeater and Nettie Yeater led investigators and family on a cross-country manhunt for William E. Church, the Yeater’s adopted son.
- Waitresses, staff recall memories of Big Boy’s Restaurant
The waitresses and cook staff at the former Big Boy’s Restaurant recall memories of caring owners and hungry travelers. - Nearly 20 years later, travelers still remember unlimited fried chicken at Big Boy’s Restaurant in Wright CityFor 81 years, Big Boy’s Restaurant in Wright City became a landmark for locals and a destination for travelers keen to devour an all-you-can-eat supply of fresh, fried chicken.
- Quiltmakers show the remarkable threads of timeThe names of the majority of the quilters are all gone now, but their intricate stitches, needlework, and craft have survived for generations. Like the craftswomen they were, their meticulous attention to detail, precise borders, creativity, and resourcefulness shined through in each artistically crafted patch.
- Split the rails, split the towns: how the Truesdale-Warrenton depot threatened to divide Warren County
For decades Warrenton and Truesdale sparred over the placement of a train depot that united only after the Civil War destroyed every depot around. - The history of Nieburg Manufacturing Co. hitches wagons, coffins, and more to Wright CityThe Nieburg family and its long business history in Warren County included everything from caskets to wagons. They grew and shrunk with the long arc of American industry.
