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For decades, Weston, Missouri, survived as the only active tobacco market west of the Mississippi River. These vintage black and white photographs from the archives of The Kansas City Star capture ...
Weston was, prior to its cultivation being prohibited by the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act, the world's leading producer of industrial hemp. It is the world's leading producer of twist tobacco . Today about 2.8 million pounds of tobacco is grown annually in Platte County.
The Anzeiger des Westens (literally "Gazette of the West") was the first German-language newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and, along with the Westliche Post and the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, one of the three most successful German-language papers in the Midwestern United States serving the German-American population with news and features.
The Weston Town Crier of Weston; ... Lake Sun Leader [97] of Camdenton, Missouri. Lake Area News Focus, weekly, of Osage Beach, Missouri; WestSide Star, ...
Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register (1836–1838) [8] ... (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)
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He then settled in Weston, Missouri, where he worked as a store clerk before serving as courier during the 1838 Mormon War for the state militia. [2] After working at the store for a few years he opened a tavern and hotel in 1840, as well as starting what would become the McCormick Distilling Company , which claims to be the oldest distillery ...
Weston Historic District is a national historic district located at Weston, Platte County, Missouri.The district encompasses 16 full blocks and portions of 8 additional city blocks in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Weston.