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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.
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.
McCormick Distilling Company is a distillery and alcoholic beverage importing company in Weston, Missouri.Established by Ben Holladay in 1856, the distillery has been registered in the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi River that is still operating at its original location.
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 ...
Missouri District Warehouse, also known as the Weston Tobacco Warehouse and Weston Burley House No. 1, is a historic warehouse located at Weston, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, and is a sprawling, two-story, rectangular, steel-frame building sheathed with corrugated metal. It measures 125 feet by 300 feet.
Jesse Vineyard and his brothers John and Bryce were members of the congregation of the Pleasant Ridge United Baptist Church in Weston, and the trio founded Pleasant Ridge College about a half a mile south of the church. [8] She died on July 4, 1877, in Weston, Missouri, [1] and is interred in the church's cemetery. [8] [9] Her tombstone reads:
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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 ...