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MO HISTORY: This top photo shows how the 1860 Wallendorf Log Cabin looked in 1981 in it’s original location. Siding covered the logs inside and out, which is true of many old farmhouses we drive past. The top right window is believed to be the room Confederate General Sterling Price stayed in after he decided against an attack on Jefferson City. Roadwork along Frog Hollow Rd area to add the corridor that extending 179 farther east required relocating the cabin. It is now located at the Mo Farm Bureau property in Jefferson City near S Country Club Dr and can be visited as an example of Civil War era life. The logs are once again fully visible as they would have been in the early days. A great place for a hike with some history in the spring. Celebrating 200 Years of Missouri!

MO HISTORY: G.H.Dulle made bricks along Wears Creek in Jefferson City and used them to build the Historic St. Peter Church. Dulle’s home was used by the UNION ARMY anti-slavery General John C. Fremont to fight against the Confederates (democrats) during the Civil War. His flour mills by the Missouri River in Jefferson City, are why we call the area the Millbottom. His historic home still stands in Jefferson City facing true East and that home has captured an identical Bronze ...replica of the plaque that stood on Moreau drive which recorded the date the Confederates turned away from Jefferson City. The original plaque was taken down by the current City Council cancel-culture members including Ward 2 Laura Ward and every current council member except for the great Mark Schreiber and the great Ron Fitzwater who voted against the recent cancel culture fad/trend. In honor of her Great, Great Grand Father whose bricks built St. Peter Church, Edith Vogel has recently contributed to the project of a new gold cross on top of St Peter Church in Jefferson City. She loves her family’s (and our family’s) Jefferson City History and she seeks her return to the City Council in April to protect our heritage AND OUR FUTURE. Celebrating 200 Years of Missouri History! See more

MO HISTORY: EMINEM, born in St Joseph, Missouri in 1972, (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. He is also a record producer, songwriter and is credited with making hip hop popular in America. His music has an excellent driving beat for when you are working out or going for a run, but, it’s not so great for church, unless you seriously change the lyrics. Celebrating 200 Years of Missouri!

MO HISTORY: Jack Kilby, who invented the microchip, was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Nov. 8, 1923. He was also co-inventor of the handheld calculator and the thermal printer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000. The microchip shrunk the size and cost of making electronics and impacted the future designs of all computers and other electronics. The first successful demonstration of the microchip was on September 12, 1958. Celebrating 200 years of Missouri!

MO HISTORY: Country star Leroy Van Dyke wasn’t born in a hospital. In 1929 he was born on a farm in Mora, Missouri. This Country Star from Missouri is known for his 1956 hit, the Auctioneer and 1961 hit, Walk On By which are posted in comments. He lives in the Smithton area and for years has been listed in the Jefferson City phone book. He often performs in the oldie-golden tour at Missouri State Fair. He came by one day at my State Fair Caricature Booth and I sang, Jus...t walk on by, wait at the corner... and he said not bad, not bad at all! Known as "the World’s Most Famous Auctioneer, he was catapulted into country music recording fame in 1956 by his own composition "Auctioneer", which has to date sold an estimated three million records. He wrote the song about the life of his cousin, National Auctioneers Association Hall of Famer Ray Sims, also a Missourian. Celebrating 200 Years of Missouri! See more