Early History before 1837 — Weston Historical Museum
WEBThe Iowa, Sioux and Sac Native Americans recognized the area around Weston as their ancestral homeland. Native Americans lived in and traveled this area of exceptional abundance from, at least, the 1100s— many years before the European settlers arrived.
Weston, Missouri – The Town That Refused to Die - Legends of America
WEBBy the early 1850s, Weston’s population had grown to 5,000 becoming the second largest port in Missouri, behind St. Louis only. At this time, as many as 300 steamboats would be seen docking in Weston from April through November unloading supplies for Fort Leavenworth and shipment West on the Oregon Trail .
Weston Missouri history Dates on the Street Panels — Weston …
WEBFor Weston’s 175th year, citizens and volunteers from the City, the Chamber and the Weston Historical Museum created a panel timeline that is a visitor favorite. there’s so much more so visit the Museum to see the exhibits, the photos, the stories that created the Weston you can visit today.
Weston Genealogy (in Platte County, Missouri)
WEBWeston Genealogy (in Platte County, MO) USA (1,379,301) > Missouri (46,641) > Platte County (442) > Weston (79) NOTE: Additional records that apply to Weston are also found through the Platte County and Missouri pages. Birth Records. Map Records.
Weston, Missouri - Wikipedia
WEBWeston was, at one time, the second largest port on the Missouri River, surpassing both Kansas City and St. Joseph and at one point shortly after its founding, claimed to be the second largest city in Missouri. [5] In 1850, over 265 steamboats a …
Platte County, Missouri Genealogy • FamilySearch
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Guide to Platte County, Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Growth of a Rivertown — Weston Historical Museum
WEBThe earliest steamboats passed by the bend in the river that was to become Weston, MO (in 1837) on their way north to multiple posts of the American Fur Trading Company. Those first boats took supplies north and returned to St. Louis with furs. By 1840 steamboats regularly stopped in Weston.
Weston, Missouri | a lincoln guide k. t. 1859
WEBHistoric Weston, Missouri. 1850. Junction of Missouri 45 Highway and Platte County Road JJ. Bless Park , Patte County Road JJ. Mr. Lincoln passed close to here, west side of thomas St. bridge over Brills Creek, on his trip to St. Joseph, Missouri December 7, 1859.
Weston Missouri – the Cutest Town Ever - NeverStopTraveling
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Weston, Missouri – Full of Vintage Charm and Shops. This town that time forgot was born when an ex-Dragoon soldier, Joseph E. Moore from Fort Leavenworth, came over to live 175 years ago. Back in 1850, when 300 steamships a year docked at the Port of Weston, it had about 5,000 residents.
Weston, MO | Slave Stampedes on the Southern Borderlands
WEBWESTON, a flourishing post-village and river port of Platte county, Missouri, on the Missouri river, 200 miles by the road W. N. W. from Jefferson City, and 3 miles above Fort Leavenworth. It is one of most important and commercial towns on the Missouri river.