Missouri's Civil War began along the Nation's Western Border, in the 1850's, in the conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas." The most Northern state where slavery was permitted by law, it was inevitable that War in Missouri would be especially brutal. And so it was. Missouri witnessed the greatest number of battles and engagements - more than 1,000 - of any place except Virginia and Tennessee.

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Callaway County dedicated an educational panel on October 22, 2011, and Williamsburg, Missouri, became "the Gateway to the Boone’s Lick."  HIghlights of the ceremony included a parachute jump and gorgeous October Missouri weather.
The panel, called the Gateway to the Boone’s Lick, features stories of the old Boone’s Lick Trail and some Southern boys who came from eastern Callaway County.  It has been erected on old Highway…... Read more >

COME SHARE THE “KINGDOM’S” 150th

From Kingdom of Callaway Civil War Heritage FULTON, Mo. — Located in the heart of Missouri’s “Little Dixie,” Callaway County and its county seat, Fulton, are rich in Civil War–era history — especially that of the first year of the war, 150 years ago. Today, Callaway’s informational panels are the heart of the Gray Ghosts Trail driving tour. In early 1861, the pro-Confederate Callaway Guards &md…... Read more >

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