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Weston Queen of the River recalls its pioneer days festival
Weston Missouri, once called Queen of the River, celebrated Heritage Festival recalling its antebellum homes, early pioneers, and river trade era. The town grew from 300 in 1839 to 5,000 by 1850, with figures like Buffalo Bill Cody and Benjamin Holladay shaping its history before floods and fires faded its boom. Today Weston markets tobacco and operates the McCormick distillery, preserving its legacy as the Williamsburg of the West.
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Wescook
Associated Press
Iweston
Missouri
St. Louis
Missouri River
Weston
Kansas
Lewis and Clark
Tom E. Weston
Ft. Leavenworth
Main Street
Cody
Benjamin Holladay
Stagecoach Fame
Kansas Bluffs
Mississippi
McCormick
Holladay