Town and Country Log Cabin Preservation, Home Demolition Underway

Demolition is underway on a home along Conway Road where a log cabin sits inside. See photos, plus a video detailing the preservation and history of the cabin.

As previously reported by Patch, Alderman Skip Mange, with the help of others, worked to raise the $12,000 needed for the removal of a log cabin found inside a Town and Country home scheduled for demolition.     (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.)   The private funding was needed to disassemble the cabin at 13348 Conway Road reportedly build in 1854. The money was needed to remove the logs, catalogue them and store them at the city's Drace Park.   Demolition of the home encompassing the cabin is underway. The actual disassembly of the log cabin takes place Monday. Right now the exposed cabin is wrapped in tarps to protect it from the winter weather and expected storm on Thursday. The Post-Dispatch also posted a…

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Manchester Historic Society Sets Goals For Upcoming Year

For many years, there have been plans to create a historic commercial district in downtown Manchester. Alderman in Historic Review Commission says it's time to get the ball rolling.

On a Friday afternoon, the less-than-a-mile stretch of Manchester Road between the Highway 141 overpass and Baxter Road is nothing but asphalt, packed with bumper to bumper, honk-happy cars. But more than 100 years ago, that stretch of Manchester was also a busy place. “The joke is that it used to take a day in horse to go from Manchester to St. Louis,” Ward 3 Alderman John Diehl said. “Today, it still takes a day.” Manchester Road, historically known as Route 66, was the primary path for those passing through Missouri from the east, some seeking fortune in the Wild West’s gold rush. What is today the city of Manchester was the last resting stop for many leaving the city of St. Louis as they headed west. Just like its road, the city of …

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History is Alive on St. Charles Main Street

Step back in time and visit historic St. Charles, the location of Missouri’s first capital.

St. Charles is very proud of its past and has preserved a chunk of old Main Street just as it was when Daniel Boone might have dropped in for a visit. Historic St. Charles is great day trip whether you're wanting a history field trip for the kids, a shopping trip with the girls, or a romantic date with your special someone. First Capitol Building: St. Charles is home to Missouri’s first capitol building, a plain brick and timber building on Main Street where the House and Senate met while Jefferson City was being constructed. For several years the state government ran in a few rooms on the second floor over a general store and a carpenter’s shop. The fully restored building is now run by the state park system. Tours are $4 for adults, $2.…

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