The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Warrensburg was founded in 1835 by European-American settlers John and Martin D. Warren, who gave the town their last name. A post office called Warrensburg has been in operation since 1837.
One folk etymology of the phrase "Man's best friend" places the origin of the phrase in a famous trial over the killing of Old Drum, a dog that was shot in Warrensburg. In 1958, a statue of Old Drum was erected on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn containing a summation of US Senator George G. Vest's closing speech, “A man’s best friend is his dog.”
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Warrensburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Warrensburg’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewFrancis Cockrell - Brady-Handy, 1870: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Warrensburg
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Warrensburg, decade by decade
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12 historic places in Warrensburg
Warrensburg has 12 listings on the National Register, and they protect 78 historic buildings, because Holden and Pine Streets Commercial Historic District alone counts 57.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Francis Cockrell - Brady-Handy (1870) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6) and the National Register (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.