Concordia
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 58.974 W 093° 34.101
15S E 450773 N 4315032
Quick Description: How and why it was named this name.
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 3/27/2008 7:05:45 AM
Waymark Code: WM3F4X
Views: 4
Long Description:
marker Erected by: Lafayette County Historical Society &
Donated by Corder Mfg. Co.
County of Marker: Lafayette.
Location of Marker: SE 6th St. & S. Main St., Central Park,
Concordia.
Marker Text:
CONCORDIA
German immigrants, seeking economic improvement, began settling
here in 1838. Their post office was Cook's Store, a coach stop on
the Sedalia-Lexington Road, 2½ miles west of here.
Opposed to slavery, they were loyal to the Union in the Civil
War.
On May 17, 1865, the Lutheran pastor, Franz Julius Biltz (1825 -
1908), became postmaster and named this town "Concordia" since the
war had ended, and there was now hope for concord between North and
South. The Rev. Biltz served the community for forty-one years as
faithful pastor, courageous leader, and founder of Saint Paul's
College (1883).