Central Wesleyan College - Warrenton, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 48.698 W 091° 08.362
15S E 661547 N 4297518
The main building shown on Wikipedia was converted into a home for the aged and burnt down in the 1950s with a large loss of life.
Waymark Code: WMM1PX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
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County of site: Warren County
Location of site: MO M & Steinhagen, Warrenton
Built 1871

Steinhagen today was the major hwy in the 1800s and carried the stage coach from Troy (Lincoln County) to Warren County.

Three buildings remaint today from the huge campus of the 1870s. The campus then was 932 acres, and spread out under huge trees.
The church building remain and is still an active Methodist church, two other building remain, one is now a dance studio and the other was converted into apartments, called Booneslick Manor, since MO hwy M is Booneslick Road.

Here is a link to the archives which shows many building photos and the history of this school.
The school closed in 1941.
Truman Library

During World War I the school sent many boys to war, and they erected a memorial in the Warrenton City Cemetery to honor those who fell: WWI Memorial

Campus map: Marthasville RD is today MO 47 and "Main St. is today's Booneslick Rd. MO M
Central Wesleyan College

Wikipedia Url: [Web Link]

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