Lake Creek Valley Area - 1824 to 1873 - Dutzow, MO
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N 38° 36.537 W 090° 59.349
15S E 675085 N 4275300
Geissen Emigration Society members picked here first, then sprea
Waymark Code: WMP0MM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2015
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County of Lake Creek: Warren County
Location of Lake Creek: MO-TT, ¼ mile N. of MO-94, Dutzow
Marker Erected by: Boone-Duden Historial Society
Marker Text:
Lake Creek Valley Area
Gottfried Duden, a wealthy German attorney, aware of the discontent, promoted emigration to the Lake Creek Valley Area.
1824 - Gottfried Duden along with Ludwig Eversmann, his travel companion, arrived here. They both purchased land and lived near here.
1825 - Duden began to send letters to Germany praising freedom and living conditions here.
1827 - Duden returned to Germany.
1829 - Duden's letters were published in Germany, which prompted emigration to this area.
1834 - Friedrich Muench and Paul Follenius were leaders of the Greissen Emigration Society.
1861 - Muench gained national prominence by his opposition to slavery in the United States. In this same year he was elected to the Missouri State Senate.
1867 - Muench's wine cellar was built.
1873 - The Muench family barn was built. The barn remains standing and is privately owned. The remains of the wine cellar are near the barn.
Eversmann (1799-1858), Muench (1799-1881), and Follenius (1799-1844), all owned land in this area and their burial sites are on their farms.
Duden's Lake Creek Settlement: Missouri German Consortium
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