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Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site preserves a now-vanished part of Missouri: The stately Bootheel mansion. Filled with original pieces and furnished in the style it was in during its heydays of the 1860s-1880s, the ornate mansion provides a history lesson in every corner. In fact, most of the original furnishing purchased by Amanda Hunter, the house's first owner (with her husband William) are still in the house.
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Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site
Jefferson City, MO -- Enjoy an 1860s Victorian Christmas during a candlelight open house at the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site. To take part in this event, visit the site from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10. Daytime tours…
Read More »Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site Hosts 1860s Children’s Day
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Join children of all ages at the 1860s Children’s Day event at Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests will have the opportunity to learn what life was like in the 1860s by participating…
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