The city of Weston, Missouri is in Platte County. Originally known as West Town, Weston was the oldest settlement in the Platte Purchase of 1836, and named for its position, at the time, as the farthest western settlement in the United States. Another story is that the town was named for First Sergeant Tom Weston, who was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, across the Missouri River, who helped to lay out the town. William “Buffalo Bill” Cody was a resident of Weston while the town was a jumping off point for the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, and the California Gold Rush. At one time, Weston was the second largest port on the Missouri River, with a population larger than both Kansas City and St. Joseph, and the second largest city in Missouri. However, an 1881 flood shifted the river to an old channel two miles away. In 1842, the Weston Brewing Company was established by John Georgian, a German immigrant. One of the first lager beer breweries in the country, the Weston Brewing Company is still in operation. The town and surrounding area was also a center for hemp an tobacco production. After major floods, fires, and the Civil War, the town’s population declined to under a thousand for a time, and currently has only about two thousand residents. Kickapoo, Kansas is west of the city, across the Missouri River. Tracy and Platte City are southeast, and Iatan is northwest. Kansas City is about thirty miles to the southeast, and St. Joseph is about the same distance to the north.
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Built on a hill overlooking the downtown district of Weston, Missouri, the 1847 antebellum home was originally known as White Lace, currently hosting a restaurant specializing in American bistro-style cuisine. Its location, hours of operation, menu, catering services, and calendar of events are posted.
http://www.avaloncafeweston.com/
Chartered by the United Methodist Church in Weston, Missouri, Troop 249 is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America youth organization. Meeting schedules, leadership contacts, and general information about scouting, scout ranks, and fundraising projects are put forward.
http://www.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=4013
Made up of boys, age eight through eleven, or in grades one through five, Pack 249 is chartered by the United Methodist Church in Weston, Missouri. A scout history, membership information, ranks and awards, a calendar of upcoming events and summer camps are posted.
http://pack249weston.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=5497
Main Street Galleria & Upstairs Tea Room
Housed in a historic downtown Weston, Missouri building, the business features an authentic soda fountain on the main store which has been in operation almost continuously for over a century, still making coca cola, malts, and phosphates the way they were made in 1893. A catalog of products, a tearoom menu, and information about its dinner menu, event spaces, and hours are posted.
http://www.westonmainstreetgalleria.com/
Established in 1856, the Weston, Missouri company is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States, producing several premium brands, which are highlighted here, along with a history of the company, a list of distributors, recipes, and contact information.
http://www.mccormickdistilling.com/
Headquartered in Weston, Missouri, the PK-12th grade public school system operates a unified PK-12th grade campus. Its history, accreditation, awards, and educational principles are discussed, including a map and directions, school board and staff contacts, schedules and a district calendar.
http://www.wpsd.net/
Established in 1843, the Weston Brewing Company was one of the first lager breweries in the United States. A few years before Prohibition, the company began producing a near beer. Closed a couple of times, the company currently offers a variety of ales under the O’Malley’s label, sponsors the annual Weston Irish Festival, and operates O’Malley’s Pub and the American Bowman Restaurant in Weston, Missouri. Its hours of operation and a calendar of events are posted.
http://www.westonirish.com/
The Weston, Missouri company produces custom window sash for the historic restoration market solely, featuring a fabrication shop set up to make reproductions for the architectural period from 1870 to 1960, known as Second Era millwork, as well as pre-1870, First Era millwork. Directions, hours, and a portfolio of its work is put forth.
http://www.westonmillwork.com/
Specializing in the production and sale of hand-made cigars, the Weston, Missouri tobacco company also operates a lounge and cigar store, where it carries hunreds of other cigars, as well as its own Black Ribbon cigars, where customers are offered space in its private smoking lounge. A calendar of events is featured.
http://www.westontobacco.com/
