Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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Missouri is celebrating an important event in 2021. Missouri became a state 200 years ago Aug. 10, 2021. This year is the Missouri bicentennial. Two hundred years is a long time. We are here because of those who came before us. In a series of
articles, we will look close to home and discover Saline County, Missouri, history.
Wilton Springs drew crowds of picnickers from all the neighboring counties. There was rarely a day during picnic weather that groups didnt descend on Wilton Springs for a days outing. Local boys took advantage of this fact to set up concession stands to make spending money.