Historical Marker
Presbyterian Church
Historical marker location:
501 Washington Street, Weston, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and Thomas Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.)
1844. Weston Historic District.
The "Show-Me State" is Missouri's official nickname and is believed to have originated from a speech given by Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver in 1899. He said, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."