Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

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.

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