Dutzow, Missouri

Dutzow is an unincorporated community in southeastern Warren County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located on Route 94, approximately three miles north of Washington. Located near the Missouri River, it is one of the oldest German communities in the state.^[2]

History

Dutzow Post Office

The Berlin Society established a settlement at present-day Dutzow in the 1830s.^[3] For this reason, it is often considered a "Latin Settlement". A post office called Dutzow has been in operation since 1869.^[4] According to tradition, the community was named after Dutzow in northeast Germany, the ancestral home of one of the first settlers, Johann Wilhelm Bock.^[3][5]

Located along the Katy Trail, Dutzow sees considerable tourism each year. It is also the home of Blumenhof Vineyard & Winery. Another tourism draw is the Saint Vincent de Paul Church, constructed in 1874.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dutzow, Missouri
2. McMillen, Margot Ford (1994). Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar: Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8262-0972-6. ...was one of the first German settlements.
3. Burnett, Robyn; Luebbering, Ken (1996). German Settlement in Missouri: New Land, Old Ways. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0826210944.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
5. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
6. "Sant Vincent de Paul Church". Rome of the West.com. 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

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