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

A post office called Dutzow has been in operation since 1869.[3] According to tradition, the community was named after Dutzow, in Germany, the ancestral home of a first settler.[4]

Dutzow today

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.[5]

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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. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. "Sant Vincent de Paul Church". Rome of the West.com. 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2012.



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