Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians

Due to me being a bit under the weather I want to give a shout out and Big Thank you to State Representative Elect Jim Kalberloh for presenting a Resolution that commemorates the 180th Anniversary of the Quincy Post Office. Accepting the Resolution was Post Master Joy Hays and Assisting Post Master Fran Whalen. Each year the Quincy Community holds an Annual Fish Fry/Reunion Gathering organized by Mike Wood. Mike is an avid promoter of local Quincy History and provided this information for the Resolution:

Whereas, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives proudly pause to recognize the Quincy Post Office, which is celebrating its One Hundred Eightieth Anniversary on September 23, 2020; and

Whereas, the Quincy Post Office was established as Salem and in 1845 it was changed to Judy’s Gap after a man by the name of Samuel Judy who owned a blacksmith shop there; and

Whereas, in 1850, the post office was officially established as the Quincy Post Office; and

Whereas, in the early days the mail was brought by the Overland Butterfield Stage, which ran from Tipton, Missouri to Sacramento, California from September of 1858 through 1861, and traveled through Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis, Benton, Hickory, Polk, Greene, Christian, Stone, Lawrence, and Barry counties; and

Whereas, after the Stage delivered mail, it was picked up from the train at Gerster and in later years was delivered and distributed by a rural mail carrier by car; and

Whereas, the Quincy Post Office is currently still open and is served by a mail carrier out of Weaubleau:

Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, One Hundredth General Assembly, join in extending our most hearty congratulations to the Quincy Post Office upon this very special anniversary event; and

Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the Quincy Post Office.

Located one mile west of the post office is the Shiloh Campground and site of the Shiloh Skirmish. In the early days of our community, there wasn’t a church building in the area but a brush arbor was constructed on the property of Arthur and Mary Matthews. It became known as the Shiloh Campground.  In 1857, the Matthews deeded 23 acres of land where the Shiloh Church & Tabernacle now stand for the sum of thirty dollars.

At this site on April 11, 1862, 130 Union soldiers were sent out from Osceola to destroy a Confederate Camp of some 200 strong led by Captain Elbert Feaster. According to a report written by Union Brig. Gen. James Totten there were six Rebels killed, four wounded, seven taken prisoners as also seven horses, four mules, one yoke of oxen and six guns captured. There were no Union casualties. The site is now remembered as the Shiloh Skirmish.

The brush arbor was burned down during the War for Southern Independence, but in 1873 a tabernacle was built of hand-hewed logs by settlers of Benton and Hickory counties. The logs were cut on the church land and pegged together with wooden pegs. Shiloh Tabernacle became a place for worship and community fellowship and hosted Camp Meetings every summer.

Interim hours: Now that Session is over for 2020, I will be back in District full time. If you need any assistance my Legislative Assistant Amy Helton will be happy to help you Monday-Thursday.

It is my honor to serve the constituents of District 125. If you ever have questions, concerns, or input, please feel free to contact me any time at (573) 751-4065.

YOUR District 125 Capitol office is 413B, and YOU are always welcome!

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