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The Warsaw Community Building overlooks downtown and Drake Harbor. Besides housing City government, the Community Building provides public restrooms for visitors and a downtown center for special events, such as live music shows.
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(Community Building)
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(Drake Harbor Boat Parking)
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Visitors can picnic, play baseball, tennis or a game of their choice in Lay Park, just northwest of downtown Warsaw. Lay Park is the center of the Warsaw Park System, and has a wonderful view of the waterfront.
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Warsaw is now available to visitors by air. Warsaw Municipal Airport accommodates private planes and hangar facilities.
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(Warsaw Municipal Airport)
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(Benton County Courthouse)
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Warsaw is the County seat for Benton County, Missouri. At the center of the town square is the Benton County Courthouse, home to the County offices and courtroom.
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The Benton County jail was originally built in 1856, as a branch of the Merchant Bank of St. Louis. The bank closed during the Civil War; and in 1912, the building was purchased by Benton County Court, and converted into a jail and used as such since that time.
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(Benton County Jail)
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(Benton County Museum)
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The Benton County Museum sits on top of “Schoolhouse” hill off Van Buren Street. Located in a building that was built in 1886 as a two-story, four room schoolhouse, the Benton County Historical Society maintains the museum for visitors to enjoy.
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The Warsaw Branch of Boonslick Regional Library is now located in their new facility at 102 E. Jackson; with more than double the space, the Library now includes a coffee shop, meeting room facilities, research room, and children’s section.
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(Boonslick Regional Library-Warsaw)
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(Lost Valley Fish Hatchery)
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Opened in October 2000, Lost Valley Fish Hatchery is the largest hatchery built in Missouri.
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The Nicholas Tavern, which was later Newman’s Hotel and is currently Reser Funeral Home, was used in pre-Civil War days as a daily mail stop by the Butterfield Stage Pony Express.
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(Reser Funeral Home)
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(Christian Church)
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Produced in cooperation with the
Missouri Division of Tourism
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