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Dexter was platted in 1873. [4] Mr. Dex, an early settler, gave the community the name of his horse, Dexter. [5] Dexter experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. [6] A post office called Dexter City was established in 1873, and the name was changed to Dexter in 1887. [7]
Commerce, along with the German settlement of New Hamburg, were the two enclaves of Union sympathizers in Scott County during the war. On November 1, 1861, Colonel Oglesby landed in Commerce with about 3,000 men, where his soldiers soon exchanged shots with M. Jeff Thompson — who raided the Commerce on December 29, 1861.
The St. Louis Regional Chamber is the region's largest business organization, representing the St. Louis business community across 15 counties in both Missouri and Illinois. With approximately 1,200 members, the mission of the organization is “to inspire a greater St. Louis”.
In December 2020, Joeli Barbour's Dexter Broadcasting reached an agreement to sell KDEX-FM and KDEX-AM to Palmer Johnson, a Contract Broadcast Engineer from Kennett, MO. On August 30, 2021 KDEX was transferred to KDEX Inc, a corporation 100 percent owned by Palmer Johnson. KDEX Inc continues to air a modern country format on KDEX-FM.
Commerce City Hall is a historic city hall located at Commerce, Scott County, Missouri. It was built about 1896, and is a one-story, one room, frame building measuring 26 feet by 50 feet. It has a hipped roof and sits on a brick and concrete pier foundation. [2]: 5 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]
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The Missouri Chamber Music Festival and Adult Chamber Music Intensive (ACMI) was founded in 2010. The goal of the MOCM Festival concerts is to present the fine art of small ensemble music to a wide audience through an accessible, community-based festival.
Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame, Washington, closed in 2014 and seeking new location, website; National Video Game and Coin-Op Museum, St. Louis, closed in 1999 [68] Nance Museum, Lone Jack, collection of Saudi Arabian art and artifacts, [69] donated to the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri in 2003 [70]