For longer than people can remember, residents in Warren County have talked about a lingering rivalry between Warrenton and Wright City residents.Rumors abound about how and when it began, although …
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For longer than people can remember, residents in Warren County have talked about a lingering rivalry between Warrenton and Wright City residents.Rumors abound about how and when it began, although some agree that these days it presents itself between the sports teams at each town’s high school, and maybe with the way some folks decide where not to spend their time and money.“For people who have lived around here, it’s just always been that way,” said Flavia Evermann. “It goes back to Civil War times and it’s been fostered and it’s always been there. For some, it’s like, you don’t even know why it’s like that.”Evermann has been doing research for the Warren County Historical Society’s Sept. 29 Dinner Theater. As the main attraction, she will perform a theatrical storytelling of: “Whose Side Are You On? The Roots of the Rivalry between Wright City and Warrenton.”“This is the history of our communities, and it’s important to know the history of the people who walked on our land before we got here,” said Evermann.At the event, guests will enjoy a catered dinner and Evermann’s storytelling.“I will take you back in time, set the scene, cover events and make it as though you were there,” she said. “You will see how events fall like dominoes.”She said she will not pick a side, rather, she will leave that to audience members to decide.Tickets are $20 for Warren County Historical Society members and $25 for nonmembers. Tickets may be purchased at the Warren County Historical Society museum at 102 W. Walton in Warrenton.For more information about the dinner and other Warren County Historical Society offerings, call 636-456-3820.Warren County Historical Society