Emmanuel DeHodiamont continued to farm the land until 1871, when he sold the house and remaining property to land speculators, who anticipated the construction of a railroad from St. Louis, the second-largest city in Missouri, which occurred in 1875.
Emmanuel DeHodiamont continued to farm the land until 1871, when he sold the house and remaining property to land speculators, who anticipated the construction of a railroad from St. Louis, the second-largest city in Missouri, which occurred in 1875.