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Frederick Bates, the second governor of Missouri, arrived from Virginia in 1807. He purchased 900 acres of land on which to erect his Virginia-style home, two barns and a granary. He named the estate Thornhill. Politics did not allow much time for farming other than to grow peach trees for making brandy. Sadly, he died after only a year in office. His widow outlived him by almost half a century. They and other family members are buried on the property in the family cemetery. The Thornhill Estate at Faust Park has been preserved in the Historic Village as it was in 1824, when Bates became governor.
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