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Site Name Battle of Athens State Historic Site Street Address Located off State Highway 81 on Highway CC in Clark County City / State / Zip Athens MO, 63465 Phone number 660-877-3871 Web Page www.mostateparks.com   Admission Fee Free. Hours Grounds, dawn to dusk; Thome-Benning House, Mon.-Sun. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, museum, tours; camping, trails, picnicking, hiking, fishing, boating. Regular Events Every three years in August, major Civil War reenactment of the battle; Spring and Christmas, Open house; November, Veteran's Day Observance and Open House.     Directions From I-70: take State Highway 61 (Wentzville) exit (exit 210); proceed north on Highway 61 approximately 135 miles to State Highway 81 at Canton; proceed north on Highway 81 for approximately 40 miles to Highway CC. Follow Highway CC east 4 miles to Athens.
Site Description
This is the site of the northernmost Civil War battle west of the Mississippi. Union home guardsmen defeated southern Missouri state guard forces here on August 5, 1861. Thome-Benning House (open to the public) was struck by Southern artillery fire during the battle and has since been known as the "Cannonball House."

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