▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁there ▁was ▁already ▁an ▁Ath ens ▁in ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁water ▁sports ▁recre ation , ▁including ▁annual ▁boat ▁races ▁and ▁fish ing ▁der by . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁River ▁King ▁Conserv ation ▁Area . ▁The ▁Village ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁Community ▁Unit ▁School ▁District ▁# 6 0 ▁( N AC US D ▁ 6 0 ) ▁- ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁Township ▁High ▁School ▁Y ellow ▁Jack ets . ▁The ▁school ▁website , ▁http :// www . na 6 0 . org ▁provides ▁additional ▁resources ▁and ▁references . ▁ ▁Since ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Metro ▁East ▁area ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁it ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁bre wer y ▁history . ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁M ound ▁City ▁Bre wer y ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Baseball ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁who ▁have ▁played ▁profession ally . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁favorite ▁sons ▁is ▁White y ▁Herzog , ▁a ▁former ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁out f iel der ▁and ▁manager . ▁Other ▁former ▁major ▁le agu ers ▁with ▁New ▁Ath ens ▁t ies ▁include ▁Larry ▁St ahl