▁family , ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁land . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁city ▁pl atted ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁C airo ▁and ▁F ult on ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁would ▁intersect ▁with ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Highway . ▁In ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Madrid , ▁the ▁street ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Big ▁Pra irie ▁Road , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁S ik eston ▁Road ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁S ik eston ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁Today ▁King sh igh way , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Business ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 6 1 , ▁serves ▁S ik eston ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁north – s outh ▁street . ▁It ▁is ▁l ined ▁with ▁business es ▁and ▁older ▁historic ▁homes . ▁S ik eston ' s ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁includes ▁Mal one ▁Park , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁oldest ▁park , ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁First ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁columns . ▁These ▁six ▁pill ars ▁are ▁all ▁that ▁remain ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁church ▁which ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁fire . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁house ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁located ▁at ▁ 3 1 8 ▁Baker ▁Lane . ▁The ▁" B aker ▁House " ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁about ▁five ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁founded . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁this ▁house ▁was ▁Lee ▁Hunter , ▁for ▁whom ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁elementary ▁schools ▁is