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St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

108 South Main

Julius Quade and Company • Dealers in Stoves and Tin Ware

— Circa 1870 • Frederick Buschmann —

 
 
108 South Main Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. 108 South Main Marker
Inscription. Sophia and Julius Quade continued the tin manufactory business that her father, Frederick Buschman, began in 1850. Sophia Quade purchased this property in 1876 for $4309 from her mother who stipulated that the property be "for her [daughters's] sole use and benefit without interference of her said husband."
 
Erected 2009 by Historic Downtown Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 38° 46.852′ N, 90° 28.888′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on South Main Street south of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 South Main Street, Saint Charles MO 63301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 117 South Main (a few steps from this marker); 104 South Main (a few steps from this marker); 116-120 South Main (a few steps from this marker); 101 South Main (a few steps from this marker); 122 South Main (a few steps from this marker); 100 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 130 South Main
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(within shouting distance of this marker); 119 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Charles.
 
108 South Main Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
2. 108 South Main Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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