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

Portage des Sioux 1798

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 22, 2019

1. Portage des Sioux 1798 Marker

Inscription. In 1815 representatives of Indian tribes arrived in several thousand canoes to negotiate a peace treaty with the white settlers

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Peace • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 38° 55.828′ N, 90° 20.332′ W. Marker is in Portage Des Sioux, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on River View Drive just north of Le Sieur Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on a walkway towards the Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine statue. It is the third marker on the right, after walking past the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1553 River View Dr, Portage des Sioux MO 63373, 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,

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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: 1815 Treaty (here, next to this marker); St Rose Philippine Duchesne (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Francis of Assisi Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Forts and Blockhouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis & Clark 1804 (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Lady of the Rivers (within shouting distance of this marker); Pere Marquette & Joliet 1673 (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana Territory (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage Des Sioux.

More about this marker. This is one of eight markers on the Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine walkway.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 22, 2019

2. Portage des Sioux 1798 Marker

Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine statue is seen in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 911 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.