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

Frenchtown Neighborhood

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 3, 2020

1. Frenchtown Neighborhood Marker

Inscription. The Frenchtown neighborhood of Saint Charles owes its name and its most distinctive architecture to early French-Canadian settlers. The neighborhood has been the home of Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, founder of Chicago who died here in 1818; Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne, founder of the first American chapter of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, and of the American Car and Foundry, a major contributor to American rail car design and manufacturing.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Women.

Location. 38° 47.394′ N, 90° 28.685′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on North 2nd Street (State Highway 94) just south of Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Frenchtown Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1003 N 2nd St, 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: Henry Thoerner House- 1850 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1101 North Third Street (about 400 feet away); John Borgemeier House 1852 (about 500 feet away); 305 Morgan Street (about 700 feet away);

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305 Morgan Street - Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); 1112 North Fourth Street (about 800 feet away); 809 North Third Street (about 800 feet away); 1310 North Third Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Charles.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 3, 2020

2. Frenchtown Neighborhood Marker

Frenchtown Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on June 6, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.