Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George Drouillard

Photographed by Ken Smith, May 24, 2009

1. George Drouillard Marker

Inscription. George Drouillard was chief hunter and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition Corps of Discovery. He was the son of a Frenchman and Shawnee woman as well as nephew of Louis Lorimier, Commandant of the Cape Girardeau District. Drouillard lived and bred horses in the Cape Girardeau area. Meriwether Lewis described him as: "A man of much merit; he has been peculiarly useful from his knowledge of the common language of gesticulation, and his uncommon skill as a hunter and woodsman: Those several duties he performed in good faith, and with an ardor which deserves the highest commendation."

Erected 2005 by John Guild Chapter and Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 37° 18.051′ N, 89° 31.122′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It can be reached from Water Street north of William Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker

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is at "Red House Interpretive Center" across street from Old St. Vincent's Church. Water Street & Aquamsi Street are the same. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Girardeau MO 63703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

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: The Red House Interpretive Center (here, next to this marker); The Red House (here, next to this marker); The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Old St. Vincent's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); B'nai Israel Synagogue (within shouting distance of this marker); Cape La Croix Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Title Panel

Red House Interpretive Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, May 24, 2009

2. Red House Interpretive Center

(within shouting distance of this marker); Merriwether Pump Station (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,154 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.