Dedicated to the memory of all who proudly served and protected their Country.
Lebanon Grenada Panama
W. W. I
April 6, 1917
Nov. 11, 1918
W. W. II
Dec. 7, 1941
Sept. 2, 1945
Korea
June 25, 1950
July 27, 1953 . . . — — Map (db m279419) WM
Holy Cross Congregation holds the distinction of worshiping in the oldest church building in Ste. Genevieve. Lutheranism in the second oldest Christian
faith to have been established in Ste. Genevieve; the Roman Catholic faith being first. . . . — — Map (db m278151) HM
In the fall of 1815, under contract with the General Land Office he surveyed the first 375 miles of the Fifth Principal Meridian the North-South line from which all land surveys in Missouri and five other states are based. — — Map (db m180343) HM
Born in Hanover County, Virginia, John Scott graduated from Princeton University in 1805 and began practicing law in Ste. Genevieve, a part of the new Louisiana Territory. He was the first American lawyer to permanently reside in the town. He was . . . — — Map (db m180344) HM
Aka knaeflies, local specialty believed to be brought here by German immigrants, mid-1800s. Stiff batter of liver, flour, eggs & herbs, shaped & boiled. — — Map (db m300784) HM
Louis Bolduc House
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
— — Map (db m144085) HM
The name of the very first person buried here is not known, neither is the exact date of the burial, nor the location within the cemetery. The origins of the cemetery, like the beginnings of Ste. Genevieve herself, are somewhat veiled by time. . . . — — Map (db m278134) HM
Civil War Event - August 15, 1861
During the night, a military force comprised of 250 Zouaves of the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment and an artillery piece with its 13 men arrived from Cape Girardeau. They were under the command of Major . . . — — Map (db m143584) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
Presented by Sainte Genevieve Settlement Chapter Daughters . . . — — Map (db m245194) WM
Oldest permanent settlement in Missouri founded ca. 1735 by Illinois French as river depot for lead and salt. Moved 3 miles to present site after 1785 flood. Named for the patroness sait of Paris.
A vivid reminder of claims of France and Spain . . . — — Map (db m143474) HM
North of here, at Little Rock Landing, trains crossed the river by ferry. In 1904 the Sainte Genevieve/Kellogg railroad ferry began transporting rail cars. These were backed down a railed incline to the ferry which was equipped with tracks to handle . . . — — Map (db m191753) HM
November 16, 1985
On this date, in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Ste. Genevieve as the first settlement in
Missouri, a "Time Capsule" of historic material was buried six feet west of this marker on the Museum . . . — — Map (db m278146) HM
The first Masonic Lodge west of the Mississippi River met across the street in Green Tree Tavern on November 14, 1807. Freemasonry multiplied from this Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Missouri creating thousand of lodges and millions of members in 23 . . . — — Map (db m246024) HM
"Set out this morning before Sunrise, at 3/4 of a mile passed the mouth of a Small Creek Called Gabia [Gabourie], at the mouth of this Creek is the landing place for the Tradeing Boats of St Genevieve, a Small town situated on the . . . — — Map (db m191751) HM
Straight ahead is the Northern portion of the Sainte Genevieve Urban Design Levee. The levee was constructed from 1998 to 2001. Every generation of Sainte Genevieve has lived with Mississippi River floods playing havoc upon the occupants of the . . . — — Map (db m191752) HM
Founded in 1759, Ste. Genevieve Parish lays claim to being the oldest parish West of the Mississippi River, "The Mother Church of the West".
After the town of Ste. Genevieve moved from its original location near the edge of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m144084) HM
A cherry tree keeping vigil over Senator Lewis Linn's grave wept when his body was moved in 1905. His body was returned here in 1938. — — Map (db m278133) HM
