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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Charles County, Missouri
St. Charles is the county seat for St. Charles County
Adjacent to St. Charles County, Missouri
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The railroad brought touring companies including vaudeville shows, to the opera houses of America. The 1902 production of Uncle Tom's Cabin required two sixty-five foot special cars for the lavish sets and costumes. Tickets were twenty-five, . . . — — Map (db m124874) HM
Henry Brocker was a house decorator, sign painter, and artist from Prussia. He specialized not only in wallpapering, but also graining, a technique that imitated expensive wood, and calcimining, a special whitewash for plastered ceilings. Brocker . . . — — Map (db m124876) HM
In 1909, the St. Charles Coal & Ice Company made and delivered "artificial ice" for twenty-five to forty cents per hundredweight. If the customer "desired heat instead of cold," they delivered coal for three dollars a ton. Residents of . . . — — Map (db m124877) HM
The pantaloon skirt on display in the window created a crowd. Bloomers, introduced in the 1850s, were loose fitting trousers worn by women under a mid-calf length skirt. Pantaloons, introduced at the turn of the century, were worn without skirts, . . . — — Map (db m124878) HM
The first coal-powered incandescent light company in St. Charles started operation in 1894. Service was available evenings and nights only. Who needed electric lights during the day? Eventually, daytime service was made available so that customers . . . — — Map (db m124882) HM
When Bavarian brewmaster Jacob Moerschel owned this building, he rented it out as a saloon. Moerschel's White Pearl muenchner, and lager and beers were served, "manufactured directly therefrom the coolness and clearness of the nectar of the . . . — — Map (db m124879) HM
Many hotels opened and closed in St. Charles during the railroad boom of the 1870s and 1880s. the Galt Hotel and saloon survived the railroad boom, Prohibition, the Great Depression, a tornado, and a runaway railroad car. — — Map (db m124880) HM
Highway bridge construction in 1903 and 1904 was delayed by ice, flood, a river current change, misrouted iron shipments, and a suit for damages filed by the owners of the three buildings on respective corners of North Main and Adams Streets. Dr. J. . . . — — Map (db m124881) HM
During Prohibition, Moses Bowlen O'Bannon rented the two-story brick Green Tree Tavern from former brewer Charles Schibi. O'Bannon sold soft drinks and had a license to operate two billiard tables from 1921 until 1930. O'Bannon born in 1873, the son . . . — — Map (db m124883) HM
In 1830, still in the afterglow of the Louisiana Purchase, Nathan Boone was contracted to survey the lands of Missouri that would be recognized as St. Charles. By 1835, this plot resided within Andrew Wilson's subdivision. The first person . . . — — Map (db m133258) HM
This picturesque house, built in 1938, has an asymmetrical design consistent with the architectural style of a Cotswald Cottage. It features many charming details including the steep, gabled roof, original lead diamond windows, and arched . . . — — Map (db m133255) HM
(c. 1915) First paper physical evidence of this house appears on the 1917 Sanborn Fire Map. Agnes Alexander sold the property to Lana Anderson. An American Four square style of architecture having a bracket cornice on the front porch. Columns have . . . — — Map (db m169228) HM
This the Henry Ehlmann House, probably built in 1873. Situated very close to the street, this 1½-story brick Federal style house has a side-gabled roof trimmed with an entablature having a cornice with corbelled brick dentils and an . . . — — Map (db m133254) HM
(c. 1865-1875) In 1882 was owned by a Mr. Cunningham and purchased by Emil and Clara Borgmeyer in 1916. After being condemned and scheduled for demolition in the spring of 2002, this Federal style house, with a Victorian porch, was rescued. Several . . . — — Map (db m169570) HM
This home was built concurrently with construction of buildings for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
In 1943 it was acquired from Emma Wilke by Allie & Bertie Becker under the somewhat unusual consideration of loyalty, friendship, love . . . — — Map (db m133253) HM
[Top plaque:]
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1769
[Bottom plaque:]
A Designated
Historic Landmark . . . — — Map (db m124809) HM
Slave and free Africans migrated to St. Charles through the "underground railroad" by word of mouth from storytellers, which was a great art among Africans because they were descendants of different tribes, speaking different dialects. They brought . . . — — Map (db m163860) HM
On a cold, windy day in October, 1999 a group of twenty adults, teens, and children worked together to plant over 2000 individual wetland plants to complete the creation of the wetland before you. This was the climax of a partnership effort to . . . — — Map (db m169230) HM
Founder and guiding spirit of the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles. Glen's vision and commitment built a replica keelboat and a great organization which subsequently built 3 replica boats and reenacted the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Expedition, . . . — — Map (db m162712) HM
A variety of wagons used the trails during the westward migration. The Conestoga wagon was the most durable. It was built in the Pennsylvania Valley between 1750-1840. Prairie schooners and covered farm wagons were also used, pulled by horses, oxen . . . — — Map (db m124888) HM
Rolling Along the Katy Trail
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad rolled along this route from 1870 to 1988. Locomotives of every era traveled here, tracing the path of the Missouri River, from the early, wood-burning steam engines, . . . — — Map (db m150851) HM
1815 - Wallace Kirkpatrick, of Scottish nationality, arrived in St. Charles from South Carolina. He was one of the first merchants in St. Charles, later residing on property near St. Charles and became a successful farmer. He married Miss Jane . . . — — Map (db m169215) HM
1830 - Part of the Nathan Boone Survey of the Common Fields.
1837 - 999-year lease for $4.62 Ύ per year to Dr. Andrew Wilson. Dr. Wilson worked as the coroner of St. Charles County, as well as other occupations. He was a relative of Woodrow . . . — — Map (db m169223) HM
1830 Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1837 Part of Dr. Andrew Wilson's lease of the Commons
1857 Partitioned among the heirs of Dr. Andrew Wilson who subdivided the area as Wilson's subdivision.
1893 . . . — — Map (db m169220) HM
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1837 - Part of Andrew Wilson's 999 years lease of the Common ground.
1870 - Lot number 6 of Boone's survey block 9 was subdivided between R. B. Fraysier and A. H. Edwards. . . . — — Map (db m133261) HM
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1835 - Part of Andrew Wilson's Subdivision of the Commons.
1898 - Herman H. Hackman Jr., early dry goods merchant with Kuhlman - Hackman, and his wife Laura, purchased this lot from . . . — — Map (db m133259) HM
1830 - Part of the Nathan Boone survey of the Commons.
1835 - Lot 13 of the Riggs Subdivision
1904 - The three houses (709 - 713 - 717) were built at or about this time. They originally were identical. The style is Victorian Folk with . . . — — Map (db m133260) HM
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons
1837 - Part of Andrew Wilson's lease of the Commons.
1868 - Gustav - Paul was born to Wilhelm and Charlotte Paul.
1901 - Gustav A. Paul paid $2.50 tax on 50' x 140' lot for five . . . — — Map (db m133266) HM
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1835 - Included in lease of the Commons by Andrew Wilson.
1939 - Easement for sewer recorded.
The house is believed to have been built at this time as well as the look-a-likes to . . . — — Map (db m133262) HM
1830: Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1857: Part of Jeremiah Fletcher Riggs Subdivision.
1867: Part of John Wilke's property. (Alley to Lewis) He was a Civil War veteran and bought 603 N. 6th Street. . . . — — Map (db m133257) HM
This two story building was built in the 1830's and derived its name, Collier Cottage, from Catherine Collier. As a devout Methodist who was interested in education, she financed the building of this brick school next to the Methodist church. — — Map (db m162678) HM
Corn (Zea mays), Pole Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), Squash (Cucurbita maxima)
These three vegetables store very well during winter months and were important food sources for the Native Americans of the northern plains. . . . — — Map (db m169189) HM
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paule managed the Western House hotel at Boone's Licke and South Main. This was their first home. Edward Paule was the proprietor of the Monroe House, a boarding house and saloon at Third and Chauncey. He also served as mayor of . . . — — Map (db m124806) HM
Ezra Overall owned this property and may have built this home. He was a local attorney and land speculator, selling dozens of properties. He sold this property to Frederick Maerklin. This building is a good example of a "single German" one story . . . — — Map (db m124804) HM
Named Farmer's Tavern by innkeeper John Frazier on premises originally owned by Alexander McNair, first Governor of Missouri who had a 27 vat tannery at rear of property. Popular hostelry favored by early legislators and officials when St. Charles . . . — — Map (db m124816) HM
Oldest existing brick church north of the Missouri River. Built of hand-made bricks with walls 18 inches thick.
Records establish that Mrs. Catherine Collier built this church in 1831. It was used by her Methodist Episcopal Congregation . . . — — Map (db m124887) HM
On Aug. 10, 1821, Missouri became the 24th state of the United States. Peck Row in St. Charles served as the temporary capitol of Missouri for just over five years, from 1821 to 1826. The promise of free rent, spacious accommodations, close . . . — — Map (db m169206) HM
On the tenth day of August A.D. 1821 the President of the United States proclaimed the admission of Missouri to statehood.
On this spot was located the First State Capitol of Missouri. — — Map (db m169213) HM
French trappers began to explore this area in the 17th century. The entire Missouri and Mississippi Valley were claimed for France by LaSalle in 1682. France ceded the area to Spain in 1762 in the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau, yet the French . . . — — Map (db m163857) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m150944) HM
German immigrants came to St. Charles County in large numbers beginning in the 1830s. Many had learned of the area from Gottfried Duden, who wrote a book describing the area as similar to the Rhineland. Placing great value on industriousness and . . . — — Map (db m163861) HM
This building was erected by Peter Glenday from Scotland. Jacob Zeisler, a German immigrant, made this his residence in 1867. Jacob was the proprietor of a successful soda water factory which occupied the two buildings directly behind this one. . . . — — Map (db m124817) HM
The distance from Greens Bottom to St. Charles is 6.20 miles. Traveling east toward St. Charles, the elevation remains almost constant. Greens Bottom (milepost 45.7) is named for the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) veteran James Green, . . . — — Map (db m169568) HM
The distance from Greens Bottom to Weldon Spring is 10.30 miles. Trail users heading west pass between bluffs and bottomland farm fields in this wide, flat inside bend of the Missouri River. Between milepost 49 and the Weldon Spring . . . — — Map (db m169567) HM
North 2nd Street Shops
North Second Street was a bustling thriving commercial district. Butchers, bakers, tinsmiths and saddle makers all had shops on the street; many lived above them on the second floor. Farmers brought their grain to the . . . — — Map (db m150983) HM
Joseph Chancellier arrived with the first settlers of St Louis in 1764. He laid claim to property along St Charles riverfront and then orally conveyed it to the Roman Catholic Church in the 1780's.
In May 1804, Lewis and Clark visited "this . . . — — Map (db m239850) HM
1769
Les Petites Cτtes, River Gateway
St. Charles stands on the banks of the Missouri River as the gateway to the Missouri River valley. First known as Les Petites Cτtes (Little Hills), it was founded by Louis Blanchette in 1769 as a . . . — — Map (db m169194) HM
Tayon was civil commandant from 1793 to 1801 Don Santiago Mackay Fur trader succeeded Tayon as post commandant From 1801 to 1804 — — Map (db m162697) HM
Served as first duly appointed Postmaster during the time that St. Charles was the State Capitol and performed his postal duties from here. Jeremiah and his brother Seth were joint owners in a botanical garden west of the city. They manufactured and . . . — — Map (db m124820) HM
Built in 1808. Celia Ann French, Dr. Millington's niece married Elijah Lovejoy, first martyr of the free press in the United States. He was almost lynched here but escaped to Alton, Ill. Was murdered there in 1837. — — Map (db m124824) HM
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal-to valiantly protect our country's freedoms. The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and wherever . . . — — Map (db m178403) WM
Haitian Negro Fur Trader
First Permanent Chicago Settler
DuSable died 28 Aug 1818, St. Charles Missouri and was buried in the original St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery. According to tradition, his remains were moved to the second Borromeo . . . — — Map (db m182847) HM
Builder about 1776 of the first St. Charles Borromeo (Log) Church on Main and Jackson Sts. In its shadows both he and his Pawnee Indian wife were buried after their death late in 1793. According to tradition they were removed in 1831 to the present . . . — — Map (db m182848) HM
John Balthasar Borgemeier, a Hanoverian carpenter, built this home in 1852. He is reported to have owned much of this city block and built many of these historic homes. This home is one of the best examples of the French Colonial style of . . . — — Map (db m169571) HM
The survey disk below was placed by the National Geodetic Survey, with support from the Missouri Department of Natural resources and the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors. A formal dedication ceremony was held in May, 2004; two hundred . . . — — Map (db m169170) HM
Saint Charles has welcomed travelers for well over 200 years. Captain William Clark and the men of the Corps of Discovery experienced this hospitality with a ball held in their honor on the evening of May 16, 1804 as they awaited the arrival of . . . — — Map (db m163854) HM
Missouri was a beginning and end for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Planned by President Thomas Jefferson and carried out by the two captains and a large crew, the expedition is a keystone American event. When the United States took ownership of . . . — — Map (db m169204) HM
In honor of all men and women of the Armed Forces past, present, and the future. In memory of all those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
In remembrance of Tom and Jean Jackson — — Map (db m178406) WM
Marsh mallows are native to Egypt and were introduced in Europe by the 1500s and then in North America where they quickly spread along the many waterways. They are tolerant of high water and well suited for wetlands, river banks and rain gardens. In . . . — — Map (db m169169) HM
Names of victims:
W Spaulding L.J. Collier D. Johnson J. B. Beardsley A. Stroepler R. Luffsey John Lee T.F. Jetticord J. Fanning M. Masterson M.S. Odell D.C. Carr G.F. Joyce F.C. Fletcher S.P. Thompson J. . . . — — Map (db m163851) HM
"Nor North, nor South, nor East, nor West
But part of each, of each the best"
Upon this block number twenty was located the headquarters of the two Spanish commandants for thee District of St. Charles. . . . — — Map (db m124810) HM
The Missouri River has been flooding ever since it was created by massive glaciers melting at the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. In recorded history, the greatest Missouri River flood struck St. Charles in August 1993, after heavy . . . — — Map (db m150984) HM
With the advent of the Louisiana Purchase, St. Charles became part of the Missouri territory. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark started out from St. Charles in 1804 to explore the rest of the Louisiana Purchase. St. Charles County was one of the . . . — — Map (db m163859) HM
Many Native American tribes inhabited the St. Charles area when explorers arrived from Europe. French Explorers named the Missouri River after the Missouri tribe of Indians who were buffalo hunters and farmers. They lived along the Missouri River . . . — — Map (db m163856) HM
On his second voyage to the New World, Columbus brought onions from Europe to the Caribbean. Wild onions already existed there and were used by the natives as a food and for medicinal purposes. The onions from Europe had a stronger flavor and . . . — — Map (db m169190) HM
Peter Geery is best remembered for the role he played in the formation of the Lewis & Clark Discovery Expedition of St. Charles as an authentic re-enactment group. Because of his knowledge and love of history, the men were encouraged to . . . — — Map (db m163263) HM
The potato is a starchy tuber of the family Polonaise or Nightshade. While the leaves are poisonous, the underground tubers are considered a good food source containing carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
Wild potatoes were native to both . . . — — Map (db m169580) HM
First permanent settlement on the Missouri River, known as Les Petites Cotes (Fr. Little Hills) until after dedication of Church of St. Charles Borromeo, 1791. Though 1780 is given as date of founding French-Canadian Louis Blanchette first settled . . . — — Map (db m138183) HM
(left plaque:)
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Pioneer Missionary of the Society of the Sacred Heart, came to St. Charles from France and founded the first free school west of the Mississippi on this site in 1818.
(right . . . — — Map (db m140764) HM
(left column:)
San Carlos Borromeo, born in 1538, was known as a patron of learning and the arts. Named a cardinal at the age of 22, he was loved as a benevolent churchman who founded many academies and hospitals. He had a deep compassion . . . — — Map (db m169205) HM
Spain laid claim to the area in 1764, calling the region Upper Louisiana. Spanish explorers searched for gold and silver in this area and their travels resulted in the establishment of trade routes later used by the French and Americans. The Spanish . . . — — Map (db m163858) HM
Records indicate that within this proximity the first Catholic Church and Cemetery was built for the small village of Petites Cotes, then under Spanish rule. The church was named Saint Charles Borromeo and dedicated on November 7, 1791 by Lt. . . . — — Map (db m163855) HM
What The Ecopark Is
Before the 1993 Missouri River flood a small neighborhood occupied the St. Charles Ecopark site. After the flood this area was removed from development. The park is now gradually returning to nature. Gravel trails connect . . . — — Map (db m150926) HM
Picturesque St. Charles hugs the banks of the Missouri River. The mixture of French, early American and German influences and careful restoration to make this a unique historical town.
Main Street of St. Charles was recognized as a . . . — — Map (db m169202) HM
The distance from St. Charles to Greens Bottoms is 6.20 miles. Traveling west toward Greens Bottom, the elevation remains almost constant. In St. Charles, the route of Katy Trail State Park runs beside the Missouri River bluffs. The . . . — — Map (db m169210) HM
Via the Katy Trail, St. Charles to Machens is 12.6 miles. As you head east, the Missouri River emerges from its bluff-shrouded valley into the expansive bottomland of the Illinois-Missouri-Mississippi rivers. The bluffs around St. Charles . . . — — Map (db m169208) HM
In 1891, when St. Joseph Hospital was built on this site, above the doorway of the main entrance was a stone with the letters "SJ" carved in it. This stone remained here through many hospital expansions. However, in 1966, the front porch where the . . . — — Map (db m162713) HM
In 1764, France ceded the Louisiana territory to Spain. That same year, Pierre Laclede and a group of associates anxious to expand local trade, founded St. Louis near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. St. Louis grew quickly and . . . — — Map (db m238828) HM
Stone Building
circa 1820
Residence and business of Sir Walter Rice, served at various times as County Surveyor, Recorder of Deeds, Justice of the Peace and Postmaster.
Brick Building
circa 1848
Original site of frame . . . — — Map (db m124821) HM
The Burlington stone used to construct these buildings was quarried from within this city block. Built by Thomas Lindsey, a founder of the first Presbyterian church in St. Charles. — — Map (db m124822) HM
Sunflowers are native to North America and were domesticated in the Mississippi valley as early as 2300 BC. The people of many Native American cultures grew sunflowers as the "fourth sister" along with the "three sisters" of corn, beans and . . . — — Map (db m169172) HM
A trace first marked by the Indians. The trail followed by trappers and hunters and by Daniel Boone when he discovered the salt springs, afterwards called Boone's Lick which gave to this road its name. The main highway out of which grew the Santa Fe . . . — — Map (db m162700) HM
Built in 1869 by Dr. John H. Stumberg upon his return from service as a surgeon with the Union troops. The contractor was Dr. Stumberg's father who had built the Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Charles and the All Saints Church in St. Peters.
. . . — — Map (db m162709) HM
Upon this property resided Jean Baptiste Point DuSable (1740's-1818) Monsieur DuSable, an African American, is considered to be the "founding father" of Chicago. In 1800 he moved to St. Charles and worked as a fur trader until his death. . . . — — Map (db m162674) HM
Meriwether Lewis designed a lightweight, collapsible iron boat frame that could be transported easily and then assembled and covered when needed. The iron frame consisted of eight sections that, when connected, reached a length of 36 feet 4 1/2 . . . — — Map (db m169569) HM
The Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois on May 14, 1804, and headed up the Missouri River to St. Charles. The corps arrived on May 16 and was greeted by a number of local residents. Co-commander William Clark was in command for this leg of the . . . — — Map (db m163257) HM
On May 21, 1804, the Corps of Discovery departed from St. Charles near this spot. The day before, Meriwether Lewis had finally arrived from St. Louis. That same day, William Clark had given 20 of the men permission to attend the local Roman Catholic . . . — — Map (db m163262) HM
President Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis
"The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it, as, by it's course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, . . . — — Map (db m169209) HM
The beginning point of the "Western Plank Road," a toll road of two bits (25 cents) per person, extended nine miles to Cottleville, connecting with Boone's Lick Road. Stagecoaches left from St. Charles here at the Boone's Lick Trading Post circa . . . — — Map (db m124885) HM
The overland route linking St. Charles with the future sight of Fort Osage in present-day Jackson County was likely the earliest trail used by American settlers heading west. On its eastern end the trail passed in the vicinity of the later towns of . . . — — Map (db m124814) HM
Replica boats and canoes constructed by the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles were used to retrace the river portions of the Lewis & Clark trail from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania to the mouth of the Columbia and back to St. Louis during the 2003-2006 . . . — — Map (db m169167) HM
We dedicated this monument to the fallen heroes of St. Charles County who made the ultimate sacrifice so our future generations can enjoy the freedoms of this great Country — — Map (db m178407) WM
