St. Charles County, Missouri
St. Charles County,
Missouri, is home to the “Technology Triangle,”
and is the state’s fastest growing county, largely
due to its development of high-tech, manufacturing
and electronic businesses. There are more than
280,000 residents in the county, and more than 9,000
businesses. St. Charles County is also one of the
most historically significant places on the North
American continent.
The District of St. Charles was first established on
October 1, 1812, by Governor William Clark of the
famed Lewis & Clark Expedition. The district
extended from the Missouri River on the south to the
Canadian border on the north, and from the
Mississippi River on the east to the Pacific Ocean.
It comprised all of what is now Minnesota and Iowa
and major portions of the states of Idaho, Missouri,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and
Oregon.
The famed pioneer, Daniel Boone, was one of the
early settlers in St. Charles County, migrating from
Kentucky in 1795 and residing in the county until
his death in September 1820.
The city of St.
Charles is also the county seat, and is
the organization point of the famed Lewis and Clark
Expedition. The duo embarked on the Missouri River
from St. Charles in 1804 to explore the Northwest
Territory. Other cities of interest: Augusta,
Cottleville, Dardenne Prairie, Flint Hill,
Foristell, Josephville, Lake
Saint Louis, New Melle, O'
Fallon, Portage Des Sioux, Saint Paul,
Saint Peters, Weldon Spring, Weldon Spring Heights
and Wentzville.
In 2004, a new park will open in St. Charles County,
at the point where two of the greatest rivers in the
nation meet. The Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones –
Confluence Point State Park will open on the 1,118
acres where the Mississippi and the Missouri come
together. Planned are nature studies, river-related
recreation and hiking. Interpretation on the river
and the Lewis and Clark Expedition also will be
provided.
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