Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Ste.
Genevieve County is one of the five
original counties of Missouri. It was organized
October 1, 1812, and named for the French Saint,
Patroness of Paris. There are currently about 18,000
residents in the county, with a third of them living
in the city of Ste.
Genevieve. Other major cities: Bloomsdale, Rocky
Ridge and Saint Mary.
In the City of Ste. Genevieve, just an hour south of
St. Louis, visitors will find an historic French
colonial village, the oldest community west of the
Mississippi. A number of buildings have quarters and
kitchens typically used by slaves. Some of the
village’s most famous features:
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The Amoureux House. This
post-in-ground home – there is no foundation
– was built in 1792.
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The Bequette-Ribault House. Like
the Amoureux House, this home also was built
with no foundation, overlooking Le Grand Champ
agricultural fields.
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The Bolduc House Museum. Built
in 1770 out of vertically placed logs, this home
is considered an outstanding example of French
colonial architecture.
Hawn
State Park is located in western Ste.
Genevieve County, and has the reputation of being
the loveliest of all of Missouri’s state parks.
Clear streams run through the forests, bluffs and
canyons of the 4,953-acre park. The Whispering Pine
Wild Area is great for bird watching. Pickle Creek
has been designated a state natural area.
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