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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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