| 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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