| 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:
- The
Amoureux House. This post-in-ground home
– there is no foundation – was built
in 1792.
- The
Bequette-Ribault House. Like the
Amoureux House, this home also was built
with no foundation, overlooking Le Grand
Champ agricultural fields.
- 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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