St Charles was founded c 1769 as a river port by French Canadians, and is the oldest city on the Missouri River. Research studies of the fur hunters and trappers who had settled in this Upper Louisiana territory, found that these "Europeans" had assimilated into the culture of the First Peoples, learning their languages and adapting their clothing and housing. A vast contrast to the coming Americans!
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| Populus deltoides/Eastern Cottonwoods are shedding their seeds here now, and when the wind blows, the rustling leaves sound like a rushing stream |
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| St Charles, MO: Lewis & Clark Trail Campsite Marker |
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| Lewis, Clark & Seaman Monument (2003, by Pat Kennedy) |
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| William Clark is usually depicted in his "frontier" outfit, while Meriwether Lewis wears his army dress uniform; Seaman is not wearing anything |
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| In Missouri, the Lewis & Clark Trail mostly follows the Katy Trail, which itself follows the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad/MKT and is the longest developed rail trail in the US |
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| Opera House (1881) where Rupert Hughes had his first play presented with his brother, Howard Hughes (father of the tycoon Howard Hughes), as the star |
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| Sibley Home was rented by George and Mary Sibley before they established the Linden Wood School for Girls in 1827; Sibley saved the life of abolitionist-publisher Elijah P Lovejoy when he was pursued by a mob meaning to lynch him |
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| Historic Main Street in St Charles, MO |
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| McKenzie Hotel (1867, in Italianate style, when rooms went for $2 a night) |
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| Former City Hall (1886, on site of 1823 Market and Fish House) |
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| Cottonwood seeds accumulated in the gutter |
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| Independent Order of Odd Fellows/ IOOF Hall (1878, by William D Parsons in Second Empire style) |
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| Old Post Office (1908, in Classical Revival style) |
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| Masonic Temple (1926, in Classical Revival style) |
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| First Missouri State Capitol (statehood in 1821) was the second floor of the Peck Bros Dry Goods building |
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| Duquette House (1820s, on the site of a vertical log house owned by François Duquette who entertained Lewis and Clark in 1804) |
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| Stone Row (1816-1831, by Thomas Lindsey); the brick house was added in 1856 in what was an archway between houses |
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| Replica of the 1791 church, the second Catholic Church in St Charles; the town was originally named Les Petites Cotes but after the church was dedicated to San Carlos Borromeo, the town became San Carlos, now anglicized as St Charles |
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| Mother-in-law House (1880, for the mother-in-law of flour mill owner Francis X Kremer and his own family); apparently the left and right sides are mirrored homes |
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| Eckert's Tavern (1818) was a stop on the Santa Fe Trail |
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| Newbill-McElhiney House (1838, enlarged 1858, in Federal style) |
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| Farmer's Home Tavern (1805), where lodging was only 2 bits per night |
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| Customs House where travelers on the Santa Fe Trail had to stop for inspection |
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| Former Schemmer Brothers Wagon and Blacksmith Shop (1890, using German brickwork) |
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| House of Schemmer Brother #1 in Victorian Style (Schemmer Brother #2's house looks exactly the same) |
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| Between the Schemmer Brothers' houses is the oldest building (1790) on Main Street, a French Duplex |
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| Daniel Boone (2009, by Harry Weber) (KSS) |
*On 5/20/1804, Meriwether Lewis rejoins the Corps of Discovery in St Charles.*
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| Lewis & Clark granite Historical Marker |
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| Former mill (1850), used for Trailhead Brewing, was purchased by Schlafly Beer in 2020 |
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| Western House (1820, as a hostelry and inn) |
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| St Charles drain cover (KSS) |
*On 5/21/1804, the Corps of Discovery departed from St Charles at 3:30 pm.*
~On 5/21/1999, Ada & Bert S visited the Lewis & Clark Center in St Charles, MO.~
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| In 1999, the Lewis & Clark Center was at 710 Riverside Dr |
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| In 1999, Bert with a Lewis & Clark Trail Marker |
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