ST. CHARLES COUNTY HISTORY

By Dorris Keeven-Franke

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Award winning author, and International speaker. President of the Archer Alexander Memorial Foundation. Member of the Missouri Speakers Bureau and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. President of the Boone’s Lick Road Association. Executive Director of the Missouri Germans Consortium. She has been writing for over 35 years and published several books on local history, German immigration, and other topics. Currently working on To Tell a True Story – Archer Alexander.

Category: House History

  • The Alexander house in Dardenne Prairie

    The Alexander house in Dardenne Prairie

    By 1834, the house would be complete, and James Alexander became the area’s Postmaster of what he named Stockland. The area was growing rapidly and being located directly on the Boone’s Lick Road was of great advantage. Read the entire story…