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.

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  • The Osage in Saint Charles

    The Osage in Saint Charles

    When French Canadian Louis Blanchette (1739-1793), founder of the City of Saint Charles, arrived in 1769, his only neighbors were the American Indians. The Sauk, Fox, Pottowatomie and Osage were the predominant tribes, using the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers for passage, to trade furs with the settlers in St. Louis… Read more

  • William Eckert

    William Eckert

    William Eckert is one of St. Charles’ most interesting charachters! His story gives us interesting insight into some of the City’s most intriguing history… Read more

  • Cottleville Methodist Church

    Cottleville Methodist Church

    The Methodist religion had come to Missouri with the preachings of John Clark in 1816… Read more