ST. CHARLES COUNTY HISTORY

By Dorris Keeven-Franke

recent posts

about

History happens. All stories, especially the difficult ones, need to be heard. Award winning author, a public historian, professional genealogist, and International speaker. Member of the Missouri Speakers Bureau and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Tag: McCluer

  • Captain Campbell’s Ice House

    Captain Campbell’s Ice House

    They had stored guns and ammunition in the ice house on the old Alexander place, which was now owned by Captain Campbell. Knowing what this meant, Archer would make his way to the Peruque Creek Fort manned by the Union Army’s Home Guards, to warn them.