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 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY

    THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY

    “The Underground Railroad is one of the most remarkable stories in American history. This is a story of ordinary men and women coming together in harmony, united to pursue the extraordinary mission of helping those in their journey to freedom. This movement, which thrived from the late 18th century through the Civil War, was a testament to the…

  • Elijah Lovejoy

    Elijah Lovejoy

    as long as I am an American citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish, whatever I please on any subject, being amenable to the laws of my country for the same.

  • Early French home later used in Civil War

    Early French home later used in Civil War

    Gregorie Kircereau who was a nephew of St. Charles’ second Commandant Carlos Tayon built this house but it was later used as a headquarters by the Provost Marshall during the Civil War.