St. Charles Missouri is the second oldest city west of the Mississippi, founded in 1765 as Les Petites Côtes, "The Little Hills", by Louis Blanchette,
a French Canadian fur trader^, and was the last "civilized" stop for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The city served as the first Missouri capital, from 1821 to 1826.

St. Charles Riverfront, Katy Trail, & Frontier Park

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