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Cities in Missouri
- St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, a French fur trading expedition led by Pierre Laclède and his 14-year-old stepson Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on…
- Kansas City, MissouriOn the 1st of June 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated at the meeting point of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. This specific date marks the official…
- Riverside, MissouriThe city of Riverside sits on the edge of the Missouri River in Platte County, Missouri. This geographic position defines its physical boundaries and shapes…
- St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on an elevated bluff overlooking the confluence…
- New Madrid, MissouriIn the early 1780s, bands of Shawnee, Delaware, Creek, and Cherokee refugees established a settlement on the west bank of the Mississippi River.