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French settlers remained on the east bank of the Mississippi at Kaskaskia and Fort de Chartres until 1750, when the new settlement of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri was begun, During its early years, Ste. Genevieve grew slowly due to its location on a muddy, flat, floodplain, and in 1752, the town had only 23 full-time residents. Despite its ...
Early settlements in Missouri Settlement Founding Mine La Motte: 1717 settlement Ste. Genevieve: 1750, 1735–1785 [11] St. Louis: 1764 Carondelet: 1767, St. Louis annex 1870 St. Charles: 1769 Mine à Breton: 1770, 1760–1780 [16] New Madrid: 1783, 1789 [17] Florissant: 1786 Commerce: 1788 Cape Girardeau: 1792 Wolf Island: 1792 Saint Michel ...
Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States Coordinates 37°58′48″N 90°2′41″W / 37.98000°N 90.04472°W / 37.98000; -90
The Green Tree Tavern, one of the buildings operated by the National Park Service. The importance of Ste. Genevieve's early architecture has long been recognized. In the 1930s a number of its builds were documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), and the Bolduc House was restored in 1956–57.
The area of Ste. Genevieve Township was the site of the earliest European settlement in Missouri dating back to the early 1700s. The French colonial settlers partially came from Lower Louisiana, Quebec in Canada, and France.
Ste. Genevieve County is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve is the principal town and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County with a population of around 5,000 people. Ste. Genevieve was the first permanent civilized settlement in Missouri.
In 1715, a small party of French were reported to be making salt at La Saline. The early encampment at La Saline was temporary, but over time became permanent. [6] Two settlements grew up along the Saline: the Grande Saline, located near the mouth of the creek, and the Petite Saline, located at the upper end of the creek, along a tributary.
King County Tuberculosis Hospital Seattle, Washington [36] 1930 Lake View Sanatorium: Madison, Wisconsin [37] 1933 Sioux San Hospital: Rapid City, South Dakota: 1934 Arizona State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Tempe, Arizona [38] 1934 Glenn Dale Hospital: Glenn Dale, Maryland: 1936 Dr. Hudson Sanitarium: Newton County, Arkansas [39] 1939 University ...