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August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area is a 6,987-acre (28.28 km 2) conservation area that is owned and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation.Located in St. Charles County, Missouri, the land was purchased by the Department of Conservation with help from Alice Busch, the wife of August Anheuser Busch, Sr., in 1947 from the U.S. Government.
FILE - An alligator floats in the water at Lake Olmstead Trails on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
The area was named for John Weldon, who immigrated to the area in 1796 and acquired a 425-acre (1.72 km 2) Spanish Land Grant.During WWII The U.S. Government acquired nearly 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) in the area to build a munitions plant.
Animals adjusting after move to new Busch Wildlife Sanctuary complex A red fox gets a drink of water in its enclouse at the new Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida on December 19, 2023.
After World War II, over 15,000 acres (61 km 2) were transferred to the State of Missouri, including the 6,987-acre (28.28 km 2) August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area. [5] Additional land was transferred to the University of Missouri , St. Charles County, and the Francis Howell School District . [ 5 ]
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