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When Missouri became a state in 1821, all of the counties in southeast Missouri had settlers, except Stoddard and Dunklin Counties, although Cape Girardeau was one of the most important river towns in Missouri. Settlers first came to the swamp because of the vast cypress and tupelo forests. The giant cypress trees were the first to be used for ...
Cape Woods Conservation Area: This is a forested area with an asphalt walking trail system. Facilities/features: bottomland forest, permanent stream (Cape LaCroix Creek), restrooms, and a walking trail. The area lies to the east. 40 16: Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d oʊ / jirr-AR-doh, French: Cap-Girardeau [kap ʒiʁaʁdo] ⓘ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Missouri designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Location of Cape Girardeau County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
Trail of Tears State Park is a public recreation area covering 3,415 acres (1,382 ha) bordering the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.The state park stands as a memorial to those Cherokee Native Americans who died on the Cherokee Trail of Tears. [4]
Old Appleton is located on the south bank of the Apple Creek and the northern border of Cape Girardeau County. Missouri Route 61 passes along the west side of the village. Uniontown lies just over one mile to the north along Route 61 in adjacent Perry County .
Haarig Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In 2000, the area listed was 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) and included 13 contributing buildings. It developed between about 1875 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Italianate and Tudor Revival architecture. They are predominantly two ...