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It is a residential community built around three lakes: Lake Briarwood, Fishermans Lake, and Spring Lake. Missouri Route 21 passes between Briarwood Estates and De Soto, leading northeast 44 miles (71 km) to St. Louis and southwest 24 miles (39 km) to Potosi. Briarwood Estates was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]
Aug. 20—In honor of the state's bicentennial this month, Joplin Globe staff are recommending their top 10 places to visit in Missouri. From good food and art to outdoor activities and athletic ...
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places. There are NRHP listings in all of Missouri's 114 counties and the one independent city of St. Louis.
Summer Set is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is in the southern part of the county, 3 miles (5 km) south of De Soto . It is a residential community built around three artificial lakes: Summerset Lake, Winterhaven Lake, and Spring Lake.
Contains one of the finest Pleistocene relict habitats in Missouri. Taberville Prairie Conservation Area: 1975: St. Clair: state One of the largest remaining virgin tall grass prairies. Tucker Prairie: 1975: Callaway: private A virgin tall grass prairie occurring within the transition zone between the oak-hickory forest and typical tall grass ...
De Soto was platted in 1857 and named after Hernando de Soto (c. 1496/1497–1542), Spanish conquistador. [5] A post office has been in operation at De Soto since 1858. [6]The city is known as "Fountain City" because of its numerous artesian wells.
Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a public recreation area on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks; it is the largest state park in Missouri. [4] [ A] The park includes 85 miles (137 km) of shoreline on the lake (which has a total of 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline—mostly privately owned); two swimming beaches with imported sand, 12 trails, the Ozark Caverns, a boat launch, and ...
Missouri Route 109 entering Eureka. The area's first known inhabitants were Shawnee Native Americans on the banks of the Meramec River; archaeological artifacts can still be found today as evidence of their past occupation of the area. [6] The village of Eureka was platted in 1858 [7] along the route of the Pacific Railroad. By 1890, the ...