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St. Charles, Missouri, on the Missouri River just
north of St. Louis, is a crossroads of American history. Home to
Indians, Spanish adventurers, French trappers, and missionaries,
American trail blazers, German burghers, territorial legislators,
slaves, abolitionists, Confederate rebels, and a variety of
entrepreneurs. It packs a wealth of history in the few square blocks
of its Old Town. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark boarded their
massive keelboat here to open the American West.
Dozens of its historic brick buildings still stand, expertly restored, and many are open for business. This charming, pocket-sized book relates the fascinating history of St. Charles, and the Appendix offers a comprehensive tour of historic Old Town. The city of Tucson has been less than supportive of the museum, one of the town’s best-kept secrets. Ensnarled in bureaucratic red tape, the directors of the foundation threw up their hands and accepted more than $200,000 in donations for the purchase of a 73-acre tract in the city of Cazenovia, New York. The site is less than twenty miles southeast of Syracuse, former headquarters of the manufacturing company. The H. H. Franklin Company went out of business during the Great Depression. Construction on a multi-million dollar complex to house the Hubbard collection will start soon. The new museum is expected to open late in this decade. |
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