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City of St. Peters company history timeline

1800

1800 - Daniel Boone was appointed the commandant of the Femme Osage District

1801

1801 - First recorded assembly of the people.

1804

1804 - (March) Formal transfer of Upper Louisiana from France to the United States.

1804 - (May) Lewis and Clark expedition left from St Charles.

1815

1815 - A treaty of peace was made at Portage des Sioux between the Confederate Tribes and the United States.

1819

1819 - A census for that year lists 981 whites, 124 slaves, and five free Negroes residing in St Charles.

1827

1827 - Lindenwood College was founded by Major Goerge S. Sibley.

1829

1829 - Gottfried Duden returned to Germany and published his book which encouraged emigration to the area surrounding St Charles.

1830

1830 - St Charles City was incorporated.

1836

1836 - The town of Mount Pleasant, later to be renamed Augusta, was laid out.

1837

1837 - Elijah P. Lovejoy visited St Charles to preach a sermon against slavery.

1839

1839 - Cottleville was laid out by Lorenze Cottle.

1855

1855 - Augusta was incorporated.

To accommodate this growth a new (the third) church was built in 1855-56 on the hill where the parish is now located.

1856

1856 - Nicholas Krekel arrived, opened a store, and named the area O'Fallon.

1865

In 1865, the area itself began to be called St Peters instead of Dardenne.

1871

1871 - The first railroad bridge to span the Missouri River was opened to traffic in May.

1872

1872 - Wentzville was incorporated.

1873

1873 - St Charles (railroad) Car Manufacturing Company was formed.

1874

1874 - The first railroad car rolled off the line at the St Charles Car Company.

1876

1876 - A tornado struck St Charles on February 27.

1879

1879 - A span of the Wabash Railroad Bridge gave way while a train was crossing the bridge.

1880

The parish was an active one, boasting numerous organizations, and hosting an annual picnic at the Mexico Road grounds purchased in 1880.

1884

1884 - The Montana, a 252 foot long steamboat, lost power and crashed into the piers of the Wabash Railroad Bridge.

1903

A rectory was built in 1903.

1904

1904 - The first highway bridge between St Charles and St Louis County opened.

1912

1912 - O'Fallon was incorporated as a city.

1914

1914 - The first St Charles City library was organized by Kathryn Linnemann

1923

In 1923 for the centennial of All Saints Parish the following commemorative book was published to celebrate 100 years of faith.

1935

1935 - A runaway train rammed a pier of the St Charles Bridge causing a 40 foot span to drop to the street below.

1959

1959 - Interstate 70 bridge (now Blanchette Memorial Bridge) opens.

1966

1966 - Lake St Louis was founded.

1977

In 1977, a six classroom addition to the school was built.

1989

Until 1989 St Peter’s was the largest church in Christendom.

1998

Again in 1998 the parish celebrated 175 years of faith.

2008

A new rectory was completed in 2008 on the site of the former convent.

2013

In 2013 All Saints Parish celebrated 190 years in St Peters.

2022

Our parish continues now looking forward to our 200th anniversary celebration in 2022.

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