St. Charles County history

Generals Wilkinson and Claiborne were jointly commissioned to take possession of the territory for the United States on December 20, 1803.

Lewis and Clark's presence in the region will forever be linked with Saint Charles. It was in Saint Charles in 1804 that William Clark and Meriwether Lewis departed up the Missouri River seeking the route to the Pacific Ocean by order of president Thomas Jefferson.

The government would then sell these in 320-acre blocks at two dollars per acre. (8) On July 4, 1805, the Territory of Louisiana was given separate territorial government.

Before their return in September, 1806, the name had been anglicized to St Charles and the United States had established here the third post office west of the Mississippi.

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(1816) When Howard County was cut off from the western part of St Charles, Cedar Creek which now forms the eastern boundary of Boone county, was established as the line between St Charles and Howard.

Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, the "Black Frenchman" who founded Chicago, lived the last 10 years of his life in Frenchtown and died in 1818.

Lindenwood College, a landmark private fine arts school, was founded in 1827.

The City subsequently released their portion in 1976 to the County.

In 2020, the airport's name was changed to St Charles County Regional Airport – Smartt Field Airport to reflect both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s and the State of Missouri's designation of SCCRA as a regional airport.