Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri by Kruse, Peggy

Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544741918)

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Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri by Kruse, Peggy

Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri

$15.00
Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri by Kruse, Peggy

Old Jamestown Across the Ages: Highlights and Stories of Old Jamestown, Missouri

$15.00
Format: Paperback
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Revision No. 1 (June 24, 2018) corrects index page numbers and adds or changes minor content.* Old Jamestown, Missouri, in far north St. Louis County, has a long and rich history that includes an American Indian settlement associated with Cahokia Mounds, land grant holders of English and Scottish heritage who arrived in the late 1700s, German immigrant farmers who came during the 1800s, and prominent wealthy families who arrived in the mid-1900s. As early as 1805, Old Jamestown ferries crossed the Missouri River to provide connections from St. Louis and Florissant to St. Charles County, which is home to Portage des Sioux, an early military outpost, and the City of St. Charles, Missouri's first state capitol. With only two miles separating the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers just to the north, Old Jamestown was also connected to Illinois locations. Today Old Jamestown has some subdivisions but development is limited because of the karst (sinkhole) topography. *Revision 1 changes are in a 5-page pdf file linked to www.oldjamestownassn.org Royalties for this book are donated to the Old Jamestown Association.

Author: Peggy Kruse
ISBN-10: 154474191X
ISBN-13: 9781544741918
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2017
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.50d
By Peggy Kruse
By Peggy Kruse
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Peggy Kruse's professional career was as an auditor and manager. She is not a historian or a professional writer but she became interested in Old Jamestown history in 2011 and in this book has compiled many of the fascinating facts and stories she came across in her research. Peggy (Echelmeyer) grew up in north St. Louis and attended Cor Jesu Academy on The Hill in south St. Louis. She transitioned through several careers, including as secretary at the FAA Lambert Field Control Tower and as auditor and manager with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. After retirement in 1998, she volunteered for a variety of organizations, assisting them with accounting projects, government applications, and web sites. Peggy holds BSBA (Accounting) and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is a recent widow and has two sons and four wonderful grandchildren.

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