Growing Up in St. Francois County

Growing Up in St. Francois County
Author: James Bequette
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738519043

In 1673, Father Marquette and Louis Joliet paddled southward down the Mississippi River and maintained a detailed journal of their observations. Their reports spoke glowingly of vast mineral deposits in the area destined to become Southeastern Missouri. From those earliest known beginnings, and continuing until the outbreak of the Civil War, numerous mining camps flourished. The St. Joseph Lead Company, located in Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, became the world's largest producer of lead ore. With nearly 100 vintage images and personal stories of growing up in Bonne Terre, James Bequette's informative memoir displays the influence the lead company had on the community, and in turn the love the community had for St. Joe. The first image seen by visitors of the town ring true, proclaiming "Welcome to Bonne Terre: Good Earth-Good People."

St Francois County Missouri Fishing & Floating Guide Book

St Francois County Missouri Fishing & Floating Guide Book
Author: Jim Maccracken
Publisher: Recreational Guides
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

St Francois County Missouri Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 590 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of 14 full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Big River (F) Bonne Terre City Lake Castor River (F) Farmington City Lakes Flat River Fourche a du Clos Indian Creek Iron Mountain Lake Joachim Creek Little St Francis River (F) Plattin Creek Sand Creek St Francis River (F) St Joe State Park Lakes Terre Bleue Creek Whitewater River (F) (W) and Wolf Creek (F) means floatable stream or river