Frontier St. Charles Multi-cache
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This cache is located in a park along the Missouri River in St. Charles, MO. Frontier Park is located near the city’s historic Main Street district and the Katy Trail.
Lewis and Clark camped very near the current site of this park and departed from St. Charles on May 21, 1804 on their westward exploration of the Louisanna Purchase.
The park offers a very scenic overlook of the river and also the original St. Charles railroad station and several railroad cars. Enjoy the park and Historic St. Charles during your cache hunt.
Paved walkways are available except for the last few feet to the cache.
The cache has been changed to a film cannister as of 2/25/05 at the same location as the previous cache.
The coordinates above will take you to a sign in the park relating the history of the city. Information for the actual cache can be gleaned from the text.
Find the cache at : N38 BC. B9D W90 AE. 9FC
Marquette & Jolliet noted this point in 167D
Louis Blanchette settled in St. Charles in 17C9
Daniel Boone settled about 2F miles to the southwest along the river
St. Charles was the first capitol of Missouri during 18A1-1E26
Missouri became the 2B th state on Aug 10, 1821
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