French Missouri
Let's find out about early French Settlers in Missouri
St. Genevieve
It was the French who were responsible for the first permanent settlement of Ste. Genevieve in the mid-1730s. This settlement alone in the huge Upper Louisiana Territory until the establishment of St. Louis as a fur trading post in 1764. Because of its excellent location where the Missouri River flows into the Mississippi, St. Louis became the largest settlement in the state and today is one of the nation's larger cities.
Missouri Books
You also can use pages 68-80 in your Missouri Books for information on French Missouri.