Besides the Thomas and Francis cemeteries, there is another unmarked Howell burial ground further west on the eponymous road in St. Charles County near Route 94 on the way to Defiance. There are some extremely old burials from the 1700s. Tall trees shade the cemetery. There is even at least one Revolutionary War veteran, below.
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Francis Howell Cemetery
Tucked away but not hidden in August A. Busch (Sr.) Wildlife Conservation Area is the Francis Howell Cemetery. We’ve looked at the Thomas Howell Cemetery a few years back, and there are even more cemeteries founded by the family, including one just a few miles away, showing just how prolific and important the clan was…
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery
We visited the Hopwell Missionary Baptist Church just south of Wentzville in St. Charles County recently, and also looked at the historic cemetery behind the African American congregation’s buildings. The church can trace its roots back so far that at one point some of its members were actually slaves, and the pastor was white, the…
Cannon Cemetery, Indian Camp Creek Park
Inside Indian Camp Creek Park, part of the St. Charles County parks system, is the Cannon Family Cemetery. Secured from the public now with a tall fence, it has numerous graves of the Cannon family, who first settled 180 acres that make up part of the park in 1811. I was particularly intrigued by the…
Hatcher Cemetery, Lake St. Louis
Thanks to a tip, we explored a cemetery in Lake St. Louis just across the street from the Meadows shopping development in Lake St. Louis. It is hiding plain sight, so to speak. It is extremely old, based off the interments on the sign. It is a very intriguing cemetery, as the monuments are either…
The Missouri Bluffs
Do you find the natural contours of the earth boring? If so, I have found the perfect subdivision for you! Following the disgraceful sale of forested bluff land along the Missouri River by the University of Missouri for a quick buck, the developers have moved in, building absurd roadways through what could be best described…
Enclaves of St. Louis #4: Weldon Spring Heights
I’ve recently become interested in suburbs of suburbs, which in this case is Weldon Spring Heights, which is a suburb of Weldon Spring. It is also another entry in the Enclaves of St. Louis. And like many municipalities in North St. Louis County, it is also just a subdivision, in this case located in St….
AMC Theater Closes at Chesterfield Mall
Update: An additional closed theater added in August of 2023. I was surprised to discover that the relatively new AMC theater at Chesterfield Mall had closed back on May 18 of this year. Yes, the mall is going to be demolished for redevelopment, but the Cheesecake Factory is doing very well and will continue to…
Innsbrook
We visited Innsbrook last weekend and saw some of the lakes. It has become an incredibly expensive place to buy a house! But originally it was relatively inexpensive it you got in back in the 1970s. Located out in Warren County, just to the south of what was then the relatively new I-70, Innsbrook, anglicized…
Abandoned McDonald’s, Weldon Spring
Let me ask you something. When was the last time you saw an abandoned McDonald’s? I learned from an industry insider that McDonald’s corporate policy is to demolish a closed store as soon as possible, in order to not damage the brand name. But in a twist of fate, due to this McDonald’s being attached…