It was a little later, in 1843, that St. Joseph was incorporated as a city, laid on the groundwork of a French American Joseph Robidoux IV. His mark on the city is still present to this day in the east-west streets coming out of downtown, which are named after his children. Robidoux was active in St. Louis as a fur trapper, and he was dispatched to the St. Joseph area to expand the trade.

Robidoux’s Row is a nice example of the early housing in the city, and I can’t help but notice its similarities to Stein’s Row in Carondelet.

Across town, and from a later generation, is the house where Jesse James was killed with a single bullet. You can pay a small admission fee to see the interior.

It is actually moved from a couple of blocks away.

The role of Jesse James and his gang are well known in the aftermath of the Civil War as Missouri set out to define itself in the post-war period.