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Lake
St. Louis, Missouri
Originally built as a planned resort outside of
St. Louis, Lake St. Louis has two lakes, three golf courses, an
equestrian center, a low crime rate, friendly residents and a
reasonable cost of living. It lands on "best places to
live" lists for good reason.
The State of Missouri
Roughly 5,800,000 people live in Missouri. De Soto
visited the region in 1541, and France claimed it after De La Salle traveled through the area in 1682. French fur traders established a town in 1735, and St. Louis was first inhabited in 1764. Missouri became part of the U.S. in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and it became a state in 1820. Both before and during the Civil War, residents were on the fence about slavery and both the Union and the Confederacy were supported. The state itself remained in the Union.
St. Joseph was the Eastern starting point of the famous Pony Express. The highly popular (for cattle drives) Oregon and Santa Fe Trails began in Independence, Missouri. The economy of this state is diversified, with service industries coming out on top. Branson, Missouri is a well known entertainment destination with many live shows and performances, as well as riverboat tours and dinner shows. The retail and wholesale trades, agriculture and manufacturing, all play a large role in the state's economy.
Missouri makes a lot of transportation equipment, such as autos and their parts, as well as beverages and beer, aerospace and defense technology. Food processing is also big here. Mining of lead produces 90% of the country's non-recycled lead. Missouri is in the upper percentile of states for production of turkeys, cattle and grain. Thousands of tourists visit Missouri hot spots every year.
Besides the entertainment in Branson, other attractions include Bass Pro Shops Headquarters, Mark Twain's boyhood home, the Ozark National Scenic Railways, Jesse James museums and many lake regions that attract fishermen and sun worshippers.
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