Warren County was created out of Montgomery County in 1833
County of marker: Warren County
Location of marker: One St., Wessel Park entrance, Marthasville
Marker erected by: Boone-Duden Historical Society
Marker Text (Side A):
LA CHARRETTE
1800 - 02 - A small French settlement, located in the western part of the Boone settlement along the
Missouri River, south of the present town of Marthasvile. It consisted of seven houses, and was to be a
convenient place for hunting and trading with Indians.
1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition came to this small settlement on May 25.
This was the Expedition's last white settlement as they journeyed on to the Pacific Ocean.
People in the settlement gave them milk and eggs to eat.
1806 - 07 - In September 1806, Lewis and Clark stopped again at this small settlement
on their way back west.
A schoolhouse was built on the edge of La Charrette. Anthony C. Palmer was the teacher. He was paid $9
per student per year in trade for meat, cattle or country linen, and given a sufficient schoolhouse with
firewood.
1813 - Rebecca Boone, age 74, wife of Daniel, died at the home of their daughter, Jemima Callaway, and was
buried in the Bryan Cemetery near Marthasville.
Marker Text (Side B):
MARTHASVILLE
The oldest village in Warren County, it succeeded the French village, La Charrette. Dr. John Young named this village after his first wife, Martha.
1817 - This village was part of Dr. John Young's farm and part of the William Ramsey Spanish Land Grant #1688.
1818 - A post office was established at Marthasville with Warren Swain as postmaster.
1820 - Daniel Boone, age 86, died at the home of his son, Nathan, and was buried in the Bryan Cemetery
near Marthasville.
1826 - Dr. Young sold most of his property to Harvey Griswold.
1830's - German settlers began arriving on farms nearby.
1840 - Marthasville was the main landing place on the Missouri River for Warren County.
1855 - Griswald [sic] died. Augustus F. Grabs became Justice of the Peace and Postmaster.
1865 - Grabs died. In later years, Helen Rusche, great-granddaughter of Grabs, donated his house to the
city of Marthasville.
1893 - The M. K. T. Railroad came to Marthasville. The depot is the oldest on the railroad.