Story by Robin Setton Jeferson |
In the mid 19th century, they thought their town might own the county seat. A timber plank road was built from St. Charles westward along Boone’s Lick Road to the small community of Cottleville, settled by Capt. Warren G. Cottle in 1798. But the timbers of Western Plank Road soon warped and rotted away, and the more largely populated St. Charles won the seat by virtue of population. Read more on Page 24 of the Spring 2012 Issue of StreetScape.
