Cape Girardeau is a DREAM Initiative Community and a designated Preserve America town.
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COMING OCTOBER 18TH, Dennis Stroughmatt with some Vin Sur La Rivierre!
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The Red House Interpretive Center |
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Bonjour mes amis!! Welcome to the Cape Girardeau District of 1803!
"In the year eighteen hundred and three, President Thomas Jefferson acquired from the French government a new territory on the west side of the Mississippi River. This new territory included the settlement and trading post established by our host, Don Louis Lorimier. In the year eighteen hundred and six, Monsieur Lorimier, desirous of creating a town under this new government, set aside 5 acres of land for the public good. And so it is, two-hundred years later, that we gather here tonight to celebrate the founding of our City - that shining beacon on the cape that offers shelter and nourishment for the weary traveler; mirth and merriment for the drone laborer who toils from sun-up to sun-down; drink for the thirsty and shoes for our horses - the city that offers warmth and companionship to all who walks its streets - this city, our home, Cape Girardeau.". Cape Girardeau Town Crier, Darryl Morgan, announces Lorimier's donation of land to establish the City of Cape Girardeau, during the city's Bicentennial Celebration in February of 2006.
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The Red House Interpretive Center is located just off Main Street in historic downtown Cape Girardeau , Missouri. The Center commemorates the life of community founder Louis Lorimier, as well as the visit of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in November, 1803. The Interpretive Center houses an early 1800's exhibit that reflects the lives of the early settlers of the old Cape Girardeau district. In addition, a rendering of Lorimier's Trading Post displays authentic items that would have been sold at the turn of the 19th century. The cost of admission is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. Open May - September, Tuesday through Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed on Monday. For more information visit www.visitcape.com or to schedule a group tour, contact the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau at 573-335-1631.
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Visit Lorimier's Trading Post
  Racoon Hides  Inside the Trading Post In 1803 Lorimier's Trading Post was the largest and most well known trading post between St. Louis and Memphis. Traders, Native Americans and local residents came to the post to either buy or trade for needed goods. On November 23, 1803, Lewis Merriwether and members of his expedition stopped by Lorimier's trading post for supplies and to visit with Lorimier and his family. | |
 The Corps of Discover II, Nov. 23, 2003
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 Lorimier Donates land to establish the City of Cape Girardeau during this January 2006 Bicentennial Reenactment. | |
Lorimier Room
The Red House Interpretive Center is a Certified Lewis and Clark Trail Site and a Missouri Legacy Project.
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THE RED HATS
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