Missouri
Gardens - An Historical Vignette
The first permanent
colonists of Missouri were the French, who settled in
St. Genevieve in 1755. Italians came later, planting vineyards
around Rosati with Germans planting athe vineyards at
Herman.
There is great variation in the geography of Missouri,
with its cluster of grand rivers and streams, the plains
of the western section, and the Ozark Mountains to the
southwest.
Brucemore Cedar Rapids was built in 1886 on a 26-acre
Victorian estate.
Bibliography
and Acknowledgments
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