1. The Osage Peoples

1. The Osage Peoples

The Osage Peoples Audio recording by The Osage Peoples https://redcedarfiles.b-cdn.net/englishOutput/merged_audio_1.mp3 Traditional Osage culture was typical of many Plains Indians and involved a combination of village-based agriculture and nomadic bison hunting....
2. Meramec River – Flooding

2. Meramec River – Flooding

Meramec River – Flooding Audio recording by Meramec River - Flooding https://redcedarfiles.b-cdn.net/englishOutput/merged_audio_2.mp3 Before railroads and roads, the Meramec River was a vital transport route for goods like pig iron and timber, facilitated by...
3. Water highway to the Ozarks

3. Water highway to the Ozarks

Meramec River – Waterway to the Ozarks Audio recording by Meramec River - Waterway to the Ozarks https://redcedarfiles.b-cdn.net/englishOutput/merged_audio_3.mp3 The Meramec River winds along the northern border of the Ozarks, draining 3,980 square miles in its...
4. Franklin & Pacific

4. Franklin & Pacific

Franklin & Pacific Audio recording by Franklin & Pacific https://redcedarfiles.b-cdn.net/englishOutput/merged_audio_4.mp3 Chartered in 1849 to connect St. Louis with the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Railroad led to the 1852 founding of Franklin by William C....
5. Early settlers

5. Early settlers

Early settlers Audio recording by Early settlers https://redcedarfiles.b-cdn.net/englishOutput/merged_audio_5.mp3 Fr. Jacques Gravier led the first European expedition up the Meramec River in 1698, looking for silver and furs and found lead, iron, silica sand and...