Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Cape Girardeau (pronounced {{IPA|/ˈkʰeɪp dʒəˈɹɑɹdoʊ/}}) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced ) is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 35,349.

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French - County of the same name - Missouri - Saint Louis - 2000 census

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The city is named after Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a temporary trading post in the area around 1733; he was a French soldier stationed at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1704-1720. The Cape in the city name was a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi River, later destroyed by railroad construction. The town of Cape Girardeau was incorporated in 1808, prior to Missouri statehood, and was reincorporated as a city in 1843. The advent of the steamboat in 1835 led it to become the biggest port on the Mississippi River between Saint Louis and Memphis.

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Trading post - 1733 - Kaskaskia, Illinois - 1704 - 1720 - Mississippi River - 1808 - 1843 - Steamboat - 1835 - Saint Louis - Memphis

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