René-Auguste Chouteau Jr., also known as Auguste Chouteau, was one of the founders of St. Louis, Missouri, a successful fur trader and a politician. He and his partner had a monopoly for many years of
The first Catholic church in St. Louis, where Auguste Chouteau married Marie-Thérèse Cerre in 1786
The home of Auguste Chouteau in St. Louis, where Lewis and Clark stayed and purchased supplies for their 1803 expedition
Chouteau's grave at Calvary Cemetery
Jean-Pierre Chouteau was a French Creole fur trader, merchant, politician, and slaveholder. An early settler of St. Louis from New Orleans, he became one of its most prominent citizens. He and his fam
Chouteau's Treaty with the Osages, painted 1924 by Walter Ufer, at the Missouri State Capitol.
Jean Pierre Chouteau Sr. Residence. Southwest corner of Main and Washington streets. Built 1785 by Clamorgan.