Chouteau Island

Coordinates: 38°46′07″N 90°08′47″W / 38.76861°N 90.14639°W / 38.76861; -90.14639
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A view of Chouteau Island from the Chain of Rocks Bridge
Bicyclist on Chouteau Island
Aerial image showing Chouteau Island (green dot), Gabaret Island (blue dot), and Mosenthein Island (red dot)

Chouteau Island (

St. Louis, Missouri, and approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is one of a cluster of three islands: Chouteau Island, Gabaret Island, and Mosenthein Island.[1] The three, with a combined area of approximately 5,500 acres (20 km2), are located in Madison County, Illinois
.

Description

The three-island complex is sometimes referred to as "Chouteau Island", though two occurred by nature and the third, Chouteau island itself, was made by digging a channel around it.[1] The Chouteau island was created during the construction of the Chain of Rocks Canal between 1946 and 1953. Most of Chouteau Island lies in Chouteau Township, but its southern quarter lies in Venice Township, both in Madison County.

Gabaret Island and Mosenthein Island both lie entirely in Venice Township.

Chouteau Island is 3200 acres.

New Orleans, Louisiana
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Chouteau Island is accessed by car only from Illinois via the Canal Bridge, a one-lane vehicular bridge that crosses the Chain of Rocks Canal. From Missouri, visitors may reach the Island by foot or bicycle traffic via U.S. Route 66's Old Chain of Rocks Bridge.

Chouteau Island is a key part of the Confluence Greenway, a regional recreation corridor. Popular events on the Island, include Eagle Days (held each January for watching bald eagles) and various recreational bicycle rides. Several walking/biking trails have been developed on the Island.

History

Chouteau Island is the site of the first European settlement in Madison County, with evidence of French settlers dating to as early as 1750.[2]

Lewis and Clark camped on Gabaret Island on December 11, 1803, prior to establishing Camp Dubois near Wood River, Illinois
.

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Following the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the city of Madison, Illinois
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The three agencies are collaborating to develop Chouteau Island as a recreational complex to feature floodplain and grasslands restoration, additional trails, interpretive overlooks, picnic areas, camping areas and a visitors center near the entrance to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Details". City of Madison, Illinois. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ W.R. Brink & Co. History of Madison County, Illinois. Illustrated. With Biographical Sketches of Man Prominent Men and Pioneers., 1882, pp. 68. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, https://archive.org/details/historyofmadison00brin/page/n7/mode/2up?q=chouteau.

38°46′07″N 90°08′47″W / 38.76861°N 90.14639°W / 38.76861; -90.14639


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