198 Merchant Street
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri
573-883-3466

In French settlements in the New World, the typical village centered around a "Place de Armes" or square that faced the natural boundaries of a river. The church was located on the upper side of the square, and the civil and military authorities flanked the other sides. In Sainte Genevieve the square was DuBourg Place, named after the Bishop of Louisiana, and was the center of the village. In 1935, as part of the town’s bicentennial, the Sainte Genevieve Museum was erected. The museum contains many items of interest relating to the town’s history such as artifacts from the salt works at Saline Spring (photo right,) the town’s first industry, can be seen. Other items include weapons, prehistoric and historical Native American relics, old documents, and memorabilia of the mid-1800s.