Sign at Site of Old Spanish Fort - Then Grist Mill Run by Jean Jaffe

Photograph

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SCCHS

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Sign at Site of Old Spanish Fort - Then Grist Mill Run by Jean Jaffe

Entry/Object ID

240.0590

Description

Sign at site of old Spanish fort - then grist mill run by Jean Joffre - 1900 - 1930. Sign reads: "On this Block was the old Spanish Fort situated 200 feet above the river. Origin unknown. Owned by Francois Duquette in 1796, who converted it into a grist mill. Mill was leased in 1798 by Duquette to Jean Joffre, a forebear of Gen. Joffre, Field Marxhall of France in the World War 1 1914-1918.

Create Date

October 7, 2005

Update Date

March 26, 2026