Cape Girardeau, Missouri
The city is named after Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a temporary trading post in the area around 1733.The "Cape" in the city name referred to a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi River; it was later destroyed by railroad construction.[6] As early as 1765, a bend in the Mississippi River, about 60 miles (97 km) south of the French village of Ste.The settlement of Girardeau is said to date from 1793 when the Spanish government, which had acquired Louisiana in 1764 following the French defeat in the Seven Years' War, granted Louis Lorimier, a French-Canadian, the right to establish a trading post.Also in 1793, Baron Carondelet granted land near Cape Girardeau to the Black Bob Band of the Hathawekela Shawnee, who had migrated from across the Mississippi River.[citation needed] During the Civil War, the city was the site of the Battle of Cape Girardeau on April 26, 1863.The Union and Confederate armies engaged in a minor four-hour skirmish, each sustaining casualties generally believed to be in the low double-digits.[11] The Old Federal Courthouse, located at Broadway and Fountain Streets and built in the late 1940s, was the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case when it was being developed.The City of Cape Girardeau was recognized in January 2008 by First Lady Laura Bush as a Preserve America Community for its work in surveying and protecting historic buildings.The largest is the Mississippi River Tales Mural, located on the city's downtown floodwall.Covering nearly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2), it spans the length of the downtown shopping district and features 24 panels.Behind the floodwall lies the Riverfront Park of Cape Girardeau Missouri, where riverboats dock and visitors can view the Mississippi River.Cape Girardeau has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with four distinct seasons and is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6b.[17] Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet, and snow, with occasional heavy snowfall and icing.The 2020 United States census[22] counted 39,540 people, 15,855 households, and 8,210 families in Cape Girardeau.The top employers in the city are: St. Francis HealthCare System serves the Cape Girardeau area.This healthcare system serves patients from southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northern Arkansas.Cape Girardeau is a home rule city that utilizes the council-manager form of government.In the Missouri General Assembly, Cape Girardeau is in the 27th Senate District and is currently represented by Republican Holly Rehder.In the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau backed U.S.Likewise, Clinton carried the city eight years earlier in the 2008 Democratic primaries with 2,057 votes (51.43 percent) over former U.S.In the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, GOP voters in the city of Cape Girardeau supported former Governor of Massachusetts and current U.S.[35] The main print outlet is the regional daily newspaper The Southeast Missourian, which is owned by Rust Communications.[36] The City of Cape Girardeau has established a Transportation Trust Fund that implements a .5% local sales tax.The Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority handles the city's bus and taxi service.
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