Farmington, MO Summer Camps 2013
Farmington, MO Summer Camps
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S-f Scout Ranch
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Knob Lick, MO 63651
Camp for Boy Scouts & Venturers. Located in the Missouri Ozarks, 5200 acres with a 270 acre lake.
- Camp Type:
- Residential Camp
- Gender:
- Coed, Boys Only
- Phone:
- 314-361-0600
S F Scout Ranch
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Knob Lick, MO
- Camp Type:
- Residential Camp
- Gender:
- Coed
Summer Camps in Farmington, MO
Find more Farmington, MO Summer Camps or other summer camp locations by typing the desired CITY, State or ZIP CODE in the Search Box or search by Activity or Camp name. You can also use our Advance Search feature.About Farmington, MO
Farmington is a city in St. Francois County located 60 miles south of St. Louis in the Lead Belt region in Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 16,240. It is the county seat of St. Francois County . The Farmington Micropolitan Statistical Area embraces St. Francois County and Washington County and has a population of 90,554 as of 2010. Farmington was established in 1822 after its agricultural history and was previously known as Murphy's Settlement for William Murphy of Kentucky who first visited the site in 1798. When St. Francois County was organized, the town was briefly called St. Francois Court House and then later renamed to Farmington.
History of Farmington, MO
History Arriving upon land west of the Mississippi River in 1798—which was, at that time, part of the upper Louisiana Territory and under Spanish rule—was the Irish born William Murphy. Murphy was searching for the ideal site to relocate his family and, as the tradition goes, came to find a spring near the now-standing St. Francois County Courthouse with the aid of a local Native American . Deciding that this was an excellent place to set up home, Murphy acquired a Spanish Land Grant, allowing him and his family to establish a settlement along the St. Francois River . In his travels back to Kentucky, Murphy passed, leaving it up to his wife, Sarah Barton Murphy, and their grown sons to establish the settlement–which they did when arriving to the site around 1800. Named Murphy’s Settlement, Sarah Barton Murphy is known to have assembled the premier Protestant Sunday School west of the Mississippi River. Due to Spanish law barring any religious services that were not of Roman Catholic tradition, Murphy and her students orchestrated the learning in secret. A post office in Murphy’s Settlement opened in 1817, followed by the annexation of the land to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase –creating the state of Missouri . With the advent of this, David Murphy made a contribution of 52 acres of land for the installation of the county seat of what was soon to be St.
Farmington, MO City Statistics:
Population: 13924Longitude: -90.4259 Latitude: 37.78
