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St Joseph| City in northwest Missouri, USA, on the Missouri River, 80 km/50 mi northwest of Kansas City; population (1996 est) 70,200. It has large stockyards, and is a major grain market. Industries include meat-preparation and packing, flour production, food- and dairy-processing, and the manufacture of metalware, concrete, and steel. First established as a trading post in 1826, it served as a river port, and became the eastern terminus for the Pony Express (horse-relay system of mail delivery) in the mid-19th century. |
| The outlaw Jesse James was killed in St Joseph in 1882. The city was also the home of the 19th-century poet and journalist Eugene Fields. |
St Joseph| City and administrative headquarters of Berrien County, southwest Michigan, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St Joseph River, opposite Benton Harbor; population (1990) 9,200. Economic activities include commercial fishing and fruit processing; car parts, rubber, machinery, castings, clothing, and paper are also manufactured. The city's beaches and mineral springs have attracted a lively tourist trade. |
History On this site the French explorer La Salle built Fort Miami (1679), from which he explored the region. The first permanent settlement, dating to about 1830, was a fur trading post. Growth occurred with the building of improved harbour facilities and the opening of the Territorial Road from Detroit. |
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