Defiance

Hamlet in St Charles County, east-central Missouri. It is situated on the Missouri River, to the south of Femme Osage Creek and 48 km/30 mi west of St Louis city centre. Frontiersman Daniel Boone settled here in 1799, having been awarded the judgeship of the Femme Osage District by Spanish authorities. His sons established a salt production centre at Boone's Lick, 190 km/120 mi to the west-northwest, supplying the growing St Louis area. Boone died here in 1820; his home remains a popular tourist attraction.

Defiance

Town and administrative headquarters of Defiance County, northwest Ohio; population (1990) 16,800. It is situated 97 km/60 mi southwest of Toledo, at the junction of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. It is a trading and shipping centre for a region of diverse agriculture. Local manufactures include metals, automotive parts, food products, and radio and TV capacitors. It is home to Defiance College (1850). The town of Defiance grew up around the Indian-fighting Fort Defiance, built in 1794 by Gen Anthony Wayne, and still visible as earthworks in the city park. The great Ottawa chief Pontiac is thought to have been born here.