Capital Relocation

After serving as the territorial capital, St. Charles served as the temporary capital of the State of Missouri until the state government was permanently relocated to Jefferson City.

Missouri's general assembly first met on June 4, 1821 at St. Charles during a special session convened by Governor Alexander McNair. The general assembly last adjourned in St. Charles on January 21, 1826. At this time all state property was loaded onto a keelboat and transported by river to Jefferson City.

Sources

• Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin. Missouri Day by Day, Volume 1. Columbia, MO: State Historical Society of Missouri, 1942.
• Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin. Missouri's Struggle for Statehood, 1804-1821. Jefferson City, MO: The Hugh Stephens Printing Company, 1916.