Matson, Missouri

Daniel Boone Hays House, also known as Hays Farm, is a historic home near Defiance, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built between about 1826 and 1836, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, stone dwelling. The house measures approximately 42 feet wide and 52 feet deep. It was built by Daniel Boone Hays (1789-1866), an early settler and grandson of the famous pioneer Daniel Boone.: 2–3 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Hays was the Grandson of Daniel Boone, by Daniel Boone's daughter and most of land holders were Boone family in this valley. The original home was destroyed by a tornado or fire, what's here is some unknown replica and it is not what was originally built as noted. Photographs taken before 2008 or 2010 can clearly demonstrate where the original buildings stood and how they looked. The area was affected by a tornado again in 2022.

Defiance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159.

Callaway Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Femme Osage Creek. Callaway Fork has the name of Flanders Callaway, a pioneer settler.

Isaac McCormick House, also known as McCormick Farm, is a historic home located near Defiance, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built about 1867, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, log dwelling. It consists of a single pen hewn log main section with single pen hewn log ell. The main section measures approximately 18 feet wide and 27 feet deep and has a side gable roof.: 5 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Fiddle Creek is a stream in northeast Franklin County in east central Missouri.The stream headwaters are located adjacent to Missouri Route 100 approximately one mile northeast of Gray Summit at 38°30′19″N 90°48′21″W and the confluence with the Missouri River is at 38°35′58″N 90°45′45″W. The stream enters the Missouri River floodplain after crossing under Missouri Route T at Oetters and then runs along the south margin of the floodplain past St Albans to enter the Missouri River approximately 1.5 miles northeast of St Albans.Fiddle Creek got its name because fiddling was a popular pastime among early settlers near the creek.

St. Albans is an unincorporated community in northeastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It lies approximately five miles northeast of Labadie and about seven miles west of Wildwood. St. Albans is above the Missouri River floodplain. The town borders a small section of St. Charles County which, unlike the rest of the county, lies on the south side of the Missouri River.St. Albans was founded in 1837. It was named after St Albans, England.The St. Albans General Store and St. Albans Farms Stone Barn are on the National Register of Historic Places, as is Tavern Cave. The Lewis and Clark Expedition visited that cave and Meriwether Lewis nearly lost his life when slipping down the bluffs here. The expedition journals mention a whirlpool in the river, the Devil's Raceground, which is now dry land, due to a change in the course of the river: it is the portion of St. Charles County anomalously on the south side of the river. St. Albans was home to The Fulton School at St. Albans, an independent, not-for-profit, private Montessori school serving students from 18 months of age through 12th grade.

St. Albans General Store, also known as Head's Store, is a historic commercial building located at St. Albans, Franklin County, Missouri. It was built in 1892, and is a two-story frame building with a large one-story ell. It features a one-story, wrap-around porch. The main block has a steeply-pitched truncated hip roof. Also on the property is a contributing blacksmith shop constructed in the 1920s. It is a significant example of a rural general store and residence.: 5, 12 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Engelmann Woods Natural Area consists of 149 acres (0.60 km2) in northeastern Franklin County, Missouri. It is located southwest of the town of St. Albans on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. Engelmann Woods preserves one of the last old growth forests in Missouri. Some of the trees in the area are approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) in diameter, 100 feet (30 m) tall, and 200 years old. In 1942, private landowners, primarily Mrs. Oscar Johnson, donated the land to the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Missouri Department of Conservation acquired the area in the 1980s, and it was designated a natural area in 1983.There is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hiking trail in the area, and hunting and fishing are not permitted in the area.

Klondike Park is a county park in St. Charles County, Missouri. The park offers access to hiking and cycling trails including the Katy Trail. Camping and fishing facilities are also available. Klondike park also has a very diverse set of wildlife and habitats.

The Fulton School is a Montessori school in Chesterfield, Missouri.

St. Albans Farms Stone Barn, also known as the Stone Dairy Barn, is a historic barn located at St. Albans, Franklin County, Missouri. It was built about 1918, and is a large U-shaped one-story frame building with limestone-faced walls and a steep gable roof. It features round corner towers that are topped with conical roofs. Associated with the barn are a large round tile silo off of each back corner.: 6  Much of the barn has been demolished. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Klondike is an unincorporated community in southern St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.The community lies above the Missouri River floodplain, east of Augusta. Missouri Route 94 passes to the north of the community and St. Albans lies to the east across the river.