Boonville

Missouri, United States
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Boonville, city, seat (1818) of Cooper county, central Missouri, U.S. It lies along the Missouri River, 27 miles (43 km) west of Columbia. Settled in 1810 (by Kentuckians, among others) and named for Daniel Boone, Boonville was enlarged as a fort during the War of 1812 and became an important trading post on the river and the Santa Fe Trail. In the mid-19th century there was a large influx of German immigrants. During the American Civil War the first battle in the state was fought near Boonville, and the victory there by Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon’s Union troops is credited ...(100 of 207 words)