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Charleston was rated one of the ten best small towns in America by Travel Holiday Magazine! Charleston is located in Mississippi County at the top of Missouri's "Bootheel". The city lies nestled on a scenic natural prairie just a ten minute drive west of the confluence of the mighty Ohio and Mississippi rivers near the center of the North American continent. It is a lovely agricultural community situated along the Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate highway system in the midst of some of the richest alluvial farmland in the world. Charleston is known for its beautiful Victorian homes as well as the lovely gardens surrounding them. Each April Charleston hosts its annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival. Mid-April is a wonderful time in Charleston when the entire town glows with the beauty cast by millions of colorful dogwood and azalea blossoms. Mississippi County is an intricate patchwork of the old and the new. Remnants of the early landscape and cultural history remain preserved offering a look into the rich heritage and natural beauty of the county. Museums, a pre-historic fortified village dating from the Mississippian period, and preserved wetlands teaming with wildlife remain to provide observers with an exhilarating backdrop to complement computer-age industries and services as the county proudly enters the 2lst century. We invite you to visit Charleston and Mississippi County, Missouri. We know you'll love what we have to offer! |
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