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The Weldon Spring Conservation Area, is a 8,398-acre (33.99 km 2) conservation area that is owned and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation and located in St. Charles County, Missouri. The area borders the Missouri River, and the Katy Trail runs through the area but is not considered part of the conservation area. [1]
Weldon Spring Chemical Plant. Weldon Spring Ordnance Works (WSOW) was a 17,323-acre (70.10 km 2) U.S. Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility in St. Charles County, Missouri, 55 km west of St. Louis. [1] The site was originally operated by the Atlas Powder Company during World War II from 1941 to 1945 to produce explosives. [1]
Weldon Spring Conservation Area This is a mostly forested area with pasture, cropland, and some wetlands and glades. Facilities/features: boat ramp (on the river), hiking trails, fishable lakes and ponds (51 acres total), and a permanent stream (Missouri River).
Weldon Spring was platted in 1864. [4] The community took its name from a spring of the same name near the original town site. [4] A post office called Weldon Spring was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1957. [5] In 1941, the United States Army purchased 17,000 acres of land in the surrounding area.
The Missouri Department of Conservation bought 7,000 acres with a donation from August Busch. [5] The University of Missouri bought another 7,000 which was later sold to the Conservation Department. [5] Today, this property is part of the Busch Memorial Conservation Area and the Weldon Spring Conservation Area. [5]
The Department of Natural Resources Spring Hearings and Wisconsin Conservation Congress County Meetings will be held April 8 in each county.
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