This is a triangular shaped area. more particularly described as bounded by a line beginning at Jefferson City. then proceeding southeasterly to Cape Girardeau. then north to St. Charles. and west to Jefferson City. the point of beginning. The only exceptions to Republican dominance of this area are: Jefferson County. Cole County. and St. Louis City. This area was first settled very sparsely by the French. Next a slightly larger number of settlers from the South came intQ the area. The group which finally came to dominate it were the German immigrants. In 1860. Missouri ranked sixth among the States in the size of its German population. most of whom werze in this area.
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