Born November 22, 1729
French-born Pierre Laclède Liguest arrived in New Orleans in 1755. He ventured up the Mississippi in 1763 to build a trading post after his firm won trading right in the Upper Louisiana Territory. Choosing a site near the mouth of the Missouri, he sent his stepson, Auguste Chouteau, to start the settlement in February 1764. Naming it St. Louis, Laclede laid out streets, made property assignments and governed until territorial officials arrived in October 1765. Laclede, who brought his library to the wild, owned the town's first industry, a water-powered mill. St. Louis' first citizen, Pierre Laclede envisioned his village becoming "one of the finest cities in America."| HM Number | HM2C9G |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 14th, 2018 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734665 N 4282049 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65595000, -90.30321667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.357', W 90° 18.193' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 21.42" N, 90° 18' 11.58" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6315 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
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