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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B34_pierre-laclede_St.-Louis-MO.html
This monument
is erected
to commemorate
the landing of the
founders of the
City of Saint Louis
Pierre Laclede
and companions in
the year 1764
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B32_curves-ahead_St.-Louis-MO.html
In front of you is the iconic Gateway Arch. The natural curve of a hanging chain—a catenary curve—inspired the Arch design. Curves also define the landscape. You may not notice them at first, but there are curves throughout the park. W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B31_gateway-to-the-west_St.-Louis-MO.html
William Clark's Indian Council Chamber once stood here as the gateway between east and west. After the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Clark became the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the West. From here, he executed the government policy of triba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B30_new-country-new-rules_Saint-Laurent-MO.html
From the French-style log home that once stood here, territorial governors shifted the style of government from Spanish to American. They set up new laws, a new legal system, and divided the area into counties. General James Wilkinson and Meriweth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2Z_first-conference-society-of-saint-vincent-de-paul_St.-Louis-MO.html
The First Conference of
The Society of
Saint Vincent de Paul
in the United States
was organized here at
this venerable cathedral
one hundred years ago.
The delegates of the
Society in convention
assembled, Oct. 1, 1945
place this table…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AYD_rock-solid_St.-Louis-MO.html
The Old Rock House was built using rocks from the riverbank. Originally built as a warehouse, it later became a sail loft making covers for wagons going west. After other evolutions, the Rock House became a bar and nightclub. The club drew crowds …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AYC_speedy-delivery_St.-Louis-MO.html
Today you can get a package from St. Louis to California in less than 24 hours. But before planes and trains, speedy deliveries to the West went by stagecoach.
Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield capitalized on the country's rapid w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AYB_one-day-three-nations_St.-Louis-MO.html
Here on March 9, 1804, Spanish Lieutenant Governor Charles Dehault Delassus met with US Army Captain Amos Stoddard to complete the Louisiana Purchase. Stoddard accepted the Upper Louisiana territory first for France and then for the United States.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AXA_miles-of-steamboats_St.-Louis-MO.html
St. Louis was the third busiest port in the United States during its 1830s to 1850s heyday. Steamboats waiting to load and unload their cargo lined up for miles along the Mississippi River. Field calls of dockworkers filled the air. You might have…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AVT_the-missouri-athletic-club_St.-Louis-MO.html
The Missouri Athletic Club first opened on this site in 1903. Club members competed in the Olympics held in St. Louis the following year.
The Club's original home was destroyed in a 1914 fire that claimed 37 lives. This building was completed in …