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Oct 29, 2020 · St. Louis was called “first inland city on the globe” by journalist Horace Greeley, and Walt Whitman, William T. Sherman, and local boosters supported the idea of making it the nation’s new capitol, even if it meant moving the old one “brick-by-brick.”
May 17, 2024 · The city of St. Louis, Missouri, is known as the “Gateway to the West.” It has this nickname because it was the starting point for the westward movement of settlers in the United States during the 1800s.
Apr 10, 2015 · St. Louis entered the Victorian Age with style and a massive growth of industry and commerce. Resources of iron, the era of the steamboat and railroad, and the age of invention molded the city into a thriving metropolis.
Early History. The area where St. Louis is located was inhabited by Native American tribes, including the Mississippian culture, prior to European exploration. In 1673, French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette reached the area, followed by French fur traders and trappers.
Settled in 1764 by Pierre Laclède, St. Louis was named for King Louis XV of France and his patron saint, Louis IX. Laclède was unaware that France had transferred its claims to the part of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to Spain in 1762.
Oct 27, 2015 · The monument on the Mississippi River symbolizes where, in general, the massive Diaspora began, but some Missourians farther west believe that St. Louis commandeered the title to replace its previous nickname, Mound City.
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Oct 27, 2015 · Many pioneer trails of the 19th C. began in western Missouri. According to the Arch's National Park Service historian in St. Louis, Bob Moore, Trillin has a point. “Well, the real start is Kansas City. There’s no doubt in my mind,” Moore said.
