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   When did St Louis become a city?

   • The city elected its first municipal legislators (called trustees) in 1808. Steamboats first arrived in St. Louis in 1817, improving connections with New Orleans and eastern markets. Missouri was admitted as a state in 1821. St. Louis was incorporated as a city in 1822, and continued to develop largely due to its busy port and trade connections.

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   Why did Missouri get its name?

   • Missouri was the name of a group of indigenous people who lived in the area at the time of European settlement; the French named the river after the native community, and the river, in turn, gave its name to the state.

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   Where is Jefferson City Missouri located?

   • Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, U.S., and seat of Cole county, on the Missouri River, near the geographic centre of the state. The site for the state capital was selected in 1821. The land had been donated under an act of the U.S. Congress that specified it be within 40 miles (64 km) of the mouth of the Osage River.

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   How did St Louis get its name?

   • The city was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau. They named it for king Louis IX of France, and it quickly became the regional center of the French Illinois Country. In 1804, the United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

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3. www.britannica.com › place › Jefferson-CityJefferson City | Missouri, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, U.S., and seat of Cole county, on the Missouri River, near the geographic centre of the state. The site for the state capital was selected in 1821.

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   2 days ago · The St. Louis Zoo-Museum district collects property taxes from residents of both St. Louis City and County, and the funds are used to support cultural institutions including the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Similarly, the Metropolitan Sewer District provides sanitary and storm sewer service to the city ...

   • Elevation: 466 ft (142 m)
   • Named for: Louis IX of France

   • Area code: 314/557
   • State: Missouri

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   2 days ago · Perryville, Missouri. In Wikipedia. By Markkaempfer; modified by Kbh3rd - File:Perryville, Missouri County Court House 1.jpg, CC BY 3.0, Wikipedia. Perryville is a small town roughly 80 miles south of St. Louis, with a welcoming community and numerous historical places to visit.

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   3 days ago · Columbia / kəˈlʌmbiə / is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. [8] Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.

   • Elevation: 761 ft (232 m)
   • County: Boone

   • Area code: 573
   • State: Missouri

8. www.randymajors.org › maps1840 Historical Missouri Counties Map – shown on Google Maps

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   5 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1840 Historical Missouri Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...

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   1 day ago · The Confederate States of America ( CSA ), commonly referred to as the Confederate States ( C.S. ), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway [1] republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. [8] The Confederacy comprised eleven U.S. states that declared secession and warred ...