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  1. Website. www.cesl.us. East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is directly across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois.

  2. City History. The City of East St. Louis, Illinois is located immediately east and across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis. In 1958, East St. Louis was named an “All American City” by the National Civic League, having developed an industrial core with railroad-related industries and warehouses, and achieving a population of ...

  3. East Saint Louis, city, St. Clair county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River opposite St. Louis , Missouri . About 1797 a ferry station was established on the site by Captain James Piggott, a pioneer and Illinois territorial judge, and in 1818 a village was laid out.

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  4. East St. Louis, commonly abbreviated as "ESL", is a city in Southern Illinois directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. It is a sprawling city with about 18,000 people, down from about 82,000 in the 1950s. While it attracts a few visitors who come mainly for gambling, East St. Louis is definitely not your typical travel destination.

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  6. East St. Louis. Past : Present : Future. 1890-1910 . By. H. D. Sexton. President Southern Illinois National Bank. East St. Louis . Address Delivered at Meeting of. Commercial Club of East St. Louis, Illinois. April Eight, Nineteen-Nine . EAST SAINT LOUIS has a new place among the municipalities. We have become the third city in this great State.

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