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November 27, 1809
- After a failed effort in 1808, the local district court approved a petition from the town to incorporate, and on November 27, 1809, the first Board of Trustees were elected to represent the citizens of the town.
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The history of St. Louis began with the settlement of the area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 9th century to the 15th century, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 17th century, French explorers arrived.
Kansas City, Missouri was founded in 1838 and surpassed the competing Westport to become the predominant city west of St. Louis. The area had a major role in the westward expansion of the United States. The Santa Fe and Oregon trails ran through the area.
By 1850, St. Louis had become the largest U.S. city west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the second-largest port in the country, with a commercial tonnage exceeded only by New York City. [citation needed] The St. Louis levee on the Mississippi River in 1857 Infrastructure improvements
Oct 17, 2014 · St. Louis might be Midwestern, but its history is Southern. The city’s founders came upriver from New Orleans, and the Mississippi River kept our ties to the South alive through the Civil War. Unlike most northern cities, we had a 100-year history of slaveholding.
- Jeannette Cooperman
Then came the first major redevelopment in the early 1970s — Westport Square — on Westport Road between Broadway and Pennsylvania Avenue. By August 1976, Westport magazine said it was key to drawing city residents and visitors to the area.
Jan 21, 2021 · Following Westport’s success, a group of 14 investors got together in 1838 to form the Town Company with the purpose of extending the town building to land along the river.
Mar 8, 2019 · When and how St. Louis City and County separated—and why it was never legal in the first place.
