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The City of Clayton was formally incorporated in February 1913. Talk of creating an incorporated municipality had circulated among residents for several years, but action was not taken until leaders in neighboring University City planned to annex Clayton. On April 14, 1913 voters approved incorporation, and chose William Broadhead, who built ...
Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, and borders the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census. [4] Organized in 1877, the city was named after Ralph Clayton, a former slave owner, [5] who donated the land for the St. Louis County courthouse.
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Clayton, Missouri: An Urban Story shares the rich history of the metropolitan hub through words, photographs and facts. The book, published by local Reedy Press, is a project of the Clayton Century Foundation, and Leonard was approached to produce the text after members saw her previous work on Animals Always: 100 Years at the Saint Louis Zoo.
Apr 9, 2024 · Clayton, city, seat of St. Louis county and a suburb of St. Louis, eastern Missouri, U.S. Founded in 1876, it was named for Ralph Clayton, a farmer from Virginia who had settled in the area in the 1830s and donated land for the establishment of a county seat after the city of St. Louis elected to separate from the county.
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Aug 18, 2012 · The story of how Clayton took that big step forward in 1913 is related in "Clayton, Missouri: An Urban Story” ($35 Reedy Press), a book that will be released this fall, just in time for the city’s centennial bash in 2013. The coffee-table book features both historical and modern portraits of town life, plus anecdotes, fact boxes and the ...
Location: Center of Clayton , 50 Gay Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105 Inherent in CCF-History's mission is our commitment to enhance the understanding of Clayton's past by making it accessible to everyone in the Clayton community, and greater St. Louis area. The Clayton History Center, located in the Center of Clayton, houses our collection.
Dec 1, 2012 · New Book Tells History of Clayton, ‘An Urban Story’. In 1878, Ralph Clayton and his neighbors Martin Franklin and Cyrene Hanley donated 104 acres of farmland so that St. Louis County could ...
