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  2. Streetcars in St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    Streetcars in St. Louis, Missouri, operated as part of the transportation network of St. Louis from the middle of the 19th century through the early 1960s. During the first forty years of the streetcar in the city, a variety of private companies operated several dozen lines. In 1898, the City of St. Louis passed a Central Traction Bill that ...

  3. Sugarloaf Mound - Wikipedia

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    Sugarloaf Mound is the only one that remains, of the original approximately 40 mounds in St. Louis. The mounds were constructed by Native Americans that lived in the St. Louis area from about 600-1300 A.D, the same civilization that built the mounds at Cahokia. Sugarloaf Mound is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  4. Oak Knoll Park - Wikipedia

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    Created. 1958. Operated by. City of Clayton, Missouri. Public transit access. MetroBus. Oak Knoll Park is a municipal park in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Founded in 1958, it includes 14.5 acres of land [1] that host one of the largest native stands of post oak trees. [2] It also includes two early 20th-century stone mansions.

  5. William K. Bixby - Wikipedia

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    After his time working at the Missouri Union and later at the American Car & Foundry Company, Bixby dedicated his time to numerous groups and activities in the St. Louis area. In the year preceding his retirement, he headed the Fine Arts Commission for the 1904 World's Fair, an act that helped inspire the creation of the St. Louis Art Museum.

  6. Pony Express Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum just celebrated the 150th anniversary (Sesquicentennial) of the Pony Express on April 1–3, 2010 which drew over 10,000 people. The museum is located at 914 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri. In 2011, the museum produced a live action documentary titled Days of the Pony Express produced by Jim Conlon with Scout Films. The film was ...

  7. History of St. Louis (1763–1803) - Wikipedia

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    The history of St. Louis, Missouri from 1763 to 1803 was marked by the transfer of French Louisiana to Spanish control, the founding of the city of St. Louis, its slow growth and role in the American Revolution under the rule of the Spanish, the transfer of the area to American control in the Louisiana Purchase, and its steady growth and prominence since then.

  8. Route 66 State Park - Wikipedia

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    Route 66 State Park. /  38.50639°N 90.59028°W  / 38.50639; -90.59028. Route 66 State Park is a public recreation area located on the Meramec River at the site of the former town of Times Beach, Missouri. [5] The state park encompasses 419 acres (170 ha) one mile (1.6 km) east of Eureka .

  9. Frenchtown Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Frenchtown Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri. The district encompasses 205 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the Frenchtown section of St. Charles. It developed between about 1830 and 1940, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival style, Late ...

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