Tag Archives: Auguste Chouteau

The Founding Spirit of St. Louis

Posted on February 26, 2014 by stltourguide

The City of St. Louis was founded in a spirit of collaboration, of tolerance among people of different races and socio-economic backgrounds, and of unprecedented freedom according to J. Frederick Fausz of the University of Missouri St. Louis.* This was … Continue reading →

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Lighting the Birthday Candles

Posted on February 8, 2014 by stltourguide

The City of St. Louis metaphorically lights 250 birthday candles next weekend in celebration of its founding in 1764 by Pierre Laclede Liguest and his fourteen-year-old stepson René Auguste Chouteau. A spirited re-enactment of Laclede’s landing in December of 1763 … Continue reading →

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Calvary Cemetery – Treasure Trove of The Lou’s History

Posted on October 22, 2011 by stltourguide

With the exception of Thomas Danisi’s home on Mackay Place and a portion of Manuel Lisa’s fur warehouse in the Old Courthouse downtown, almost the last vestiges of Colonial St. Louis are to be found in a Catholic cemetery, the … Continue reading →

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The Nation’s and St. Lou’s Old Courthouse

Posted on July 4, 2011 by stltourguide

Only a small percentage of the thousands of people who attend Fair St. Louis this week-end may visit the Old Courthouse. But they will be in for a great surprise – the rotunda splendidly draped with Stars and Stripes for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday St. Louis!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by stltourguide

Two hundred and forty-seven years ago today, on February 15, 1764*, fourteen year old Rene Auguste Chouteau arrived at the foot of Market Street (then merely a single break in the four-story bluffs that fronted the Mississippi here) with a … Continue reading →

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Christmas in St. Louis 1770

Posted on December 24, 2010 by stltourguide

24 December 1770* Mon Cher Ami, My Dear Friend, The clock is chiming half past ten and I find myself with a little time to send you Christmas greetings and to wish you a joyous New Year before I dress … Continue reading →

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