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Mound Street and A Museum of the City of St. Louis

Posted on July 24, 2020 by stltourguide

I am writing today to advocate the creation of a Museum of the History of the City of St. Louis where it began, on the bluffs of the Mississippi River. For St. Louis’s place in the broad history of the … Continue reading →

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The St. Louis Mound Group

Posted on April 6, 2010 by stltourguide

The last remaining segment of the largest Mississippian mound in the St. Louis Group was demolished at Fifth Street (Broadway) and Mound Street in 1869.* Already broken up by streets earlier in the decade, this final blow signaled the disappearance … Continue reading →

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