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St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

324 North Main

Kuhlmann's Cash Store

— 1892 • John Atkinson —

 
 
324 North Main Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. 324 North Main Marker
Inscription. The pantaloon skirt on display in the window created a crowd. Bloomers, introduced in the 1850s, were loose fitting trousers worn by women under a mid-calf length skirt. Pantaloons, introduced at the turn of the century, were worn without skirts, making them for perfect that "vehicle of liberation" the bicycle.
 
Erected 2011 by Historic Downtown Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWomen.
 
Location. 38° 47.009′ N, 90° 28.807′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on North Main Street south of Adams Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 324 North Main Street, Saint Charles MO 63301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 330 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 334 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 323 & 329 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 319 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 340 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 308 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 311 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 343 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Charles.
 
324 North Main Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
2. 324 North Main Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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