Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

La Rue Missouri

Chestnut Street

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014

1. La Rue Missouri Marker

Inscription. English
La Rue Missouri (Chestnut Street), probably named for the Missouria Indians, rather than the river, was the first cross-street north of Market, and several leading families lived nearby - including Madame Marie Therese Chouteau, her daughter Marie Labadie and the Debreuils. After the American takeover in 1804, a confusing system of letters was applied to the streets, La Rue Missouri was first designated “North A Street” before becoming “Chestnut Street: in 1826. That year, the city council dominated by former residents of Pennsylvania, renamed cross streets after tree species, as in Philadelphia.

La Rue Missouri (Chestnut Street), devait probablement son nom aux Indiens Missouria plutôt qu’à la rivière. Elle fut la première rue transversale au nord de Market Street, et plusieurs grandes familles y vivaient à proximité, en particulier Madame Marie Therèse Chouteau, sa fille Marie Labadie, et les Dubreuil, Après la prise de contrôle américaine en 1804, on adopta un système de lettres peu clair pour nommer les rues. La rue Missouri fut désignée “Rue de Nord A” avant de devenir “Chestnut

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Street” en 1826. Cette année-là, le conseil municipal, dominé par d’anciens résidents de la Pennsylvania, rebaptisèrent les rues transversales en leur donnant des noms d’arbres, comme à Philadelphie.

Erected 2014 by Creole Colonial Corridor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 38° 37.578′ N, 90° 11.373′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and North Broadway, on the left when traveling east on Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 499 Chestnut Street, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014

2. La Rue Missouri Marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Charles Rock Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Frankie Muse Freeman (within shouting distance of this marker); Rue Quicapou (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Site of the Democratic National Convention of 1876 (about 400 feet away); Dred and Harriet Scott (about 400 feet away); Western Reach of the Revolution (about 400 feet away); The Mississippi Valley Trust Company (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Other markers no longer nearby. Joseph Pulitzer (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Western Reach of the Revolution (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This is one of seven markers by the Creole Colonial Corridor (a.k.a. Les Amis) that was placed in St. Louis (October 2014), in honor of the city's 250th birthday.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.