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La Rue des Granges ("Barn Street" or Third Street), farthest from the river, formed the western boundary of the town. It had many small homes of tradesmen and laborers built along its east side, while the west side had . . . — — Map (db m151508) HM
La Rue Quicapou ("Kickapoo Street" or Pine Street) was located north of La Rue Missouri. It is probably named for the Kickapoo Indians, originally a Great Lakes tribe closely related to the Sac and Fox, who displaced the native Illinois . . . — — Map (db m236906) HM
La Grande Rue, la Rue Principale or la Rue Royale ("Royal Street" or First Street) was considered "Main Street" of Colonial-era St. Louis. Residences and businesses that lined Rue Royale had the best locations for trade, and all of the . . . — — Map (db m151507) HM
Tom Herr hit a 10th-inning walk-off grand slam, the first of his career to beat the New York Mets on Seat Cushion Night as thousands of fans tossed their seat cushions into the air in jubilation. — — Map (db m133412) HM
Rogers Hornsby won his second National League Triple Crown with a .403 BA, 39 HR and 139 RBI. Hornsby and Ted Williams were the only players to win multiple Triple Crowns in the 20th Century. — — Map (db m133451) HM
Dizzy Dean struck out seventeen Chicago Cubs in a game at Sportsman's Park. Dean led the league in strikeouts (199) and posted a 20-18 record for the 1933 season. — — Map (db m133459) HM
On this site from 1854 to 1857 stood the building used as the first Mormon Church in the St. Louis area.
Beginning in 1831, and during the difficult days of persecution that followed, St. Louis provided an oasis of tolerance and security and . . . — — Map (db m124960) HM
You are standing across the street from the site of The Democratic National Convention of 1876.
New York Governor Samuel Tilden carried the presidential nomination on the second ballot.
Tilden received 250,000 more votes than Republican . . . — — Map (db m147627) HM
Terry Moore led the team with 6 hits in one game vs. the Boston Braves becoming the first Cardinal to do so at home since 1893. — — Map (db m133462) HM
Auctions were once a common site on the stately steps of the Old Courthouse in front of you. The court organized property sales when people went bankrupt or died without a will. Between 1839 and 1862, the court sold more than 500 enslaved men, . . . — — Map (db m119024) HM
To the honor of those who served the United States in the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition; 18981902. — — Map (db m136973) WM
Today you can get a package from St. Louis to California in less than 24 hours. But before planes and trains, speedy deliveries to the West went by stagecoach.
Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield capitalized on the country's rapid . . . — — Map (db m124961) HM
The Cardinals moved back to the site of their original ballpark, and for the first time since 1892 played at Sportsman's Park at Grand and Dodier. The Cardinals played in the park along with the American League St. Louis Browns until 1953. — — Map (db m133444) HM
The Cardinals, with Bill Doak pitching, beat the Boston Braves 6-1 and moved into a tie for first place with the New York Giants. The American League St. Louis Browns were also first in their league on the same day. — — Map (db m133445) HM
Holds many National League records, among them: games played 3,026; at bat 10,972 times; 3,630 hits; most runs scored 1949; most runs batted in 19851; total bases 6,134. Led N.L. in total bases 6 years. Slugging percentage 6 years. Most valuable . . . — — Map (db m133355) HM
For more than 70 years, Stan Musial was the heart and soul of the St. Louis Cardinals. As a player, he was the greatest Cardinal and one of the best players in Major League Baseball history. Off the field, he lived with a dignity and charm that . . . — — Map (db m151511) HM
Lou Brock collects his 104th and 105th stolen bases at Busch Memorial Stadium against the Phillies to tie and break Maury Wills' Major League Baseball single season record. — — Map (db m133392) HM
Batting right-handed, switch-hitter Garry Templeton recorded his 100th hit of the season and became the first Major League player to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate in a single season. — — Map (db m133398) HM
Allan Sothoron pitched a dramatic game and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals swept the doubleheader and moved into first place in the National League. — — Map (db m133452) HM
The greatest offensive catcher in Cardinals history. From 1971-80, Simmons averaged 90 RBI and 17 home runs with a .301 average. In 1973, he set the all-time record for hits in a season by a catcher with 192, then bested his own mark in 1975 with . . . — — Map (db m179201) HM
“The first time I ever saw St. Louis,
I could have bought it for six million
dollars, and it was the mistake of my
life that I did not do it.”
Across Fourth Street from this location, teenager Samuel Clemens set type for the . . . — — Map (db m122491) HM
At noon on September 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition ended on the St. Louis riverfront after a journey along the Missouri River to its headwaters, a passage of the Rocky Mountains, and a descent to the Pacific Coast via the Columbia River. . . . — — Map (db m124962) HM
Dedicated to
the People of the United States
May 25, 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States
The City of St. Louis Missouri
The United States Territorial
Expansion Memorial Committee
[The Gateway Arch was . . . — — Map (db m26866) HM
Special Award of Recognition
Honoring
The James B. Eads Bridge
For its outstanding historical significance and for 100 years of service to the nation
First construction alloy steel bridge and largest bridge of any type . . . — — Map (db m139677) HM
The Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, who were tied for fourth place in the National League East Division, played before 53,415 fans, the largest crowd ever for a regular-season game at Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133418) HM
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company was this 1896 buildings first occupant. The Classical Revival facade was an attempt to express the companys conservatism and stability.
The Trust financed the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. By no coincidence . . . — — Map (db m78871) HM
The Missouri Athletic Club first opened on this site in 1903. Club members competed in the Olympics held in St. Louis the following year.
The Clubs original home was destroyed in a 1914 fire that claimed 37 lives. This building was completed in . . . — — Map (db m124963) HM
On April 6, 1846, a slave named Dred Scott and his wife Harriet sued for their freedom in this courthouse. The Scotts had been taken by their owner to free jurisdictions and then returned to Missouri, a slave state. In 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. . . . — — Map (db m120711) HM
Utility infielder Jose Oquendo became the first position player to earn a pitching decision in 20 years in a 7-5, 19-inning loss to the Atlanta Braves. Oquendo went on to play all nine positions that year, earning the nickname "The Secret Weapon." — — Map (db m133416) HM
The Security Building, one of St. Louis most significant 19th century office buildings, is the citys only remaining commercial structure designed by the renowned architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns. Built in 1891, a year before Louis . . . — — Map (db m124964) HM
Mark McGwire hit three home runs in one game against the Arizona Diamondbacks to become the only Cardinals player to do so at Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133423) HM
For the first time in team history, the Cardinals exceeded 3 million in attendance for the 1987 regular season, becoming just the third club in Major League Baseball history to reach that milestone. — — Map (db m133413) HM
The white line on the ground below marks the location of the right field foul line from the previous Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133362) HM
The green and yellow line on the ground below marks the location of the outfield wall from the previous Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133365) HM
You are standing next to the infield from Busch Memorial Stadium (Busch II), recreated on the same exact footprint as the original. As the image above shows, the construction phasing to build the current stadium (Busch III) followed by Ballpark . . . — — Map (db m219668) HM
Fur traders and tribes built strong partnerships over time. Traders relied on American Indians to trap and shoot who animals in exchange for blankets, guns, iron cookware, and other goods. Governments controlled trade through licenses that often . . . — — Map (db m236934) HM
This historic building is one of the last manufacturing sites in downtown St. Louis. Its history goes back to 1905 when the A.H. Lewis Medical Company began manufacturing a product called Nature's Remedy. The facility expanded its operations to . . . — — Map (db m151512) HM
Bob Gibson won the National League Cy Young Award for the 1970 season after he posted a 23-7 record and became the first Cardinals pitcher to receive the honor twice. — — Map (db m133388) HM
For the first time in franchise history, the Cardinals passed the two million mark in attendance, fueled by a pennant-winning team and the first full-season in Busch Memorial Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133372) HM
In 1891 the Wainwright Building was constructed for St. Louis businessman Ellis Wainwright. It was designed by Louis H. Sullivan, a Chicago architect.
The Wainwright Building is the father of the contemporary skyscraper. Sullivan's design . . . — — Map (db m141137) HM
Lon Warneke pitched a no hitter at Cincinnati and won by a score of 2-0. Warneke missed a perfect game due to a walk and two errors, but his win put the team into first place in the National League standings. — — Map (db m151987) HM
The Battle of Fort San Carlos was the westernmost battle of the American Revolution. On May 26, 1780, about 300 townspeople, including Spanish soldiers, French settlers, and enslaved and free African Americans rallied to defend St. Louis. In . . . — — Map (db m119025) HM
Keith McDonald became the first player in National League history and only the second in Major League Baseball history to homer in his first two career at-bats. — — Map (db m151833) HM
William Clark died in 1838 at his son's home on this site.
Clark became a national hero more than 30 years earlier when he and Meriwether Lewis explored the newly acquired Louisiana Territory for President Jefferson. Lewis and Clark led 31 . . . — — Map (db m147625) HM
In March 1861, William Tecumseh Sherman became president of a local railroad based here at Locust and Broadway.
However, upon the outbreak of the Civil Way in April 1961, Sherman quit the railroad to be a leading general in the Union army. . . . — — Map (db m236903) HM
The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game Five to win their fourth World Championship. Enos Slaughter and Whitey Kurowski led the way with home runs, and catcher Walker Cooper picked a runner off second to strike a Yankees rally in the . . . — — Map (db m133331) HM
The Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns 3-1 in Game Six to win their fifth World Championship. The all-St. Louis "Streetcar Series" was played entirely in Sportsman's Park. This was the only pennant for the AL Browns, who later moved to . . . — — Map (db m133336) HM
The Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in Game Seven to win their sixth World Championship. Harry Brecheen pitched his third victory in the series and Enos Slaughter's "Mad Dash" home from first on a double by Harry Walker proved to be the game's . . . — — Map (db m133340) HM
The Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 in Game Seven to win their eighth World Championship. Bob Gibson, in his third win of the Series, defeated Boston starter Jim Lonborg, in spite of the Boston morning paper's headline that read "Lonborg and . . . — — Map (db m133376) HM
The Cardinals won their first World Series since 1967 with a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game Seven. Catcher Darrell Porter was named the World Series Most Valuable Player on the strength of his clutch hitting and solid defense. — — Map (db m133407) HM
With a 1-run lead and the bases loaded in the 7th inning of Game Seven, Rogers Hornsby called in Grover Cleveland Alexander. Alexander struck out Tony Lazzen and finished the game with 2 1/3 scoreless innings to clinch the team's first World . . . — — Map (db m133454) HM
The Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in Game Seven by a score of 4-2 to win their second World Championship. The Redbirds were paced by Pepper Martin, who stole five bases, collected 12 hits and hit .500. — — Map (db m133458) HM
Dizzy Dean shut out the Detroit Tigers 11-0 in Game Seven to bring home the team's third World Championship. The game was decided when the Cardinals scored seven times in the third inning highlighted by Frankie Frisch's three-run double. — — Map (db m133461) HM
The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 7-5 in Game Seven to win their seventh World Series. Bob Gibson was named the World Series Most Valuable Player with two victories and thirty-one strikeouts. — — Map (db m151553) HM
The Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game Five by a score of 4-2 to win the franchise's 10th World Championship. The Cardinals became the first team since the 1923 Yankees to win the World Series in the first years of a new stadium. — — Map (db m151826) HM
Bob Gibson set a Major League Baseball record by striking out 17 batters in Game one of the World Series. The Cardinals defeated AL MVP Denny McLain and the Tigers 4-0. — — Map (db m133381) HM
Ernie White tossed the Cardinals' first World Series shutout since Jesse Haines in 1926. Game Three was highlighted by great fielding plays from Musial and Slaughter. — — Map (db m151984) HM
Abraham Bolden was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. After graduating cum laude from Lincoln University, Missouri, he spent four years as an Illinois State Trooper. In 1961 he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to serve as the First African . . . — — Map (db m214614) HM
Albert W. Johnson was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School. He continued his education and graduated from Lincoln University MO. In 1967 Johnson became the first Black man to own a General Motors franchise. Al Johnson Oldsmobile, . . . — — Map (db m215460) HM
This fountain by the sculptor Carl Milles symbolizes the union of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers · The two central figures represent the two great rivers while the lesser water creatures suggest the many tributaries and streams · Milles . . . — — Map (db m62213) HM
Annie Turnbo Pope Malone was born in Metropolis, IL. She became one of the wealthiest Black women in the 1930's by developing beauty products for Black women and starting a finance company. She established Poro College and helped found the Annie . . . — — Map (db m218292) HM
Benjamin L. Goins was born in Grenada, Mississippi and is a graduate of Vashon High School. Goins was the first African American in St. Louis to hold a city-wide office as the city License Collector. He continued his public service commitment by . . . — — Map (db m218934) HM
14-year NHL Career
369 Goals 761 Assists 1,130 Points
Four 100+ point seasons
1st in NHL with 50+ assists in 10 consecutive seasons
Led the Blues in scoring nine times
1,000 NHL career games
#24 Retired by the Blues - 1991
Hockey . . . — — Map (db m141052) HM
Bertha Gilkey-Bonds was born in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School and Forest Park Community College. She became active in public housing tenant affairs at the age of 16. In 1976 she organized and incorporated the Cochran Gardens . . . — — Map (db m215467) HM
Betty Jean Kerr was born in Yulee, Florida. She graduated from St. Louis University. Ms. Kerr provided leadership in the revitalization and renovation of People's Health Center where she serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Kerr also helped . . . — — Map (db m215461) HM
Betty Lou Thompson was born in Mississippi and graduated from Sumner High School. She attended Harris Stowe State College and is the first African American elected to Women in Government, an outspoken opponent of apartheid and serve as Democratic . . . — — Map (db m214587) HM
20-year NHL Career
741 Goals 650 Assists 1,391 Points
Played in eight NHL All-Star Games
Scored 50 goals in 50 games twice
All-time Blues leading goal scorer with 527
Scored 86 goals in 1990-91
Hart Memorial Trophy - 1991 . . . — — Map (db m141051) HM
On June 15, 2019, a crowd estimated at over one million lines the downtown Market Street parade route and fills the Gateway Arch grounds. — — Map (db m208157) HM
Charles Edward Fleming was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri. He is an alumnus of Washington University College UC'61. Other affiliations include registered architect by National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m214603) HM
Charmain S. Chapman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and earned a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She came to St. Louis as the first Black as well as the first woman CEO of the United Way. Under her leadership, the . . . — — Map (db m215464) HM
Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis, MO and attended Sumner High School. Berry is one of the most influential figures and pioneers of rock and roll music with hits such as Maybelline and Johnny B. Good. Dubbed as the "Eternal Teenager", Berry broke . . . — — Map (db m214615) HM
Clarence Harmon was born in St. Louis and graduated from Webster and Northern State Universities. He served as a U.S. Army paratrooper, then served on the St. Louis Police Department for 26 years and in 1991 became its 1st Black police chief. He was . . . — — Map (db m218290) HM
Curtis Charles Flood was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Oakland, California. A major league baseball defensive standout who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Flood refused to be traded and sought relief with the player's . . . — — Map (db m218928) HM
Darlene Green is a native St. Louisan. She graduated from Vashon High School and Washington University. Ms. Green is the first Black woman elected to the position of city comptroller. The City of St. Louis has recorded consecutive years of budget . . . — — Map (db m215463) HM
David L. Steward was born in Chicago, IL and is a graduate of Central Missouri State University. Steward is the founder and serves as Chairman of the Board for World Wide Technology, Inc., the largest African American owned business in the United . . . — — Map (db m214613) HM
Dianne White Clatto was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High and the University of Missouri. She was the 1st Black weather forecaster in the nation on KSDK-TV where she spent 27 years. She was inducted into the St. Louis Black Journalism . . . — — Map (db m217968) HM
Dick Gregory was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School. He attended Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and later served in the U.S. Army. He is famous for his Bahamian Diet and is a professional comedian and community . . . — — Map (db m215967) HM
The trainshed above you was built using Pegram trusses, which are most frequently seen in bridge construction. This truss style was patented by engineer George H. Pegram, a graduate of St. Louis' Washington University. — — Map (db m219052) HM
America's first seam locomotive lost its first race to a horse-drawn carriage. Credit: U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. — — Map (db m219056) HM
Donald M. Suggs was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He earned his B.S. and D.D.S. Degrees from Indiana University and did post-graduate work at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. He was the first African American oral surgeon to practice in St. Louis and . . . — — Map (db m219718) HM
Dr. Henry Givens Jr. was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High and Lincoln University-MO. He was the 1st black to serve as Missouri's Assistant Commissioner of Education. He served as interim president of Lincoln University and became the . . . — — Map (db m217980) HM
Dr. James Whittico was born in West Virginia and graduated from Lincoln University-PA and Mcharry Medical College. He served as an officer in the U.S. Amy during WWII, and was a founder of the Mound City Medical Center. He was the 1st Black member . . . — — Map (db m218305) HM
Dr. Julia Davis was born in St. Louis, graduated from Sumner High School and Stowe Teacher's College. She did graduate work at Lincoln, Boston, and New York Universities. In 1941, she organized the annual Negro History exhibit at the St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m217463) HM
Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid was born in Virginia and is a graduate of West Virginia State College and Cornell University. Dr. Diuguid is the founder of DuGood Chemicals in St. Louis, whose chemical processes enable the company to focus on possible cancer . . . — — Map (db m214617) HM
Dr. Ruth Miriam Harris was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her education in the Cincinnati Public Schools. After receiving her M.A. and PhD at Columbia University in New York, she became a classroom teacher and eventually an administrator . . . — — Map (db m215435) HM
Dr. Samuel A. Canaan Jr. was born in St. Louis and is a graduate of Sumner High School and the University of Iowa. He furthered his education in the field of ophthalmology by graduating from Meharry University, and completing his internship and . . . — — Map (db m218921) HM
Dred Scott was born a slave in Virginia and later became a resident of Missouri. He and his wife, Harriet, signed petitions for freedom, initiated under Missouri law, in 1846. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld slavery, denied the legality of black . . . — — Map (db m218937) HM
This building was constructed in 1907 as a haven for traveling railroad workers. We are proud to have restored this historic structure and will continue the long standing tradition of providing rooms for the traveler. We wish you a pleasant stay. — — Map (db m144599) HM
Earl Wilson Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of Vashon High School and Lincoln University, where he is an active alumnus. Wilson served IBM for 30 years and retired as Vice President of Marketing. In 1994, he founded the St. . . . — — Map (db m215964) HM
Elston Howard was born in St. Louis, attended Vashon High and was a star athlete. In 1956, he became the 1st black man to sign and play for the New York Yankees. He excelled as a catcher/outfielder for the Yankees during the 1950's and 1960's. He . . . — — Map (db m215965) HM
Ernest Hart was born in St. Louis and graduated from Roosevelt High School. Hart trained in several fighting arts which included karate, boxing, judo, jukitsu and wrestling and later ventured into kickboxing. At age 21, Hart became the first African . . . — — Map (db m218929) HM
Born in St. Louis, Floyd Irons is a graduate of Vashon High School and Langston University in Oklahoma. Renown in St. Louis as the Vashon men's head basketball coach for 33 years, Irons' accomplishments include 10 state championship titles, 824 . . . — — Map (db m219721) HM
Frankie Muse Freeman was born in Danville, VA and graduated from Hampton University and Howard University Law School. She was the 1st General Counsel of the St. Louis Housing Authority. In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson nominated her as the 1st woman . . . — — Map (db m217975) HM
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