On South Broadway just north of Courtois Street, on the left when traveling north.
Carondelet and the Eads Ironclads
On Oct. 12, 1851, the USS Carondelet slid down the ways at James Eads' Union Iron Works in the village of Carondelet, south of St. Louis. It was the first ironclad warship built by the United States, launched . . . — — Map (db m139708) HM
On Vulcan Street at East Espenschied Street, on the left when traveling south on Vulcan Street.
In 1700, 64 years before the founding of St. Louis, two French priests founded a small settlement near this spot. In 1703, due to hostile natives, the French settlers and their Indian allies fled downstream. Although the settlement did not endure, . . . — — Map (db m206306) HM
On Marceau Street at South Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Marceau Street.
The Iron Mountain Railroad's tracks were laid in 1855. It traveled to St. Louis to Carondelet 10 times per day, spurring a great deal of industry in the community. — — Map (db m139712) HM
On South Broadway just north of East Schirmer Street, on the right when traveling north.
Susan Blow, daughter of Congressman Henry Blow, helped introduce the 1st kindergarten program to the State of Missouri and the U.S. — — Map (db m139706) HM
On South Broadway just south of East Davis Street, on the left when traveling south.
The early Carondelet Fire Department was made of volunteers who travelled with their equipment on a horse drawn carriage. Water was supplied by wells dug along Michigan Ave. — — Map (db m139714) HM
