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On August 22, 1876, the city of St. Louis voted to secede from St. Louis County and become an independent city, and, following a recount of the votes in November, officially did so in March 1877. [27]
Apr 22, 2021 · In 1846, St. Louis newspapers claimed that the move would be necessary to govern a country that grew significantly in size after the end of the Mexican-American War.
How did STL and other cities—once the sites of such promise—become ground zero for ongoing political conflict? Our new traveling exhibit, "Mapping Decline," shines a historical light on this question.
The cornerstone for the White House was laid October 13, 1792, and that for the Capitol, on August 18, 1793. In November 1800, President John Adams moved into the White House, and in the same month the Congress began conducting its business in the unfinished Capitol.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Prior to 19th-century. 1764 – St. Louis founded by Pierre Laclède in Louisiana, New Spain. [1] 1767 - It was "a log-cabin village of perhaps 500 inhabitants". [2] 1770 - Spanish in power. [2] 1780 – "Indian attack." [3] 1785 - Floods. [2]
The history of St. Louis, Missouri from 1804 to 1865 included the creation of St. Louis as the territorial capital of the Louisiana Territory, a brief period of growth until the Panic of 1819 and subsequent depression, rapid diversification of industry after the introduction of the steamboat and the return of prosperity, and rising tensions ...
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Jun 8, 2017 · Archaeologists from the Missouri Department of Transportation believe they have found artifacts and evidence of permanent residences in St. Louis prior to 1764, when the city became a permanent trading post along the Mississippi River.
